WADA: Criminals control sports

Howman said the underworld is involved in steroid trafficking and illegal betting

LONDON - The criminal underworld now controls a large proportion of world sport, World Anti-Doping Agency Director General David Howman said on Wednesday.

Howman told a doping conference convened by the World Sports Law Report at Twickenham rugby stadium that the criminal elements who controlled illegal betting were also involved in steroid trafficking.