London: British Prime Minister David Cameron wants allegations of widespread match-fixing in tennis investigated fully by the sport's governing bodies, his spokesman said Monday. The BBC and BuzzFeed reported that a "core group" of 16 players who reached the top 50 in the past decade, including Grand Slam title-winners, had repeatedly caused suspicion but never faced action.


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The claims, citing a leaked cache of secret files, broke as the year's first Grand Slam got underway in Melbourne. BuzzFeed said players were targeted in hotel rooms at major tournaments and offered $50,000 (£35,200) or more to fix matches for the betting syndicates, with approaches made during major tournaments such as Wimbledon and the French Open, with the winners at Grand Slams among those involved in 'throwing' matches.