Liang Wenbo and Li Hang banned from snooker for life over match-fixing
Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been banned from snooker for life after an investigation into match-fixing charges.
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Lengthy bans expected in snooker match-fixing probe led by WPBSA with 'sanctions imminent' – report
Several players caught up in a match-fixing probe by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) could face lengthy bans with some stretching to years, according to The Times newspaper. Liang Wenbo, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Lu Ning, Zhang Jiankang, Li Hang, Chen Zifan, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning and Chang Bingyu were suspended at the outset of the year as the sport's authorities probed «allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes».
West Indies batter Thomas suspended for match-fixing
West Indies batter Devon Thomas has been provisionally banned for match-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday.
11 footballers arrested in Hong Kong match-fixing probe
HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the city’s anti-graft body said Tuesday. After a yearlong investigation, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Monday detained 23 people in total, including a coach, over the alleged fixing of results in the First Division, Hong Kong football’s second tier. The alleged offenses include bribery manipulating match results and illegal gambling, ICAC principal investigator Kate Cheuk said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Shakhtyor stripped of Belarusian title for match-fixing
Belarusian champions Shakhtyor Soligorsk have been found guilty of match-fixing and stripped of the Premier League title they won last season, the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF) said on Thursday.
Brazil prosecutors charge 16 in alleged soccer match-fixing scheme
SAO PAULO : Brazilian state prosecutors charged 16 people, including seven professional soccer players, with alleged match-fixing, in what threatens to be one of the largest such scandals since Brazil legalized sports gambling in 2018.
Big bans may be handed out – snooker’s largest match-fixing inquiry set to start
Snooker’s biggest match-fixing inquiry will get under way on Monday, coinciding with the start of the second week of the World Championship at the Crucible.
China Basketball Association disqualifies teams for match-fixing
Two clubs have been kicked out of China's basketball league amid suspicions of match-fixing.