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Mark King banned from snooker for five years and hit with large fine for match-fixing

The 50-year-old has until November 28 to appeal the decision

Evening Standard

Snooker star Mark King given five-year ban for match fixing

King was suspended in March 2023 and has been found guilty of one count of match fixing

The Independent UK

Clive Everton obituary

Television commentator and the moral conscience of snooker through his campaigning journalism on the sport

The Guardian - UK

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On this day in 2013: Stephen Lee banned from snooker for match-fixing

The former world number five was found guilty of charges relating to seven matches in 2008 and 2009.

The Independent UK

World Snooker chairman Steve Dawson: We will continue to stamp out corruption

Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been banned from snooker for life

The Independent UK

Snooker star insists he didn't have "a sniff" of match-fixing after corrupt 5-0 win

Robert Milkins has opened up after his European masters qualifier win last July was corrupt following an investigation that saw 10 Chinese players banned

Daily Mirror

World Snooker issues lifetime and lengthy bans following match fixing scandal

No fewer than ten players have received bans for their part in fixing professional Snooker matches.

Irish Mirror

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Snooker rocked by shocking match-fixing scandal as 10 stars banned including two for life

Liang Wenbo, Li Hang, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Lu Ning, Zhao Jianbo, Chang Bingyu, Bai Langning, Chen Zifan and Zhang Jiankang have all been handed suspensions following the investigation

Daily Mirror

Chinese snooker star Liang Wenbo banned for life for fixing matches and covering up trail

The most high-profile players involved in the scandal were the 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao and the 2021 UK Championship winner Zhao Xintong

The Independent UK

Liang Wenbo and Li Hang banned from snooker for life over match-fixing

Eight other Chinese players have also been hit with suspensions of varying lengths.

The Independent UK

New generation backed to take snooker to new heights after Luca Brecel success

Brecel, 27, became the first player from continental Europe to claim the Crucible title.

The Independent UK

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

Mark King becomes first Brit and 11th player suspended in snooker match-fixing probe

Snooker player Mark King has been suspended over reported irregular betting patterns relating to his 4-0 defeat to Joe Perry at the Welsh Open in February

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The Independent UK

World Snooker suspends Mark King amid irregular betting patterns investigation

The allegation concerns King’s 4-0 defeat to Joe Perry in last month’s Welsh Open first round.

Daily Mirror

Neil Robertson demands snooker bosses make prize money change - "It has to go"

Snooker has made a change to its prize money ruling and the Australian is not happy with the new financial implications, especially with the impact it will have on lower-ranked players

Bangkok Post

Calm and cool F-One thrills his way to final

Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-nooh reached the final of the Pathum Thani 6-red World Championship after edging past Iran's Hossein Vafaei with a thrilling 7-6 win on Friday.

The Independent UK

Snooker match-fixing hearing to clash with World Championship

Ten Chinese players caught up in the scandal will have their hearing start on the second Monday of the 17-day tournament

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ABC News

Age proves no barrier as young guns dominate amateur world snooker titles in western Sydney

Two teens faced off in the final of amateur world snooker championships as hundreds of talented players fought for a coveted spot on the professional snooker circuit.

Daily Mirror

Young snooker stars 'receive threats to family members' to deliberately lose matches

Ten Chinese snooker players are embroiled in a corruption probe that has rocked the sport and youngsters are now said to have been targeted with threats to fix matches

Al Jazeera

Match-fixing scandal threatens to turn snooker’s boom into bust

Concerns grow over the influence of organised crime in snooker, following charges against 10 Chinese players.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's Stephen Hendry fined over Masked Singer appearance by snooker bosses

The 54-year-old Scottish player was revealed as the character Rubbish on the ITV celebrity singing show on Saturday.

AFP

Ten Chinese snooker players charged in fixing probe

London (AFP) - Top 20-ranked Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao were among 10 Chinese players charged with match-fixing by snooker's global governing body on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Chinese players’ match-fixing charges ‘heartbreaking’, snooker boss says

All 10 players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour have been deemed to have cases to answer

Al Jazeera

Ten Chinese snooker players hit with match-fixing charges

Governing body suspends some of sport’s biggest names ahead of formal hearing.

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