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Snooker match-fixer Stephen Lee would be ‘welcomed back with open arms’ after 12-year ban

Disgraced snooker player Stephen Lee has two years left on his 12-year ban from the sport for match-fixing and has hinted he could plan a remarkable return to the tour

Daily Mirror

Stephen Lee leaves door ajar for snooker comeback after 12-year match-fixing ban

Stephen Lee still has two years left on his ban, after he was found guilty of seven counts of fixing matches in 2008 and 2009, but is refusing to rule out a return to the baize

Daily Mirror

Snooker player Thanawat charged with fixing games

Thai player Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon has been charged with fixing six snooker matches and suspended from all activity pending a formal hearing of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) disciplinary committee.

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Snooker star facing ban after being charged with fixing six matches

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon has been 'suspended from activity' after being charged with fixing the outcome of six World Snooker Tour matches before falling off pro tour

Daily Mirror

Snooker star Liang Wenbo banned after conviction for domestic-related assault

Two-time World Cup winner Liang Wenbo has been handed a four-month suspension by snooker's authorities after he was convicted of a domestic-related assault in April

Daily Mirror

Chinese snooker star Liang suspended over assault conviction

London (AFP) - Chinese snooker player Liang Wenbo has been suspended till August 1 from World Snooker events following his conviction for a domestic-related assault, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has said.

AFP

Snooker star banned for playing drunk and making inappropriate comments to female staff

English player Jamie O'Neill has paid a heavy penalty at the hands of the World Snooker Tour for turning up at a qualifying match in Leicester under the influence of alcohol

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Chaotic life of snooker star Alex Higgins who was stabbed by girlfriend and died penniless

Three World Cup titles, two World Championship wins and one girlfriend stabbing him - Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins was certainly one of snooker’s most colourful and intriguing characters

Daily Mirror

Ronnie O’Sullivan feat tipped to inspire snooker’s next generation

O’Sullivan claimed his seventh world title on Monday night

The Independent UK

Ronnie O’Sullivan could face sanction after lewd gesture at World Snooker Championship

The World No 1 has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee

The Independent UK

Barry Hearn bared backside to snooker chiefs to set Ronnie O'Sullivan on way to stardom

Ronnie O'Sullivan was an amateur player when Barry Hearn became his manager, and the Matchroom chief has explained he took extreme actions to safeguard his future

Daily Mirror

Liang Wenbo suspended from World Snooker Tour after admitting to assaulting woman in Yorkshire

Chinese player Liang Wenbo has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour with immediate effect following his conviction for assaulting a woman in Sheffield last July

Daily Mirror

Liang Wenbo suspended from World Snooker Tour while misconduct probe ongoing

Liang was fined and given a 12-month community order at Sheffield Magistrates on Friday for what the CPS called a ‘domestic-related assault’

The Independent UK

Assault fine threatens Liang Wenbo's snooker tour spot

London (AFP) - Liang Wenbo's position on the world snooker tour is under review after the Chinese cueman was fined for assaulting a woman in the northern English city of Sheffield, officials said.

AFP

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