Zhao Xintong began this season suspended from snooker after a match-fixing scandal but is tipped to be the sport’s new “megastar” if he becomes the first Chinese player to win the World Championship. The 28-year-old, who lives just a 10-minute walk from the Crucible venue in Sheffield, is one match away from joining Terry Griffiths...
Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned for 11 years and fined more than £17,000 for match-fixing. A Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) disciplinary committee found Jenkins, 54, guilty of fixing 12 matches in which he was involved between February 2022 and July 2023. Jenkins had denied match-fixing but admitted placing 88 bets on matches between...
Kenya goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been provisionally suspended from all football activity in the country for 90 days amid an investigation into allegations of match manipulation. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) took the decision on Thursday evening, hours after the governing body announced it had launched an investigation into the 37-year-old. The case arose after a...
The Kenya Football Federation (FKF) has launched an investigation into allegations that goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been involved in match manipulation. The 37-year-old, who plays for Kenyan Premier League club Kakamega Homeboyz, has won over 30 international caps. His most recent appearance for the Harambee Stars came in October last year, in a qualifier for...