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Mark King hit with five-year ban from snooker and heavy fine for match fixing

  • Player guilty of providing inside information on match
  • Other charges relating to separate incident dismissed

Mark King has been banned from snooker for five years after being found guilty of match fixing.

An independent disciplinary committee found the 50-year-old Englishman guilty of one count of match fixing and one count of providing inside information on a match. The former Northern Ireland Open champion was suspended by the sport’s world governing body, the WPBSA, in March 2023 after suspicious betting was reported on his match with Joe Perry in the previous month’s Welsh Open.

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Is Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson a real fight?

Ever since Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson was announced the first time early this year, there have been plenty of questions surrounding this fight on Friday at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium that also serves as streaming giant Netflix's first foray into combat sports. Chief among

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Diamond’s Bankruptcy Saga Is About to End. Now Comes the Hard Part.

After 20 months of monitoring the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy case, it wasn’t at all surprising to hear Judge Christopher Lopez couch his ruling on the long-simmering matter in baseball terms. A self-professed enthusiast of the grand old game, Judge Lopez has peppered his commentary from the bench with asides about his Texas Rangers ever …

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From Maupay to Doak: how Premier League players are faring on loan

We assess 10 players who made temporary summer moves, including an unusually small goalkeeper who is thriving

It seemed very sensible to send the creative midfielder to learn more about top-flight football under the tutelage of Cesc Fàbregas, although Perrone would probably have had opportunities at City amid their recent injury crisis. Como are back in Serie A and have attracted an eclectic group of players, including Sergi Roberto and Alberto Moreno. Perrone has made eight league appearances and sits alongside Roberto in front of the defence where he has looked composed and capable of instigating attacks with his intelligent use of the ball. The Argentinian is happy to collect facing his own goal and smart in tight spaces.

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