17 Sep 2013

Snooker star guilty of match-fixing

8:13 am on 17 September 2013

The British snooker player Stephen Lee could face a life ban after being found guilty of match-fixing.

A hearing will take place next week to decide on the punishment for the former world number five.

Lee was accused of giving inside information to associates, who then bet on the basis of it and passed it to others in their group to do the same.

The 38-year-old had denied the allegations which related to seven matches played in 2008 and 2009, including one at the world championship.

Lee has won five ranking tournaments since turning professional in 1992 but has been suspended by the WPBSA since October 2012, when ranked eighth in the world.