Kuala Lumpur: The Sports equipment company, Apacs has confirmed that two professional badminton players who have been provisionally suspended by the World Badminton Federation (BWF) for match-fixing are sponsored by them. Continue reading Apacs confirm match-fixing players are under their sponsorship
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Malaysian shuttler Suspected of Match-Fixing
By Helmi Takkah and Fabian Peter
The Malaysian badminton fraternity has been rocked by a recent match-fixing allegation involving a professional shuttler, who is being investigated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Continue reading Malaysian shuttler Suspected of Match-Fixing
Organized crime extends its reach into badminton
While the badminton community is in the midst of waiting for the start of Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in New Delhi, BadmintonPlanet.com has something else to spice you up.
A study of sports betting, corruption and match-fixing produced by the Qatar-based International Center for Sport Security and the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, estimates organized crime launders $140 billion (100 billion euros) each year by betting on sport events such as football (soccer), cricket, badminton and other sports.
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