Tennis anti-corruption body sanctions five players for match-fixing
The HinduInternational Tennis Integrity Agency has sanctioned five male players, linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, on Thursday. In a statement, the anti-corruption body said “all five players failing to contest the ITIA’s charges, either at all or within the time limit set by the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program. All of the following players’ sanctions began on 30 September 2023.” Alberto Rojas Maldonado, Christopher Díaz Figueroa, José Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, Antonio Ruiz Rosales, and Orlando Alcántara Rangel have been handed out suspensions and fines. — International Tennis Integrity Agency November 16, 2023 Rojas Maldonado, who had 92 breaches, “and played a pivotal role in the corruption of other players”, was issued a lifetime ban and a fine of 250,000 USD.
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