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Indonesia's world No. 13 mixed doubles pair Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu have withdrawn from the World Championships following a match-fixing investigation by the Badminton World Federation into alleged integrity breaches.
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American cricketer Akhilesh Reddy faces an eight-year suspension after the ICC tribunal found him guilty of match-fixing charges, attempted bribery, and evidence tampering during the Abu Dhabi T10 League franchise competition.
A Colombo court has remanded an Indian co-owner of a Lanka Premier League team in custody over allegations he attempted to bribe five cricketers to fix matches, marking a significant integrity crisis in Sri Lankan domestic cricket.