Summary Snooker has been hit by a fresh allegation of corruption on Thursday.
LONDON (AP):- Snooker has been hit by a fresh allegation of corruption after the sport s governing body says former top-five player Stephen Lee has a case to answer following a match-fixing investigation.
World Snooker says Lee is alleged to have breached rules in eight matches across four tournaments
the 2008 Malta Cup, the 2008 UK Championship, the 2009 China Open and the 2009 world championship.
The 38-year-old Lee, who denies fixing matches, has been suspended from competition since Oct. 12 and the Englishman s ban will be in force until a formal independent hearing at a date yet to be arranged.
World Snooker says on Thursday an investigation into suspicious betting in relation to Lee s Premier League match against John Higgins in October last year is ongoing.
