KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Badminton World Federation has imposed career-ending bans on former world junior singles champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli and fellow Malaysian Tan Chun Seang following a match-fixing investigation. Tan was banned for 15 years and fined $15,000 after being found guilty of 26 violations of the code of conduct. The bans apply to any involvement in badminton, including playing, officiating or coaching. The suspensions were backdated to Jan. 12, when the players were provisionally suspended. The panel found that Zulkiffli, the 2011 world junior singles champion, had engaged in corruption offences at six tournaments between 2013 and 2016.

Source: National Post May 02, 2018 05:26 UTC