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Sri Lanka T20 Team Owner Gets Suspended Four-Year Term for Match-Fixing

The ruling enforces Sri Lanka's 2019 law targeting corruption in sport.

Overview

  • Colombo High Court convicted Bangladesh-born British national Tamim Rahman after his guilty plea, imposing a four-year sentence suspended for five years.
  • The court also ordered a 24 million rupee fine, roughly $80,000.
  • Rahman admitted he tried to influence a player and arrange betting during the domestic T20 tournament.
  • A warrant remains out for team manager Mujeeb Ur Rehman, a Pakistani national implicated in the case.
  • The case followed a player's report and Rahman's 2024 arrest at Colombo airport as he attempted to fly to Dubai, the first detention of a Premier League team official since the league began six years ago.