KATHMANDU, June 8: The Special Court on Thursday has acquitted five former footballers including former national team captain Sagar Thapa and an official who were accused of being involved in match fixing in Nepal’s international games.

KATHMANDU, Jun 7: Special Court on Thursday gave a clean chit to five individuals including former captain of national football team Sagar Thapa. Thapa had been implicated in match-fixing.

Saudi Arabia has banned referee Fahad Al Mirdasi from football for life for a match-fixing attempt, weeks before he was due to fly to Russia to officiate at the World Cup, the country’s football federation (SAFF) said in a statement late on Tuesday.

KUALA LAMPUR, Oct 13: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has commended the contributions made by the Metropolitan Crime Division of Nepal Police in its investigation of match fixing in the country.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Metropolitan Crime Division of the Nepal Police was officially recognized on Friday by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for its crucial help in match-fixing investigations in the country.

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov 7: South Korean police say they've discovered 21 people, including professional baseball players, brokers and others, involved in alleged match-fixing schemes.