Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was banned for 10 years, and fast bowling pair Mohammad Asif for seven years and Mohammad Aamer for five years on Saturday after being found guilty of corruption. The head of the International Cricket Council tribunal Michael Beloff announced the verdict after a lengthy nine-hour hearing in the Qatari capital.
Text messages of sumo wrestlers provided by police indicate that one purpose of the suspected match-fixing in the ancient sport was to keep struggling wrestlers in the juryo division. The juryo division is the second of the top two divisions for established sekitori wrestlers, who receive generous monthly pay and are allowed to wear ornate kesho-mawashi sashes at ceremonies and specially formed top notches that set them apart from junior wrestlers.
The text messages showed a rampant and intricate trading of favors, such as diving, among juryo wrestlers desperate to remain in this elite group. Favors could be returned, and traded, from tournament to tournament.
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