RONNIE BLASTS BING BAN DINA: WATCH OUT, AUSSIES!
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FOOTBALL: League Cup, Tottenham v West Ham – Sky Sports Main Event, 7.3pm; Scottish Prem, Aberdeen v Celtic – BT Sport 1, 7.15pm FIFA Under-17 World Cup semi-final, Brazil v England – Eurosport 1, 12.15.
CRICKET: Women’s Ashes, second one-day international, Australia v England – BT Sport 2, 4.30am. RONNIE O’SULLIVAN claimed Stuart Bingham escaped lightly yesterday after he was banned for six months for breaking betting rules.
Former world champion Bingham, 41, was found to have placed bets on 36 of his own matches. Three months and a day of his ban are suspended after a case that has dragged on
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over the past seven years is £35,771. Bingham, who, must also pay £20,000 towards the cost of the investigation and hearing, is the fourth senior player to be punished in 2017 for betting on matches. Alfie Burden, Joe Perry and Kurt Maflin received suspended bans of up to six months and fines of between £2,500 and £5,000. ANTHONY JOSHUA aims to join the exclusive club of undisputed world heavyweight champions by the end of next year. DINA ASHER-SMITH has warned Australia it is not only England’s cricketers coming to get them.
Asher-smith, 21, is one of 75 English athletes, including long jumper Greg Rutherford, sprinter Adam Gemili and heptathlete Katarina Johnson-thompson, heading Down Under for the Commonwealth Games next April. Asher-smith (left) said: “The Aussies will definitely want to beat us at home and will put up a strong team – but we have a REALLY strong team of medal contenders."