yan bingtao is one of the most successful players to come out of china.he future of the sport. that is what is being said about them. china's loves snooker and would be disappointed to hear what is going on. we have to stress from all these players have not been charged yet. there are allegations they have the right to appeal. yan bingtao is the a master champion and at the moment she cannot play because he is suspended. he is spearheading this generation of chinese talent. which is really concerning for a player like that to be on dirt this kind of scrutiny. we will have to wait and find out exactly what has happened and if any charges are brought. at the moment, people who watch snooker and our friends are going to be sitting at home and being slightly worried about the future of the sport. what are the governing body going to do? at the moment all they're saying is they are carrying out the investigation. they are not going to say anything else and make any comments unless there is a significant development for some of the reason they interviewed yan b

the biggest shock was yan bingtao.s worrying. if you look at the history of snooker, there has been a number of players over the years that have been involved in match fixing. some of them have got fines, some of them have been suspended from them have been suspended from the game, and obviously this is bad for snooker, and we don't want anything like this, and we want anything like this, and we want it cleared up as soon as possible. want it cleared up as soon as possible-— possible. china is a massive market for— possible. china is a massive market for the _ possible. china is a massive market for the game - possible. china is a massive market for the game of - possible. china is a massive - market for the game of snooker. a lot of revenue sponsorships come from this. how bad is there's news for the game come internationally? the there's news for the game come internationally?— internationally? the trouble at the moment — internationally? the trouble at the moment is _ internationally? the trouble at the moment is th

china's yan bingtao has been suspended from attending or competing on the world snooker tour with immediateon the masters last year, joins five other chinese players to have already been suspended. it's all part of the investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes. the 22—year—old's ban will remain in place until the outcome of the investigation. there are people behind the scenes in every sport, trying to corrupt live sport every day of the world, every night of the week, it is going on all the time, and that is not about whether you are in the uk or wherever you are, there are various markets around the world where betting goes on and we have seen it in every sport, whether that is football, tennis, cricket, or other sports have had issues. this is our issue to deal with today and we will deal with it and we will bring it out into the open, hence the suspension of players, hence the ongoing inquiry. following the demise of worcester and wasps, with both clubs going out of business this campaign. premiership rugby says it's looking to relaunch i

yan bingtao has become the latest chinese player to be suspended from the world snooker tour as partd in the investigation and his suspension comes just days five other chinese players were also suspended. earlier i spoke to snooker commentator elliott west about this latest suspension. i think the biggest shock, obviously a top 16 player and we don't know what has happened regarding this individual case, but it is worrying. if you look at the history of snooker, there is a number of players over the years that have been involved in match fixing, some of them have got fines, some of them have been suspended from the game, and obviously, this is bad for snooker, we don't want anything like this and we want it cleared up as soon as possible. china is a massive market for the game, a lot of revenues, sponsorships come from this. how bad is this news for the game internationally. the trouble at the moment is that covid restrictions still exist in china, so there was five major tournaments prior to covid that were played in china and still to this day, we haven't been able to play snooker

let's start with some breaking news in the last hour from the world of snooker, where china's yan bingtaorom attending or competing on the world snooker tour with immediate effect. the world number 17 won the masters last year, and has been suspended by the sport's governing body. he's the 7th player to be named as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes. speaking at the english 0pen — where bingtao was due to play today — chair of the wpbsa jason ferguson says they're tackling corruption in the game. every sport, there are people behind the scenes in every sport, trying to corrupt live sport every day of the world, every night of the week, it is going on all the time, and that is going on all the time, and that is not about whether you are in the uk or wherever you are, there are various markets around the world where betting goes on and we have seen it in every sport, whether that is football, tennis, cricket, or the sports have had issues. this is our issue to deal with today and we will deal with it and we will brin

china's yan bingtao has been suspended from attending or competing on the world snooker tour with immediatespended, as part of the investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes. compatriot liang wenbo was also banned in october. speaking at the english 0pen where bingtao was due to play today chair of the wpbsa jason ferguson says they're tackling corruption in the game.> that's all the sport for now. 0ver over the last few minutes the chancellor has been speaking to the media after the covert committee meeting stop they have discussed how they will try to minimise the impact of strike action. £31 they will try to minimise the impact of strike action.— of strike action. of course it is not the case — of strike action. of course it is not the case that _ of strike action. of course it is not the case that we're - of strike action. of course it is not the case that we're ever . of strike action. of course it is - not the case that we're ever going to be up to remove or risk they are risks associated with all of the strikes and that's what with urge

china's yan bingtao has been suspended from attending or competing on the world snooker tour with immediate have any concerns over the sport being played out there in the sport being played out there in the arena. people are buying tickets, people are buying tv rights and watching the sport all over the world. it must be played 100% in the spirit it should be played and we will ensure that, hence the reason for the suspensions. following the demise of worcester and wasps, premiership rugby says it intends to relaunch in 202a. significantly they are looking to add an independent financial monitoring panel to oversee club finances and they have a plan to build the league's fan—base, using experience from cricket's the hundred to engage a new audience. the rugby football union has also said it expects a decision ahead of christmas on takeovers at wasps and worcester. of course, that would be encouraging. it has been a turbulent year. it needs sorting out and quickly. thank you. if you hear the phrase "house share", you may well think about a group of university students or young flatmates at t