BWF show no mercy Zulfadli screams foul play


PETALING JAYA: Text messages about manipulation of matches, talks about money transfers between RM1,000 and RM30,000 and sheer greed saw Malaysia’s Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Tan Chun Seang finally being penalised for match-fixing.

The 25-year-old Zulfadli, who had been silent on the matter since he was suspended on Jan 12 this year, expressed his shock over the world body’s decision.

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