Football Australia banned Riku Danzaki for seven years and Clayton Lewis and Kearyn Baccus for at least four years over A-League spot-fixing. The bans for Danzaki and Yuta Hirayama run from 1 June, when interim suspensions began; Football Australia said all four players accepted their punishments and would not appeal.
The bans set disciplinary consequences for players involved in conduct that corrupted A-League betting outcomes.
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APADELA called on the Peruvian Football Federation and competent authorities to investigate reports that players at Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca and Club Deportivo Moquegua received communications seeking to influence match outcomes. The association also criticised the previous government's July 2025 veto of a Congress-approved bill to criminalise sports competition manipulation and called for an effective legal framework.
The ITIA imposed a 24-year ban and $70,000 penalty on Stefan Milićević. The sanctions took effect on 9 October 2026 after he failed to respond to a major-offence notice; the case concerned six allegedly manipulated matches and six attempted fixes during 2022–24. He cannot compete, coach or attend covered events during the ban.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended Serbian tennis player Stefan Milićević for 24 years and imposed a $70,000 penalty on him for serious breaches of the tennis anti-corruption rules, according to a PressGiochi report. The sanctions took effect on 9 October 2026 after he did not respond to a notice of major offence, and the suspension runs until 8 October 2050.
The NCAA permanently ruled four Alabama State students ineligible over allegations linked to sports betting and a game against Southern Mississippi on 5 December 2024. The NCAA said one player gave false or misleading information during its investigation; the university said it had co-operated with the inquiry and was not a party to the case.
The Korea Baseball Organization suspended four Lotte Giants players after confirming they visited an electronic betting venue in Tainan, Taiwan, during spring training. Kim Dong-hyok received a 50-game ban, while Ko Seung-min, Kim Se-min and Na Seung-yup each received 30-game suspensions; the KBO said further sanctions could follow the ongoing police investigation.
The Chinese Football Association announced lifetime bans for 73 individuals and sanctions against 13 professional clubs in connection with match-fixing, illegal betting and bribery. Club penalties include points deductions of three to ten points, fines and enhanced compliance monitoring; the association said disciplinary reviews remain ongoing.