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Sri Lanka sports ministry launches probe into 2011 World Cup allegations

By Saurabh Sharma June 19, 2020 • 23:45 PM View: 1296

Colombo, June 19: Sri Lanka's Sports Ministry has launched an inquiry into match-fixing allegations with th regards to the 2011 World Cup final. The Special Investigations Unit of the ministry will be looking into the matter.

Sports Ministry Secretary K.D.S. Ruwanchandra told Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror that Sports Minister Dullas Alahapperuma had called for an impartial and transparent investigation under Section 16 of the "Prevention of Offences Related to Sports" Act passed in 2019.

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