Snooker is in the headlines once more for all the wrong reasons, with new allegations revealing that John Higgins tried to bet on himself to lose the 2009 world championship final against Shaun Murphy at the halfway point of the match.
It was only last week that the News of the World had secret footage of Higgins accepting an offer to take money in exchange for throwing frames. Now, the Sunday newspaper reveals that a former Ladbrokes employee received a call from Higgins at the mid-session interval of the world final looking to bet on himself to lose the match, asking for the odds on Murphy to win. Higgins went on to win at The Crucible 18-9, lifted his third world crown and won £250,000.
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