Michie fury at gambling fix rumours.Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie (born 4 August 1971,[1] Essex) (pronounced 'Mickey') is an English professional snooker player from Pontefract, Yorkshire, placed at no. 61 in the 2007/2008 world rankings,[2] , one of the players at the centre of new snooker match-fixing allegations, has angrily denied any involvement in an alleged gambling coup.Betting was suspended on matches between Darren Clarke Darren Christopher Clarke (born August 14, 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone. He played college golf at Wake Forest University in the United States. and Patrick Wallace and Michie's game against Sean Storey Sean Storey (born August 19, 1971 in Immingham, England) is an English professional snooker player. As of June 2007, he is ranked 77th in the world. In the 2004/5 season, he picked up GB£13,650 in prize money. on Wednesday at the Regal Scottish Open in Aberdeen. The watchdog body, Betting Office Licensees Association (BOLA), has advised members to 'withhold settlement of all bets pending the outcome of inquiries'. Clarke lost 5-2, while Michie went down 5-3. Michie said: 'I have done nothing wrong. Why should I want to throw a match? My career is just taking off.' Exactly two years ago, Michie was involved at the British Open in Plymouth when betting was suspended on his match with Mark Gray. Michie lost and was cleared after investigations by the World Snooker Association. 'My name is always getting dragged up, and I'm getting sick of it,' he said. |
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