Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- The former owner of the 'Dambulla Thunders' franchise, Tamim Rahman, who pleaded guilty to influencing a cricketer participating in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 to engage in match-fixing, was fined and given a suspended prison sentence today (28).

Accordingly, the Colombo High Court imposed a fine of Rs. 24 million on the accused, who was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment, with the sentence suspended for 5 years.

Rahman, a Bangladeshi national with British citizenship, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on May 22, 2024, by officers of the Sports Ministry's Special Investigations Unit in relation to allegations of match-fixing.

He was served indictments bef...