PSL match-fixing probe put on ice
The investigation into the alleged match-fixing of PSL games is unlikely to be concluded before the promotion play-offs end on Wednesday. PSL CEO Brand de Villiers confirmed yesterday that investigators were "still busy" looking into a complaint made by Moroka Swallows two weeks ago.Swallows, who avoided automatic relegation by finishing second from bottom of the table, accused Free State Stars of influencing the outcome of a match in the final weeks of the season.Swallows then teamed up with relegated side AmaZulu in a court bid on the eve of the play-offs in an attempt to stop the matches. The Johannesburg High Court struck the interdict off the roll and ordered the two clubs to pay the PSL's legal costs.De Villiers said: "These allegations have got nothing to do with the play-offs. Our rules are clear that, if a team finishes at the bottom of the log, then they will get relegated."And if a team is second from bottom, then they will be involved in the play-offs. That hasn't changed."..
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