Darts player Prakash Jiwa has been handed an eight-year ban from the sport after being found guilty of two offences.

Jiwa will not be permitted to play in any Darts Regulation Authority [DRA] events for the rest of the decade having been punished for offences of match-fixing and betting.

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‘The Apache’ was subject to a disciplinary hearing in front of the DRA Disciplinary Committee where his case was heard, before he was found guilty of fixing four matches and betting.

A relief came as he was found not guilty for obstructing the enquiry.

But he will not play until November 6, 2031 and will be forced to pay fees of £17,741.46 in full to cover his offences.

A statement was released by the DRA to clarify the situation.

John Pierce, Commission Director of Enforcement, said: “All betting customers in Britain should have confidence that bets placed with licensed gambling businesses are on markets that are fair and free from betting-related corruption.

“Our Sports Betting Intelligence Unit works closely with partners such as the Darts Regulation Authority to support sporting integrity investigations and combat match-fixing.

“This decision sends a clear message that betting-related corruption in sport will not be tolerated.”

It has been determined that no other player was guilty of the same offences in the matches that were subject to enquiry.

Jiwa has until March 19 to appeal the decisions of the Disciplinary Committee.

At the age of 54, it appears unlikely that Jiwa will have a long-term future in the sport.

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Jiwa has played at both the UK Open and PDC World Championship[/caption]

Jiwa has won a PDC tour card on three previous occasions, and has even played in the PDC World Championship in 2023.

But he was suspended in 2023 after suspicious betting patterns were carried out following results on the Modus Super Series.

He is not the first to have received a ban in recent months.

Leighton Bennett was found guilty of ten breaches of match fixing across four matches.

He was subsequently handed an eight-year ban by the DRA and also forced to pay out a hefty fine of £8,100.

Billy Warriner was also found guilty of providing information on the same matches, as well as two counts of acting as an unregistered betting agent.

He also was charged in an unrelated spat with an official whom he threatened and abused as determined by an investigation.

Warriner was handed a hefty ten-year ban from DRA events and his own fine of £8.1k.