Sentence examples for throw frames from inspiring English sources

When it was suggested that I throw frames in return for large sums of money, I was really spooked.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, which will appear in full online tomorrow morning and in Tuesday's paper, Higgins talks about the week in spring that ended with the News of the World breaking a story that it had video footage which apparently showed Higgins in Kiev agreeing to throw frames at future tournaments in eastern Europe.

But he also lost his father to cancer and, before being cleared of match-fixing, was heavily criticised by fans and fellow professionals, having been filmed by the News of the World, allegedly agreeing to take money for throwing frames.

He found that Mooney had discussed the possibility of throwing frames with the undercover reporter – the News of the World'sMazher Mahmood – for weeks before the trip to Kiev.

Unbeknown to Higgins, Mooney had taken him to Kiev "specifically to discuss the matter" of throwing frames but had not raised the possibility the subject might come up until minutes before the meeting started.Mill said he was "unimpressed by Mooney as a witness and found much of his account highly implausible", ruling that he should be banned from the sport for life.

Here's the key passage in the Mills' ruling: "Mr Higgins found himself in that meeting having only just beforehand been warned by Mr Mooney that there was a possibility (nothing more) that the subject of throwing frames might arise as part of the overall business discussions that were about to commence.

He was later cleared of deliberately throwing frames.

The Scotsman was cleared of all match-fixing allegations at a hearing in September 2010 but admitted bringing the game into disrepute by not reporting the illegal approach made to him to discuss throwing frames.

Higgins, known as the Wizard of Wishaw, has won four tournaments, including the UK Championship and Welsh Open, since his return from a ban for failing to report approaches made to him about throwing frames.

His first throw in the Olympic Stadium left him in 10th position but his two further throws were deemed illegal for lifting his leg off the throwing frame.

Both men were filmed by undercover News of the World reporters apparently agreeing a deal to throw four frames at events at unspecified points in the future.