Evergrande brawlers banned

Two Guangzhou Evergrande players have been fined and suspended for fighting each other during a reserve-team match on Monday, the Chinese Super League club announced on Tuesday.

Wang Junhui and Situ Hualong were banned for one match and fined 200,000 yuan (about $31,700). In addition, the pair are not allowed to transfer or loan within their contract periods, with their monthly salary cut down to the club minimum - 1,895 yuan.

After initially becoming involved in a verbal squabble during a break in play, the pair began exchanging blows in the 35th minute of a match against Shandong Luneng.