Former world No.5 Lee, 38, was found guilty on seven corruption charges on Monday – and is likely to be banned for life next week.

Reigning world champion O’Sullivan, 37, stirred things up further yesterday on Twitter by saying: “I’ve heard there are many more players who throw snooker matches. I suppose Steve Lee was just caught out.

“No need to worry if you got nothing to hide. But plenty of people have got loads to hide. That’s why there is no free speech.

“They will probably fine me for ­talking about it. They don’t like you doing that. Like to keep things under the carpet.”

However, furious snooker boss Barry Hearn has told O’Sullivan to name names or risk a disrepute charge.

World Snooker chairman Hearn said: “If he has names and he knows of ­incidences, he has an obligation and a duty to report them and failure to do so will put him in breach of his ­player’s contract.

“World Snooker will be writing to Ronnie to say that under his player’s contract it is his responsibility to ­report any incidences he’s aware of.

“Failure to do so would lay him open to a charge of bringing the game into disrepute.