An International Cricket Council tribunal has found Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir guilty of corruption.
Butt has received a 10-year ban, five of which are suspended, Asif seven years - two suspended - and Amir five.
The trio were accused of spot-fixing in the fourth Test between Pakistan and England at Lord's in August 2010, but have always denied any wrongdoing.
All three can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
The ICC released a statement from Michael Beloff QC, chairman of the independent tribunal which heard the case.
Beloff's statement read: "The Tribunal found that the charges that (respectively) Mr Asif agreed to bowl and did bowl a deliberate no ball in the Lord's Test, Mr Amir agreed to bowl and did bowl two deliberate no balls in the same Test, and Mr Butt was party to the bowling of those deliberate no balls, were proved.
"We impose the following sanctions: On Mr Butt a sanction of 10 years ineligibility, five years of which are suspended on condition that he commits no further breach of the code and that he participates under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of Anti-Corruption education.
"On Mr Asif a sanction of seven years ineligibility, two years of which are suspended on condition that he commits no further breach of the code and that he participates under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of anti-corruption education.
"On Mr Amir sanction of five years of ineligibility. No further sanctions are imposed on any player and no orders are made as to costs."
In a separate development, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Friday the trio and their agent would face criminal charges.
The players have been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and also conspiracy to cheat but have strongly denied any wrongdoing.
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