LONDON: “We don’t get to read any newspapers, so whatever is happening back home is happening back home. We are just really doing our practice sessions and doing the best we can.” These are perhaps the first few words that MS Dhoni has spoken about what has been happening back home, even [...]

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has decided to suspend Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra from any ‘cricketing activity’ pending the outcome of an enquiry into the issue, even as interim board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced a series of proposed measures to remove ‘sleaze’ from the IPL following an [...]

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra on Monday expressed shock at BCCI’s decision to suspend him on charges of gambling in IPL and said he was being made a “scapegoat” by people in powerful positions.

“I am shocked and upset at the unilateral decision taken today [...]

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra was on Monday suspended by the BCCI on charges of gambling during IPL 6 matches while Ravi Sawani’s report on the spot-fixing scam was forwarded to the board’s disciplinary panel in an emergent working committee meeting.

“The [...]

CHENNAI: The fissures have started to show within the N Srinivasan camp. The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president will keep his post unopposed but his trusted lieutenant Dr G Natarajan is set to quit as joint-secretary of the state body.

Natarajan, who has been associated [...]

NEW DELHI: With two IPL team owners – Gurunath Meiypappan of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals’ Raj Kundra – getting embroiled in the betting row, the cricket board (BCCI) is now thinking of reigning in the franchise owners and curb their movement during matches.

Ahead [...]

NEW DELHI: Former BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale expressed shock over Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra’s admission to betting in IPL matches, saying it furthers shakes faith of the fans in the sport.

The Delhi Police, that questioned Kundra, claimed that Kundra has admitted to betting and [...]

CARDIFF: There seem to be two faces to Mahendra Singh Dhoni these days — one which lights up if you’re talking cricket and the other that sulks if you refer to the recent scandals in Indian cricket. More specifically, questions about Chennai Super Kings.

On Wednesday, the eve of [...]

CARDIFF: There seem to be two faces to Mahendra Singh Dhoni these days — one which lights up if you’re talking cricket and the other that sulks if you refer to the recent scandals in Indian cricket. More specifically, questions about Chennai Super Kings.

On Wednesday, the eve of [...]

MUMBAI: While granting bail to actor Vindu Dara Singh, Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan, and six others in the IPL betting case, a local court tore apart the Mumbai crime branch case, saying police have no evidence of forgery and cheating.

Among the charges [...]