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KARACHI: The IPL spot-fixing scandal has left Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi “sad” and he cannot understand why some players are lured into corrupt practices despite earning good money.
“I just don’t understand why these players have to resort to illegal means to earn money when there is already [...]
NEW DELHI: The criminal case registered by the Delhi police on Thursday against three cricketers for alleged “spot fixing” in IPL matches stands a good chance of yielding the first ever conviction in India for a sporting crime.
This is because the case against Sreesanth and his two teammates from [...]
KARACHI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq feels missing the IPL could be a blessing in disguise for his team’s players as they would enter the upcoming Champions Trophy relatively fresh compared to those who are participating in the T20 league.
“The IPL is a long event and the travelling [...]
LAHORE: Pakistan will allow disgraced former captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif back into domestic cricket once they serve their bans for spot-fixing, the country’s cricket chief said on Thursday.
Butt, Asif and team-mate Mohammad Aamer were banned for a minimum of five years by the International [...]
LAUSANNE (Switzerland): Former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have lost their appeals against lengthy bans for spot-fixing in a Test against England.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its panel dismissed the challenges of the two players to bans imposed by the International Cricket [...]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hit out at disgraced former captain Salman Butt for criticising his performance in the World Twenty20 in a TV show, saying that a player who “tainted the name of the country” should not have been hired as an expert.
“I think [...]
SINGAPORE: Anyone involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life, former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan said on Saturday, days after six umpires were provisionally suspended for allegedly agreeing to fix matches.
Hindi-language India TV showed footage on Monday of what the news channel said was officials from Pakistan, Bangladesh [...]
SINGAPORE: Anyone involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life, former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan said on Saturday, days after six umpires were provisionally suspended for allegedly agreeing to fix matches.
Hindi-language India TV showed footage on Monday of what the news channel said was officials from Pakistan, Bangladesh [...]
MUMBAI: Every once in a while, with depressing frequency, the cricket world is jolted by allegations of match-fixing. But so far, these had only involved players.
On Monday, though, private news channel unveiled a sting operation, conducted in July and August, which seems to reveal that umpires, who are supposed to [...]
NEW DELHI: Controversial former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Friday the cricketers are being tempted into fixing matches because they are underpaid by their board.
“Fixing happens in our culture because there’s less money, there are even lesser opportunities. Cricketers victimised by their boards return (to the team) to [...]
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