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India should legalize betting to stop corruption: Boycott
LONDON: India should legalize betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott who feels the menace of fixing, which has currently dented the IPL’s reputation,… Read more
Shukla, Jaitley meet Sibal, call for quick anti-fixing law
New Delhi: Rattled by the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken Indian cricket, IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley on Friday met Law Minister Kapil Sibal, demanding that… Read more
IPL spot-fixing scandal: Bookie arrested
HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: A bookie allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing scandal was arrested from Hyderabad airport early today while he was trying to flee to Dubai with investigators saying his… Read more
Remorseful but had to defend myself: Warner
SYDNEYL: Fined for his twitter tirade against a couple of journalists, Australian opener David Warner said he was “remorseful” of his comments but insisted that he had to defend himself… Read more
ICC launches official event website for ICC Champions Trophy
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council Thursday launched the official event website for ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales between June 6-23. The website will contain all… Read more
Dara Singh’s son Vindoo arrested in spot-fixing scandal
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, has been arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, a Mumbai Crime Branch official said. “Vindoo was questioned… Read more
Spot-fixing: CSK owner’s relative under Mumbai Police scanner
MUMBAI: A relative of the owner of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings with whom actor Vindoo Randhawa, arrested in connection with the spot-fixing scandal, was in frequent touch, is under… Read more
Delhi HC agrees to hear plea seeking govt control on IPL
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre for taking control over the Indian Premier League by separating it from BCCI… Read more
Spot-fixing: Delhi Police teams to track money trail
NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian capital, New Delhi has sent investigators to four cities in the country to trace the money trail in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing case…. Read more
BCCI emergency meet to discuss IPL spot-fixing ‘fallout’
NEW DELHI: Stung by the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI has called an Emergent Working Committee meeting on Sunday to discuss the “fallout” of the controversy that has tarnished… Read more
Don’t criticize IPL, it’s making money for everyone: Thakur
DHARAMSALA: Hitting out at the scandal-hit IPL’s critics, BCCI Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur on Friday said former players, who are lambasting the event in the wake of the ongoing spot-fixing… Read more
BCCI suspends tainted trio, promises ‘strictest’ action
NEW DELHI: A “shocked and saddened” BCCI on Thursday suspended pacer S Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players accused of spot-fixing in the IPL and vowed to take “strictest… Read more
My son has been trapped, says Sreesanth’s mother
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shocked by the arrest of her son on the charges of spot fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League, cricketer S Sreesanth’s mother Savithridevi today said “my son will… Read more
Put the guilty behind bars: former cricketers
NEW DELHI: Shocked and saddened by the arrest of S Sreesanth and two other cricketers on the charges of spot-fixing in IPL matches, former cricketers on Thursday demanded that the… Read more
One or two bad eggs cannot sully the game: Srinivasan
MUMBAI: Stunned by the arrest of three cricketers in the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken the IPL, BCCI President N Srinivasan today said a few “bad eggs” would not be… Read more
From club cricket to IPL: Chandila’s rise grabbed eyeballs
NEW DELHI: Before taking a hat-trick against Pune Warriors in the last edition of IPL, there wasn’t much information available on Ajit Chandila’s cricketing credentials save that he was a… Read more
Sivaramakrishnan replaces May in ICC Committee
DUBAI: In an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Monday replaced Tim May as a players’ representative on the ICC Cricket Committee. “…… Read more
Virat Kohli reminds me of myself: Viv Richards
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli today received the biggest compliment of his cricket career with West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards saying the talented Indian batsman reminds him of his… Read more
CLT20 returns to India this season
NEW DELHI: Held in South Africa last year, the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament will return to India this season with the Board of Control for Cricket in India scheduling… Read more
SA tracks will suit my style of batting: Dhawan
NEW DELHI India’s new batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan reckons the bouncy tracks in South Africa will suit his style but he will still work on specific batting drills to make… Read more
