Century-maker Samuels gives it back to Anderson
May 26th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham (England), May 26 (IANS/CMC) Batsman Marlon Samuels did not hesitate to poke fun at England seamer James Anderson, following his superb Test century that helped rescue the West Indies on ... Read more...
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I was tricked into spot-fixing: Aamer
March 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) Young Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer, who served a six months jail term after being convicted of spot-fixing, has broken his silence for the first time, ... Read more...
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Bookies active in run-up to UP polls
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) The run-up to assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh has set the illegal betting market abuzz with bookies putting their money on a hung house, sources ... Read more...
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Butt gets 30-month sentence, Asif one year, Aamer 6 months (Lead)
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt was sentenced to 30 months in prision for spot fixing by the Southwark Crown Court here Thursday. Fast bowlers Mohammad ... Read more...
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Match-fixing not just restricted to sub-continent: Lee
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 3 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Brett Lee says that match-fixing was not just restricted to the sub-continent but can happen in any part of the world where cricket ... Read more...
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Watson asks fellow players to clear their names
October 12th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 12 (IANS) All-rounder Shane Watson feels his countrymen Nathan Bracken and Ricky Ponting must clear their name at the earliest following bookie Mazhar Majeed's startling claim that Australian ... Read more...
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Eighth suspect nabbed in journalist J. Dey’s murder
July 3rd, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) A bookie, who is believed to have financed the operation to kill veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, has been arrested, Mumbai police said Sunday. He is the ... Read more...
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Former Goa minister gets Pakistani ‘bookie’ SMS
April 8th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) Former Goa sports minister Francisco Silveira Friday told the state assembly that he received an SMS, which allegedly originated in Pakistan, and it detailed how Sahid ... Read more...
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Hameed disappointed by PCB’s fine, season-long ban over match-fixing interview
February 25th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 25(ANI): Discarded Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed has expressed his disappointment over the Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to fine and ban him for the remainder of the domestic season for breaching ... Read more...
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World Cup: Dhaka keeps vigil on cricket bookies
February 24th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) World Cup co-host Bangladesh has said it is keeping a vigil on international cricket bookies to ensure that they do not try to establish contacts with players and ... Read more...
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Where gambling is the stuff of dreams!
February 15th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
By R.R. Kharmujai
Shillong, Feb 15 (IANS) Come over to Bara Bazaar on any lazy afternoon and you'll stumble upon many people dozing off at some quiet uninviting corner. The idea is not ... Read more...
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Yasir Hameed files complaint against UK tabloid that conducted ‘fixing’ sting operation
February 9th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 9(ANI): Discarded Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who made claims over match-fixing in the team during Pakistan's infamous tour to England last year before retracting from his comments, has lodged a ... Read more...
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Shahid Kapoor to fly in F 16 for ‘Mausam’
February 4th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) After playing a bookie in "Kaminey", now Shahid Kapoor will be seen as a pilot in "Mausam" and the actor is excited about flying in an F ... Read more...
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Who Is The Real Veena Malik - The Innocent Gal Or The Drama Queen?
November 11th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bigg Boss 4 is turning out to be one of the most confusing reality shows on television these days. The inmates have the most amusing ideas up ... Read more...
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Veena Malik Is A Bookie, Claims Photographer Dheeraj Dikshit
November 11th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Pakistani actress Veena Malik is already creating controversies in the Bigg Boss house with her ‘Mithi Churi’ style but the controversy may spoil her own game ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus In A Different Avatar In ‘So Undercover’
November 11th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Of late, Miley Cyrus’ appearances on stage have proved that she is up for a change. Now, this teenage star, who made it big with her role ... Read more...
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‘I was running for my life’, says terrified Pak wicketkeeper Haider
November 11th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11(ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has revealed how threats from bookmakers forced him to flee his team's hotel in the United Arab Emirates and seek refuge in the United Kingdom.Haider ... Read more...
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Butt, Aamer disappointed over ICC decision
November 1st, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) Pakistan cricket players Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer Monday expressed disappointment over the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to uphold their suspension from ... Read more...
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Allegations against Raina baseless, asserts Harbhajan
October 25th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) Rubbishing reports in the British media that Suresh Raina was seen with a woman allegedly linked to a bookie during the Sri Lanka tour, star Indian off-spinner ... Read more...
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BCCI rubbishes English daily report on Raina’s bookie link
October 24th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct. 24 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan on Sunday rubbished a London Sunday Times report that suggested that the BCCI has been keeping quiet ... Read more...
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Bookie information: ICC rejects accusations of wanting to reveal players’ identity
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Oct. 22 (ANI): The International Cricket Council rejects accusations that it has ever or would ever reveal the identity of a player or anyone else who contacts the Anti-Corruption and Security ... Read more...
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Seven Pak players ignored for South Africa series due to ’spot-fixing’ scandal: Sources
October 9th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 9(ANI): Seven Pakistani players were reportedly omitted from the Test and ODI squads for series against South Africa due to their suspected involvement in the 'spot-fixing' scandal unearthed during the ... Read more...
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Veena Malik receives another death threat for giving Asif’s call details to ICC
September 27th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 27 (ANI): Former girlfriend of Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif, Veena Malik, has revealed that a death threat was delivered in person to her parents' home last week, days after she ... Read more...
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ICC’s anti-corruption unit probing Oz-Pak match fixing suspect
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.22 (ANI): The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is investigating calls allegedly made by a Pakistani suspect, whose name is being withheld for now, to fix a Test match ... Read more...
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ICC should thoroughly probe spot-fixing scandal: Ponting
September 21st, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to thoroughly investigate the spot-fixing allegations which surfaced during the fourth Test between Pakistan and England at ... Read more...
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Spot-fixing allegations continue to rock cricket (Roundup)
September 18th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London/Dubai/Karachi, Sep 18 (IANS) The cricketing world suffered another rude shock within a fortnight as the International Cricket Council (ICC) launched fresh investigations in another spot-fixing allegations in Friday's ODI involving Pakistan ... Read more...
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ICC launches investigations into Oval ODI
September 18th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
London/Dubai, Sep 18 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday launched fresh investigations after British daily The Sun raised doubts on the scoring pattern of Pakistan in Friday's one-day international against England ... Read more...
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BCCI unaware stranger sent expensive gifts to Irfan
September 17th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Contrary to claims made by cricketer Irfan Pathan that he was sent expensive gifts by a "suspected" bookie and the matter being reported to International Cricket Council's ... Read more...
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Latif becomes Afghan “head coach” following quitting PCB over spot-fixing comments
September 15th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sept 15 (ANI): Former Pakistan Test captain Rashid Latif who resigned as the wicket-keeping coach of the National Cricket Academy after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed him a notice over ... Read more...
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British reports say Dilshan under ICC scanner, SLC denies
September 10th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) British media reported Friday that Sri Lanka's dashing batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is under the International Cricket Council (ICC) scanner for his alleged links with a bookmaker, but ... Read more...
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Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for meeting bookie in UK nightclub
September 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.10 (ANI): Batting star Tillakaratne Dilshan is the Sri Lankan player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly ... Read more...
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More ‘rotten eggs’ in Pak cricket, says Mohammad Zahid
September 6th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 6(ANI): Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Zahid feels that there are more corrupt Pakistani players who need to be investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU)."There ... Read more...
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Fourth Pakistani,a Sri Lankan cricketer now under scanner (Roundup)
September 5th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Sept 5 (IANS) The match fixing scandal took a new turn Sunday as the names of a fourth Pakistani cricketer and a top Sri Lankan player emerged, who are ... Read more...
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Leading Sri Lankan player on ICC radar
September 5th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Close on the heels of the spot-fixing row involving Pakistanis, a leading Sri Lankan player is under the International Cricket Council (ICC) scanner after his colleagues reported ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricketers were fixing ‘almost every match’
September 5th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan Test batsman Yasir Hameed reportedly told a British tabloid that his teammates have been fixing "almost every match" and that he himself had refused bribes. However, he ... Read more...
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