Saturday August 13 is bookies favourite for Prince William’s big day
November 17th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton's wedding date has certainly become talk of the town.Paddy Power is offering bets on the royal wedding, with the Saturday ... Read more...
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Haider’s claims need investigation not castigation from authorities: Roebuck
November 15th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov.15 (ANI): Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is getting a raw deal, according to noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.Roebuck feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International ... Read more...
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Hamilton should not be ruled out of F1 title fight: McLaren chief
November 12th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 12 (ANI): McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has said that it would be foolhardy to rule out 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton from the Formula One title race this year, and added ... Read more...
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‘Panic-stricken’ Pak wicketkeeper announces retirement from international cricket
November 9th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 9 (ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, who had mysteriously disappeared from Dubai and later resurfaced in London, has announced his decision to bow out from international cricket.Haider declared this ... Read more...
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‘Panic-stricken’ Pak wicketkeeper seeks asylum in UK after death threat from bookies
November 9th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has sought asylum in England after resurfacing at Heathrow Airport following his mysterious disappearance hours before the fifth and final one-day international against South ... Read more...
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Bookies predict Prince William, Kate Middleton will marry next year
November 8th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 08 (ANI): Though things are not official as yet, bookies in Britain have predicted that Prince William and Kate Middleton will tie the knot in July next year.The two ... Read more...
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Pak cricket needs urgent catharsis to rid it of its cancer: Roebuck
October 26th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 26(ANI): Pakistan cricket has been betrayed by the people it trusted most, its officials and captains, noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said.In a syndicated column for the Sydney Morning ... Read more...
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Russell Brand – Katy Perry Break Their Three Week Sex Ban Post Wedding
October 26th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Russell Brand and Katy Perry tied the knot this weekend and reportedly broke their three-week sex embargo after being declared man and wife. It was reported ... Read more...
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PCB may sue Brit paper for ‘baseless’ claims against players following ICC ‘all clear’
October 26th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 26 (ANI): Following the International Cricket Council's admission that it had no 'compelling evidence' of match-fixing in the third one-dayer against England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling initiating ... Read more...
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PCB was warned about shady players well in advance: Tauqir Zia
October 25th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Tauqir Zia has revealed that the board was notified before the team's tour of England that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had ... Read more...
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Brand-Perry break 3-week sex ban post wedding
October 25th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Newlyweds Russell Brand and Katy Perry apparently ended their three week long sex ban after their wedding.The couple partied until 4 am after their big fat Indian ... 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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Australian cricketers’ body chief protests against ICC player ‘entrapment’ plan
October 21st, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct. 21 (ANI): Cricketers have lost trust in the International Cricket Council (ICC) when it comes to reporting suspicious encounters, Australian players' association boss Paul Marsh, has said, especially in the ... Read more...
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ICC’s ‘undercover agents’ to pose as bookies to snare errant players
October 20th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct. 20 (ANI): The International Cricket Council is reportedly considering a radical plan of creating a team of undercover agents, who will pose as illegal bookmakers.These agents will approach cricketers to ... Read more...
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Howard Jacobson Deserves The Booker Prize
October 15th, 2010 - 7:11 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Tuesday night when Howard Jacobson won the Booker Prize for his comic novel ‘The Finkler Question’, he not only shocked some of the puritans of the literature ... Read more...
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Howard Jacobson wins Man Booker Prize (Lead)
October 13th, 2010 - 6:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London, Oct 13 (IANS) Howard Jacobson won the Man Booker Prize 2010 for the book "The Finkler Question" at a glittering ceremony at the Guildall Hall in London Tuesday.The prize ... Read more...
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Three held for betting on Games
October 10th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Three bookies involved in betting on the Commonwealth Games were arrested here Sunday, police said.Gang leader Yogesh Kumar Gupta and Ravi Kumar, both residents of Muzaffarnagar, and Rahul, ... Read more...
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Veena Malik Tells All About Mohammad Asif In ‘Bigg Boss 4′
October 6th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The fourth season of 'Bigg Boss' got off to a rather controversial start as Veena Malik, the Pakistani bombshell, discussed the recent Mohammad Asif - match fixing controversy on ... Read more...
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Matt Baker Impresses With His “Strictly Come Dancing” Performance
October 5th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The British television show "Strictly Come Dancing" featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ball room and Latin dances kicked off with grandeur on October 1 on BBC ... Read more...
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‘Spot-fixers’ Salman, Aamir request ICC to shift appeal hearing from London to Qatar
October 5th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt and teenage pacer Mohammad Aamir, two of the three Pakistani players suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC), have requested the ICC to ... Read more...
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Asif Iqbal suggests ICC-PCB-ECB committee to resolve ‘match-fixing’ standoff
September 29th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan Test and Kent county captain Asif Iqbal has suggested that a three-member committee, involving the International Cricket Council (ICC), Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and England and ... Read more...
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Beauty queen off to Bollywood after Miss England disappointment
September 26th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 26 (ANI): Amy Jackson is embarking on a career in Bollywood after her Miss England disappointment.Jackson, the reigning Miss Liverpool finished only third in the final earlier this month, despite ... Read more...
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ECB demands unreserved apology, compensation from PCB
September 26th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 26 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt's match throwing allegations against the English players, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has demanded not ... Read more...
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‘Spot-fixers’ have high chances of coming out clean: Pak High Commission
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 23 (ANI): The Pakistan High Commission in London has told the Pakistan government that chances of players coming out clean from the spot-fixing allegations are high, as the Royal Prosecution ... Read more...
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Pak-UK relations ‘on solid ground’ despite cricket-fixing row: Pak envoy to UK
September 21st, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 21(ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Wajid Hasan, has said that the relations between Pakistan and Britain would not be damaged by the cricket-fixing row."Will this row sour ... 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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Asif’s ex-girlfriend says got death threats after speaking out on match-fixing
September 21st, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 21(ANI): The former girlfriend of Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, actress Veena Malik, has said that she has received death threats after speaking out about the match-fixing scandal.Veena revealed that ... Read more...
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PCB boss Butt denies accusing England of ‘throwing’ fixed match at Oval
September 21st, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has denied accusing the English players of being involved in match-fixing, after earlier suggesting that they may have thrown a one-day international ... Read more...
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Strauss insists series against Pak must go on despite new corruption claims
September 20th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI): England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that the series against Pakistan must go on despite new corruption claims about bookies having details of innings before it began. ... Read more...
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Strauss says its ‘now or never’ for ICC to rid cricket of ‘match-fixing’
September 20th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to "stand up and lead the game" following fresh 'spot-fixing' allegations.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt ... Read more...
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Pak will shortly reveal ’spot-fixing’ scandal mastermind: PCB chief
September 20th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 20(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has claimed that the national team has been unfairly targeted in the 'spot-fixing' scandal, and said that he will name the mastermind ... Read more...
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‘My team won’t be influenced by Indian bookmakers,’ says Ponting
September 19th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept.19 (ANI): Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting has said that he will not allow his squad to be exposed to or be influenced by Indian bookmakers.Talking to The Sun-Herald after ... Read more...
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One day series against Pakistan will continue: ECB
September 18th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Saturday said the remaining two matches against Pakistan will go on as per schedule despite the International Cricket Council (ICC) launching ... Read more...
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Lalit Modi Bio-Pic Shelved, Production House Goes Full-Throttle Ahead With An IPL Film Instead
September 13th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Too hot to handle," is how a reliable source at Percept Pictures, the purported producers of the Lalit Modi bio-pic The Commissioner, describes the ... Read more...
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