Bollywood gets pulled into spot-fixing probe
Exposing the Bollywood connection in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, police on Tuesday arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh for his alleged links with the betting mafia even as three players and seven bookies, accused of spot-fixing, were sent to five-day police custody. A hawala operator Aplesh Patel was also arrested along with Vindoo on a day when police recovered expensive clothes and a BlackBerry Z10 from the house of accused S Sreesanth's friend in Jaipur.We will try to bring the new law soon: Sports Minister
Jitendra Singh said they were committed to put in place a new legislation very soon to deal with the menace of fixing in sports.BCCI lacks commitment: Sahara
Sahara and the BCCI have been at loggerheads for more than a year now over that franchise fee with Sahara maintaining the BCCI did not honour its commitment in the bid document.Live Blog: Hussey, Raina fire for Chennai in Qualifier 1
Both the left-handed batsmen made quick-fire fifties after Chennai lost the wicket of Murali Vijay to Kieron Pollard in Delhi.Sahara pulls out of Indian Premier League
Sahara Pune Warriors have pulled out of the Indian Premier League, having failed to pay the full franchise fee for the current year which resulted in BCCI encashing the bank guarantee on Tuesday.Spot fixing: PCA to involve parents of young cricketers
Punjab Cricket Association has decided to invite the parents of its junior cricketers for counseling so that the budding talent does not go astray and fall to the lure of quick money using unfair means.PWI fail to pay franchisee fee, BCCI encashes guarantee
The troubles regarding Indian Premier League doesn't seem to end as Sahara Pune Warriors failed to pay the full franchise fee for the current year which resulted in BCCI encashing the bank guarantee casting a shadow on its future in the cash-rich league in coming years.Sammy ecstatic after guiding his side into play-offs
West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league.SC refuses to ban IPL, seeks BCCI report on spot-fixing in 2 weeks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to ban IPL 6 play-offs, but has directed the one man commission appointed by the BCCI to look into IPL irregularities and submit its report within two weeks. This came on a petition filed in the court seeking a stay on the remaining matches in the IPL in view of the spot-fixing scandal.
