BCCI president Srinivasan may quit if Meiyappan is arrested: sources
Developments in the IPL spot-fixing scandal moved at a frantic pace on Friday, with sources telling CNN-IBN that BCCI chief N Srinivasan may step down if his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan is arrested.'Legalise betting in sports to counter illegal activities'
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) has called for legalising sports betting in the country. FCCI, in a statement, said, "Despite several attempts to ban it, betting is continuing albeit in an underground way and substantial resources have been invested into enforcing such a ban."No need to ban IPL, guilty will be punished: RPN Singh
Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh on Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty. "If there is a problem somewhere, it does not mean the whole organisation should be shut. It will not be right as so many people in the country watch IPL. We need to clean it up," he said.We have a long-term plan to curb corruption: Jitendra Singh
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said he has a "long-term plan" to curb corruption in cricket after the game was thrown into disarray by the IPL spot-fixing scandal.Jaitley, Shukla meet Sibal for a strong anti-fixing law
The BCCI Disciplinary Committee chief Arun Jaitley met Indian Premier League chief Rajeev Shukla on Friday to discuss the spot-fixing and illegal betting scandal in the IPL. Both the leaders met Law Minister Kapil Sibal demanding that a strong anti-fixing legislation be "enacted as soon as possible".IPL betting: Five bookies remanded in police custody
A local court has remanded five bookies, arrested in connection with alleged betting on IPL matches, in police custody till May 25. The five bookies - Rajendra Savna, resident of Nashik Road, Sameer Mahindra Mantri, Praveen Bhutada, Ravindra Dhage and Pankaj Somani (all from Buldhana, Maharashtra) - were arrested from Nashik road on Wednesday night while they were allegedly betting on the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.Pepsi denies reports of pulling out of IPL
The title sponsor of IPL 6 PepsiCo have denied reports appearing in certain sections of the media that the company may pull out of the Twenty20 tournament following the spot-fixing and betting controversies.No extension to Meiyappan, must appear for questioning today: sources
Mumbai Police sources say the CSK CEO must honour Friday's 5 pm deadline to appear for questioning in the spot-fixing case.India should legalise betting to stop corruption: Boycott
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott feels India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket.
