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.Live: Actor Vindoo Dara Singh arrested in Mumbai in the spot-fixing case
The Chennai Police have detained one more person in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal. As more arrests and detentions in the case come, the government is mulling a law to curb fixing in cricket and other sports. Law Minister Kapil Sibal has said there should be a law to make fixing a criminal offence.IPL spot-fixing: Police to seek further custody of arrested cricketers
The five-day police custody of the three arrested cricketers - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - and 11 bookies who were arrested last week ends on Tuesday. They will be produced in a Delhi court. Police sources say they will ask for further custody of the three cricketers, and seven of the 11 bookies.Spot-fixing: Legalise betting, says KXIP owner Preity Zinta
As the spot-fixing scandal puts a black spot on the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia have come up with suggestions like putting franchise owners in the IPL governing council, legalising betting and carrying out random polygraph tests on players. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Preity said, "There should be stronger measures by the anti-corruption unit to monitor it and I know I am digressing a bit, but may be if we legalise betting, it would not be a problem."Chennai have played smart cricket this season, says Fleming
Ahead of their IPL 6 play-off against Mumbai on Tuesday, the Chennai coach also labelled MS Dhoni as the best finisher in the world.Spot-fixing: Is BCCI part of the problem and not the solution?
BCCI has failed to check the menace of fixing despite it bringing the game into disrepute repeatedly, especially in the IPL.IPL 6 play-offs: Final week of action beckons
Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the final four teams to have qualified for the play-offs.Team owners are biggest victims of spot-fixing: Preity Zinta
Kings XI Punjab's co-owner Preity Zinta in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN says that she really hopes that none on Punjab players were involved in fixing.
