London: All of cricket's leading countries were involved in the fixing of major matches, not just Pakistan, the sport's former chief anti-corruption investigator said on Tuesday.
In the late 1990s, Test and World Cup matches were being routinely fixed, Paul Condon, the founding head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, said in an interview with London Evening Standard.
There were a number of teams involved in fixing, and certainly more than the Indian sub-continent teams were involved. Every international team, at some stage, had someone doing some funny stuff.
This month a British court jailed three Pakistan cricketers for deliberately bowling no-balls in a Test against England at Lord's last year in order to effect an illegal betting coup....
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02:20 AM, Mar 20, 2008
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05:38 PM, Mar 07, 2008
Sharjah: An unbeaten century by Mohammad Nabi helped defending champions Afghanistan reach 242-3 in reply to United Arab Emirates' 462-all out on the second day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup on Thursday. Resuming at their overnight score of 361-8 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the UAE added another 105 runs through Amjad Javed (76) and Ahmed Raza (46). Afghanistan lost several early wickets and slipped to 30-2 before ensuring the...
02:56 AM, Mar 07, 2008
Melbourne: Former skipper Ricky Ponting and experienced batsman Mike Hussey are among five members of the Australian squad for the South Africa series who will be available for selection in the first round of the Sheffield Shield and the Ryobi Cup. Ponting and Hussey alongwith ODI squad members Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Johnson will be available for the Western Australia versus Tasmania Sheffield Shield clash to be played at the WACA...
12:43 AM, Mar 07, 2008
Hyderabad: Having overcome fitness problems which kept him out of the England team for two-and-a-half years, Samit Rohit Patel is raring to go in the five-match one-day series against India beginning here on October 14. The English cricketer of Indian descent, who was out of action till recently despite making his international debut in 2008, is hopeful of a fresh start in India, where conditions may suit the left-arm spinner....
12:26 AM, Mar 07, 2008
Lahore: PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt on Thursday denied that he wrote to Pakistan President and Board Patron Asif Ali Zardari for extension of his tenure but refused to divulge details of the meeting with him. Butt's term as PCB chairman is scheduled to end on October 8 as per the notification issued by the government at the time of his appointment to the post three years back. But, there are...
11:05 PM, Mar 06, 2008
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09:47 PM, Mar 06, 2008
Bangalore: India batsman Virat Kohli apparently hurt his left thumb while playing for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore in a Champions League Twenty20 match against South Australia Redbacks here on Wednesday. Kohli made a diving effort while trying to save a boundary in the 17th over of South Australia's innings. He failed to stop the ball, hit by Daniel Harris off the bowling of Dirk Nannes, and in the process...
09:46 PM, Mar 06, 2008
Hyderabad: England middle-order batsman Ravi Bopara on Wednesday said that his side would look to continue with their winning momentum against India and clinch the five match one-day series starting here on October 14. It's crucial for both sides. We are here to win and we want to keep that up (winning momentum). We haven't come here to lose. As an international team the most important thing is that you...
09:00 PM, Mar 06, 2008
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08:56 PM, Mar 06, 2008
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08:20 PM, Mar 06, 2008
Bangalore: Somerset booked their berth in the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20 after registering 12 runs victory over Warriors here on Wednesday. Chasing 147 for victory the Warriors had looked well set on 79 for one in the 12th over but the Eastern Cape franchise lost seven wickets for the addition of just 48 runs to be held to 134 for eight. The win secured Somerset a place in...
08:03 PM, Mar 06, 2008
Chennai: David Warner stunned the Chennai Super Kings, smashing an unbeaten century, as New South Wales Blues dumped the reigning champions out with a 46-run win on Tuesday that also ensured their own progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20. The home side was helpless as Warner let loose at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, his 135* featuring 11 fours and 8 big sixes, including one that sailed right...
01:20 PM, Mar 06, 2008
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01:13 AM, Mar 06, 2008
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09:06 PM, Mar 05, 2008
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has supported his former teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claims that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was scared of his pace, by sensationally claiming that he has seen Sachin's feet trembling while facing the fast bowler. Akhtar has written in his autobiography 'Controversially Yours' that Tendulkar was scared of his bowling, a comment that has caused furore across the border, forcing publishers to cancel all...
05:03 PM, Mar 05, 2008
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10:29 AM, Mar 05, 2008
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04:25 AM, Mar 05, 2008
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11:08 PM, Mar 04, 2008
Bangalore: Desperate to get off the mark, the two Indian clubs - Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders - will come face to face in their Champions League T20 encounter here on Thursday. The Challengers were outplayed by Warriors in the opening encounter, while KKR are on a losing streak - they have lost three games on the trot. RCB's hopes to register their first win will largely rest...
08:25 PM, Mar 04, 2008
