New Delhi: After the arrest of Chennai Super Kings' CEO and Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan late on Friday night, BCCI sources have now told CNN-IBN that the Chennai franchise will not be suspended immediately and will play Sunday's IPL final against Mumbai Indians. Speculation was rife after Meiyappan's arrest on Friday that the franchise will be scrapped according to the IPL rule book; however, sources say that won't happen at...
11:07 AM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: Police said on Friday that they were investigating all the angles in the Indian spot-fixing scandal but refused to confirm if they were targeting top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf. Rauf was withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy in England amid media reports that he is under police investigation for spot-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. Mumbai Police would not confirm whether the umpire was being investigated...
10:29 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: As events unfold in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandal, one man who would be watching it all happen closely is BCCI chief N Srinivasan. With his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's arrest in the case, pressure is mounting on Srinivasan to resign as the BCCI top boss. Former IPL chief Lalit Modi, Sahara India chief Subrata Roy and now even, as sources indicate, the BCCI top brass,...
10:28 AM, May 25, 2013
Former cricketer Kirti Azad said through betting and match fixing, people are indirectly supporting terrorism. ...
10:17 AM, May 25, 2013
In less than a few heady hours on Friday May 24 the actions taken by unknown officials within the umbrella of India Cements Limited and its IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings to try and cover up any role that Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, had in CSK's running wreaked of panic. It also further eroded the IPL of its credibility, turning the odorous soap opera of...
08:23 AM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police brought actor Vindoo Dara Singh face to face with BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on Friday while carrying out investigations into the Indian Premier League betting case. Police sources say that the audio tapes of the conversations between the two were used as leads. The remand copy issued by the Mumbai Police states that the probe will pertain to cricket spot-fixing and betting. It...
07:58 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: 9.20 pm: Mumbai Police says Meiyappan and arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh will be interrogated face-to-face in connection with the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal. Mumbai Police Joint CP (Crime) Himanshu Roy while addressing a press conference said that Meiyappan was produced in court earlier in the day and the police obtained his custody up to May 29. "This is important for investigation as we need to...
07:33 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Friday demanded that Chennai Super Kings be terminated from the League after the arrest Gurunath Meiyappan. Asked to react on the course of action after the arrest of Gurunath, Modi said "CSK should be terminated" immediately and fresh auction be held. "If a owner of an IPL team is engaged in betting, the contract clearly states that there is a suo motu...
01:50 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: In spite of the arrest of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan for his alleged involvement in the betting scam, N Srinivasan has declined to step down from his post as BCCI chief. Srinivasan, told CNN-IBN that he was not resigning and would complete his tenure. Earlier in the day there were reports that Srinivisan would resign as BCCI boss if Meiyappan got arrested. Meiyappan...
01:17 AM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai Police Joint Commissioner (crime) Himanshu Roy said that there is evidence of Gurnath Meiyappan's involvement in IPL betting. ...
01:16 AM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested Gurunath Meiyappan over allegations of involvement in IPL betting case on late Friday night after three hours of questioning. Meiyappan will be produced before a metropolitan court within 24 hours. Mumbai Police had earlier said that he was being evasive during questioning. Meiyappan is BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law. Mumbai Police Joint CP Himanshu Roy said, "We find his involvement in the offence. He will now...
12:04 AM, May 25, 2013
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11:54 PM, May 24, 2013
Gurunath Meiyappan is being questioned by the Mumbai Police on the IPL betting and the IPL spot-fixing scandals. ...
11:26 PM, May 24, 2013
However, in a new twist of events, franchise owners India Cements have denied that Gurunath Meiyappan is CEO or team principal of CSK. ...
11:20 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: As Chennai Super Kings team owner Gurunath Meiyappan landed in Mumbai for questioning in connection with the raging betting scandal, the Mumbai Police on Friday said for the first time that they would also quiz him about his suspected role in spot-fixing IPL matches. "We suspect Meiyappan gave inside information to arrested actor Vindoo Randhawa who passed on those to the bookies," Mumbai crime branch chief Himanshu Roy said....
09:29 PM, May 24, 2013
Gurunath Meiyappan will be questioned by the Mumbai Police on the IPL betting and the IPL spot-fixing scandals. ...
08:12 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: In tune with India Cements, the owner of the Chennai Super Kings, distancing itself from Gurunath Meiyappan, the Chennai Super Kings' official website seems to have scrubbed all references to the BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law. The India Cements statement said Gurunath Meiyappan "is neither the Owner, nor CEO/Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings," but numerous pages (now deleted) on chennaisuperkings.com referred to Meiyappan as 'Owner' or 'Team...
07:17 PM, May 24, 2013
Madurai: Facing Mumbai Police summons for questioning in the spot-fixing scandal, Gurunath Meiyappan, CSK team owner and son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan, on Friday left by a chartered aircraft for Mumbai to appear before the police. Meiyappan, who has been named by actor Vindoo Dara Singh as being involved in betting, took the flight a little after 5 pm, the deadline set by Mumbai Police for appearing before them...
06:41 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: In another twist to IPL betting scandal, Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been facing the heat after his alleged links with arrested bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh came to light, has now been disowned by India Cements the owner of the Chennai Super Kings. India Cements on Friday released a statement stating that Meiyappan "is neither the Owner, nor CEO/Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings". In a written release...
05:32 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The latest scandal in the IPL has hit the BCCI top brass so hard that the state units have now started questioning N Srinivasan's authority and in all likelihood will seek opinion of former BCCI president Shashank Manohar on the latest fiasco. According to top BCCI officials, Manohar's advice on the way forward and his opinion on Srinivasan's "future" as the BCCI supremo will carry a lot of...
05:25 PM, May 24, 2013
