New Delhi: 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." "...middle way out is it should be regulated in a way which reduces this to an acceptable level. Hence, the...
02:51 PM, May 24, 2013
Even as Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said the the functioning of the IPL and the BCCI do not come under the Sports Ministry, he added that the government is thinking of ways to bring more transparency in Indian sports. ...
02:25 PM, May 24, 2013
Cave HilL, Barbados: West Indies vice-captain Denesh Ramdin has backed his team to make a smooth transition to the 50-over format when they open their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month. Several leading members of the squad have been campaigning in the Indian Premier League over the last six weeks but Ramdin said Thursday he expected no fallout from this. In fact, he contended that the IPL...
02:24 PM, May 24, 2013
Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan left his father-in-law and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's Kodaikanal residence on Friday afternoon. Sources say he will take a flight to Mumbai from the Madurai airport. Sources say Meiyappan consulted his lawyers and has decided to appear for questioning by the Mumbai Police. ...
01:58 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: 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...
01:21 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: He did not go into the details of it but 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. Speaking at the conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States/UTs in-charge of sports and youth affairs, Jitendra said transparency was the key to preventing corruption whether in cricket or...
01:18 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: 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". "We have requested Kapil Sibal to ensure that the strongest possible punishment is made in the new law to bring an...
01:11 PM, May 24, 2013
Nashik: 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...
01:00 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Rattled by the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken Indian cricket, IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley on Friday met Law Minister Kapil Sibal, demanding that a strong anti-fixing legislation be "enacted as soon as possible". "Today Arun Jaitley, who is a BCCI vice-President and the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee and me met Law Minister Mr Kapil Sibal and requested that the strongest possible law...
12:47 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Describing the IPL spot-fixing scandal as unfortunate, former India football captain Baichung Bhutia said betting should be legalised in the country to stop corruption in cricket. "In Europe betting is legalised and you don't come across such scams everyday in football like you get to see it in cricket. I think legalising would make it better," Bhutia told reporters on the sidelines of a Football Players Association of India...
11:59 AM, May 24, 2013
Hyderabad: An alleged cricket bookie was nabbed from the international airport in Hyderabad by a Delhi Police team in the early hours on Friday. "One person identified as Mohammad Yahya has been picked up from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in connection with the cricket betting racket by the Delhi Police team in the wee hours," a senior police official said. Yahya was picked up by police while he...
11:45 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Police are unlikely to entertain Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan's request for extension of deadline to appear for questioning after his name cropped up during investigation into the IPL spot-fixing case, sources told CNN-IBN. Mumbai Police sources say Meiyappan must honour Friday's 5 pm deadline to appear for questioning. The police had issued summons to Meiyappan on Thursday stating clearly that he must appear for questioning...
11:33 AM, May 24, 2013
England: India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott who feels the menace of fixing, which has currently dented the IPL's reputation, emerges more frequently in the Asian countries. "The way to stop it altogether, except for the odd one - but we're getting too many at the minute - is this business of making betting legal in India. It's illegal, so...
11:29 AM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh's custody in the IPL betting case ends on Friday and the Mumbai Police is likely to seek an extension of the custody as the probe in the case is on. It is Vindoo Dara Singh's interrogation that led to Chennai Super Kings CEO and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan. According to the police, the call records of Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara...
10:43 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Investigation into the IPL spot-fixing scandal continues to shock the cricketing world with Mumbai Police sources now telling CNN-IBN that Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of the BCCI chief N Srinivasan, has been placing bets on IPL matches since 2011. According to sources, Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh - arrested in the spot-fixing case - has revealed that Meiyappan started with bets of Rs. 10 lakh that went up to...
09:53 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: 11.53 pm: Mumbai Crime Branch arrests Gurunath Meiyappan after questioning. He will be produced in court in the mandated 24 hours. Himanshu Roy, Jt CP, Crime, said, "We find his involvement in the offence. He will now be arrested. He will be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours." 11.27 pm: Mumbai Police claims Meiyappan is being evasive during questioning. 10.30 pm: Sources say Mumbai Police will likely...
09:26 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has made it clear that no foreign player is involved in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal. "No foreign player's name has come up in our investigation," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said. He said 12 bookies and three players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - have been arrested so far in the case. The custody of former Ranji player Manish Gudheva...
09:08 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The widening net in the IPL spot-fixing and betting case continues to grow by the day. Actor Vindoo Dara Singh's interrogation, which first brought the focus on Chennai Super Kings CEO and BCCI chief N Srinavasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, has now also reached Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf. Gurunath Meiyappan was served summons by the Mumbai Police on Thursday to appear before investigators in Mumbai. Meiyappan though has asked...
07:50 AM, May 24, 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 in a 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 be...
12:04 AM, May 24, 2013
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