
New Delhi: The plea of arrested Indian pacer S Sreesanth that he be provided with a copy of the FIR of the IPL spot-fixing scandal case was on Monday disposed of by a Delhi court as his lawyer did not turn up to pursue it. "No one present on behalf of the applicant (Sreesanth's advocate). The application is dismissed for non prosecution," Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao said.
Sreesanth and two of his teammates of Rajasthan Royals franchise and 11 bookies were remanded in five days police custody on May 16. The lawyer on May 17 had moved an application before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma, seeking a copy of the FIR to prepare his defence.
However, as the CMM did not hold the court on MOnday, the matter was sent to another Metropolitan Magistrate who disposed of the plea of Sreesanth as his lawyer could not appear to argue the application. Earlier, the CMM had allowed the lawyers of the cricketer and other accused to inspect the copy of the FIR.
Seeking seven days custody for accused, the police had told the court that Sreesanth and his IPL teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan, who were arrested in Mumbai early this week, had betted and taken money for every ball and run in every over. ...
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07:24 PM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: The two big powerhouses of the IPL face off in neutral territory on Tuesday in the first Qualifier - two-time winners Chennai Super Kings versus title aspirants Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla, with victory in the capitol ensuring the winner a berth in the IPL 6 final. Having confirmed their presence in the final four with a strong run during the latter half of the league...

06:14 PM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: In latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, Delhi Police have detained Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from Delhi as investigation moved forward frantically on the last day of the custody of three Rajasthan Royals' players. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had allegedly introduced bookie Sunil Bhatia to Ajit Chandila. Earlier in the day, police recovered Rs. 20 lakh from...

05:31 PM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: In latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, Delhi Police have detained Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from Delhi as investigation moved forward frantically on the last day of the custody of three Rajasthan Royals' players. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had allegedly introduced bookie Sunil Bhatia to Ajit Chandila. Earlier in the day, police recovered Rs. 20 lakh from...

05:31 PM, May 20, 2013

Melbourne: Test opener David Warner will have a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry exchanges with two journalists. Cricket Australia said Warner, who is set to play for Australia in the Champions Trophy and Ashes Test series in England, was alleged to have breached a section of its Code of Behavior relating to "unbecoming behavior." Warner used Twitter on Friday night...

03:39 PM, May 20, 2013

Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance...

02:48 PM, May 20, 2013

Mumbai: Arrested Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth is facing more trouble as details tumble out in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Mumbai Police sources have now told CNN-IBN that the examination of Sreesanth's laptop and notebook points to his e-mail interactions with a suspected Bollywood casting director, who sent him pictures of models. Sources say that some e-mails, possibly Sreesanth's conversations with Jiju and a bookie Jupiter, have been deleted and now...

12:24 PM, May 20, 2013

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad chief coach Tom Moody has said reaching play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was rewarding and satisfying for the team. "Lot of people at the beginning of the tournament gave us no hope whatsoever. So it is very rewarding and satisfying that we managed to work well as a team and jell well as a team and surprised few people," the Australian said after Sunrisers beat...

12:13 PM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: BCCI officials are expected to meet Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday over the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal, according to sources. This comes as the role of other cricketers is also coming to light in the case. On Sunday, former Ranji Trophy player Manish Gundevar was arrested and the Delhi Police is now on the lookout for a sixth cricketer - Ranji Trophy player Babu Rao...

11:07 AM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: Even as the arrested cricketers and bookies are being interrogated in the IPL spot-fixing scandal for the fourth day on Monday, CNN-IBN has learned that Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth's lawyer could be applying for bail. The five-day police custody of the three cricketers - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - and the bookies ends on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the probe continues to snare more and more...

09:27 AM, May 20, 2013

New Delhi: The net in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal is widening each day. Police sources say the third day interrogation of the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing have revealed clear patterns of the murky deals that shamed Indian cricket. It now emerges that domestic and first class cricketers were allegedly acting as conduits for the top bookies and the players. After Jiju and Amit Singh, the Delhi Police...

07:35 AM, May 20, 2013

Pune: Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene said they will have to "move on" after enduring a tough Indian Premier League season during which they finished at the bottom of the table. Delhi finished with the wooden spoon after losing their final game to Pune Warriors by 38 runs here on Sunday. "Tough day at the office for us, sums up the season. They played better cricket on this wicket. Rough...

09:16 PM, May 19, 2013

Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Zaheer Khan is eager to "reclaim" his place in the Indian team and said he will look to use the period after IPL to attain peak fitness. Having returned to the RCB playing XI after a long injury layoff, Zaheer, who was dropped after the third Test against England last December, said he was "itching" to get back on the field. "Post-IPL I have to put...

07:37 PM, May 19, 2013

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07:05 PM, May 19, 2013

Bangalore: Impressed with a fit-again Zaheer Khan's magnificent bowling show against Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings is hopeful that the veteran pacer will play a key role in the play-offs if the team sneaks into the next round. "The tough thing for me was to try get Zak match fit. Hopefully he hasn't started off too late and he is going to help us in semi-finals...

03:44 PM, May 19, 2013

Live updates from Game 71 between Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium. Pune Warriors India host Delhi Daredevils in a match which will decide who takes the last spot in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have a tournament to forget, each picking up just three wins in 15 matches and it's hard to say who is the favourite going into...

03:15 PM, May 19, 2013

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may hand life bans to the tainted quartet of S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and Amit Singh in a meeting in Chennai on Sunday. Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan have played several matches for Rajasthan Royals this season, while Amit represented the Jaipur-based IPL team for the first few seasons. Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan have reportedly confessed to spot-fixing in...

08:25 AM, May 19, 2013

Hyderabad: Curtains might have already fallen on Kolkata Knight Riders' title defence campaign in the IPL 6, but the Gautam Gambhir-led side would like to finish the tournament on a high when they play Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday, said the team's coach Trevor Bayliss. "It is a must-win game for us because we would like to finish with a win. We did not play the way we played last...

08:13 PM, May 18, 2013

Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. Follow the LIVE Blog from match 70 of IPL 6 here. ...

07:08 PM, May 18, 2013

Mumbai: A team of the Mumbai crime branch raided the Sofitel Hotel in Mumbai's Badra-Kurla Complex on Friday night in relation to the spot-fixing case, from where they have seized a laptop that possibly belongs to the arrested Rajasthan Royals' player Sreesanth. Though it's still not certain if the laptop is owned by Sreesanth, sources have told CNN-IBN that it is possible that Sreesanth may have contacted the bookies from...

03:14 PM, May 18, 2013