New Delhi: After his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's arrest in the IPL betting case, the focus is now on BCCI chief N Srinivasan as pressure mounts on him to step down. However, Srinivasan has stated that he is not resigning. Srinivasan, told CNN-IBN that he was not resigning and would complete his tenure. Earlier on Friday, there were reports that Srinivasan would resign as BCCI boss if Meiyappan got arrested. Sources...
08:57 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
Lalit Modi in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN also told that current IPL commissioner Rajiv Shukla and Arun Jaitley should also take responsibility and admitted to that fact that he created a monster in IPL. ...
12:59 AM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians set their date with Chennai Super Kings on Sunday's IPL 6 final after beating Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the second Qualifier at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Following a stellar performance in the field by Harbhajan Singh (3 for 23), Mumbai were steered towards victory by Dwayne Smith before a collapse of 4 for 16 changed the tone of the chase. In the end, Mumbai...
12:45 AM, May 25, 2013
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11:54 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Friday demanded that Chennai Super Kings' contract should be "cancelled" immediately and fresh auctions should be held in the wake of franchise owner Gurunath Meiyappan's name cropping up in the spot-fixing scandal. "If a owner of an IPL team is engaged in betting, the contract clearly states that there is a suo moto right to cancel the agreement of the team and...
10:36 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Cricketer Sreesanth arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal had gifted a smart phone to a second girl and investigators have recovered it, police sources said on Friday. "We have recovered a second mobile phone, a Blackberry Bold, from his female friend. He has gifted this phone to her. He purchased it from Jaipur during one of the matches played by his team there," a senior police...
07:41 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
New Delhi: A plea for a separate cell in Tihar jail on the grounds of being "well educated" and belonging to a "respected family" has been rejected by a Delhi court which on Friday dismissed the petition of former Ranji cricketer Manish Guddewar arrested in IPL spot fixing scandal. The court rejected the plea of Guddewar, a former Ranji player of Vidarbha, saying lots of educated people are lodged in...
06:55 PM, May 24, 2013
Live updates from the 2nd Qualifier of IPL 6 played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut down to size...
06:45 PM, May 24, 2013
Karachi: PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf on Friday said they have no clue why Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was under investigation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and why he has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy. Rauf is under police scanner for involvement in spot-fixing, although nothing concrete has come out yet. "The ICC has told us they were withdrawing Rauf from the Champions Trophy panel, but so far we don't...
03:46 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Developments in the IPL spot-fixing scandal moved at a frantic pace on Friday, with sources telling CNN-IBN that BCCI chief N Srinivasan may step down if his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan is arrested. Meiyappan has been summoned for questioning by the Mumbai Police after arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh told the police that Meiyappan is involved in betting on IPL matches. The CSK...
03:21 PM, May 24, 2013
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
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
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
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
