New Delhi: He is defiant. He seems to have lost support overnight. And it looks like his time at the The Board Of Control For Cricket In India's (BCCI) top brass is numbered. N Srinivasan, however, maintains that he will not resign from the post of BCCI's President despite the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in IPL betting scandal. However, sources have said that the BCCI top brass is...
01:19 PM, May 25, 2013
Madurai: Embattled BCCI President N Srinivasan, whose son-in-law and owner of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested on Friday night for his alleged involvement in IPL betting scandal, left Madurai for Mumbai. Srinivasan, whose departure came on a day when the BCCI is set to meet in Kolkata on Saturday night against the backdrop of the spot-fixing controversy, declined to talk to the waiting mediapersons. Meiyappan was arrested by...
01:10 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hopes that investigators get to the bottom of the mess and reveal the truth about spot fixing. "I believe truth sets you free. I sincerely hope that we get to the bottom of this mess and reveal whatever the truth is, no matter how painful it is," Dravid told media persons after his team went down fighting to the Mumbai Indians in the second...
12:09 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar is now the frontrunner to be the interim chief of the organisation, which has been left in a lurch ever since the pressure on its current president, N Srinivasan, to resign has mounted, sources said. The BCCI board will meet informally ahead of the IPL 6 final in Kolkata on Sunday but the decision on Srinivasan,...
11:47 AM, May 25, 2013
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy said match fixing is there all over the word. ...
11:42 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Alleged international bookie Mohammad Yahya, who was arrested on Friday from Hyderabad airport while he was trying to flee to Dubai, has been sent to 5-day police custody. Yahya had approached a number of players in this season of the IPL, according to sources. According to sources, Yahya, who has been heavily involved in IPL 6 season, had approached not just Rajasthan Royals players, but other players from...
10:52 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
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
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
BCCI Chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for his alleged involvement in betting the IPL matches late Friday night. The move threatens the future of the franchise and perhaps his father-in-law N Srinivasan as the BCCI's top boss. ...
08:21 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: It was the theatre of the absurd as murky dealings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday led to the arrest of BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and the clamour for Srinivasan's resignation grew. Amidst reports that he was likely to resign on Saturday evening, a defiant Srinivasan hit back, saying, "Who has said I am resigning?" Meiyappan, who has allegedly been involved in betting...
01:29 AM, May 25, 2013
The day that started with the assumption whether Gurunath Meiyappan would present himself before the Mumbai Police, ended with his arrest. Gurunath Meiyappan arrested by Mumbai Police after questioning 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...
01:17 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Hours after its spokesperson demanded resignation of Indian cricket board chief N Srinivasan over his son-in-law's name figuring in the investigations into the IPL spot fixing scandal, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday sought to distance itself from the demand. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson DP Tripathi on Friday told reporters that Srinivasan should resign as chief of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India. Tripathi...
01:15 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: 1.28 am: BCCI chief N Srinivasan denies reports, saying, "Who has said I am resigning?" 1.02 am: Sources say that BCCI chief N Srinivasan is likely to resign on Saturday afternoon. Arun Jaitley will most likely be asked to take over as interim president of BCCI, the sources add. 12.50 am: Joint CP Himanshu Roy refuses to mention the sections under which Meiyappan has been arrested. He, however,...
12:12 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
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
