London: Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif has lost an appeal against his conviction for spot-fixing. The Court of Appeal in London said on Wednesday there weren't "any grounds, arguable or otherwise, for attacking the safety of the convictions of this applicant." Asif served half of a 12-month sentence for his involvement in a plot with two fellow Pakistan internationals to bowl deliberate no-balls during a Test match against England in 2010....
06:21 PM, Jun 12, 2013
London: A buoyant England would eye the semi-final slot, but it would be a battle of survival for Sri Lanka, after a narrow opening loss, when the two sides clash in their second Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy here on Thursday. The two teams have made contrasting starts to their campaign in the eight-team event, which is being played for the last time. While England thrashed defending...
04:34 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Australia, sans their regular skipper Michael Clarke, proved to be no match to England and now must beat NZ to stay alive. Australia opener David Warner will miss the match pending inquiry into his alleged involvement in a bar brawl. New Zealand had won their first match against Sri Lanka by one wicket. ...
02:03 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Cricketer S Sreesanth, who is out on bail after being arrested for being allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing case, says that he is confident of getting a clean chit in the case. "Even my enemies should not suffer this fate," Sreesanth, who arrived here this morning at the nearby Nedumbassery airport from Delhi, said. ...
11:30 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Accused of spot-fixing, Rajasthan Royals bowler Sreesanth reiterated he is not guilty following his release from Tihar Jail along with the other accused - Ankeet Chavan - on Monday evening. "I played the game in good spirit. I don't want to forget the incident, because it has taught me lots of things. I will surely abide by the law," Sreesanth told reporters after his release. "I am very...
12:02 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Plans to jam mobile phones during matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the scourge of corruption, commentators of the sport said Tuesday. Officials announced an ambitious 12-point plan on Monday aimed at ridding the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament of illegal betting and spot-fixing scandals that have engulfed the game. Jamming phone towers to stop calls to bookmakers...
11:21 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, the newly elected BCCI treasurer Ravi Sawant said that it is a challenging role for him under the existing circumstances and also reflected his views on Raj Kundra being sacked. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, the newly elected BCCI treasurer Ravi Sawant said that it is a challenging role for him under the existing circumstances and also reflected his views on Raj Kundra being sacked. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 11, 2013
London: Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Monday said that his team has always seen West Indian opener Chris Gayle as an impact player, who can take the game away from them or any team single handedly. "The Gayle factor will always be there. He is one of those individuals who has a big impact on the game. It's always good to get him out early. Our fast bowlers will have...
10:19 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, interim BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said that the clean-up process of Indian cricket has started, but however, there's still some time left for the complete effect to take place. Adding to this, Dalmiya also said that cancellation of late-night parties for cricketers and banning of cheerleaders from tournaments is the right way to go forward and should act as a catalyst towards the entire clean-up of the ...
08:53 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Karachi: Zaka Ashraf will be represented by some of the country's top lawyers when the Islamabad High Court holds its hearing on a constitutional writ petition this week, which led to his suspension as the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman. The IHC had, at an earlier hearing, passed a short order stopping Ashraf from functioning as the chairman of the Board, leading to an administrative crisis of sorts in the PCB....
01:16 AM, Jun 11, 2013
London: West Indies team management is banking on quality feedback from its Indian Premier League stars ahead of their Group B clash against India in the ICC Champions Trophy in London on Tuesday. West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said the IPL stars are expected to provide "intelligence" on the Indian players in their team meeting as he admitted that the Twenty20 league inputs will play a crucial factor for the...
10:28 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Indian cricket board interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday promised to look into Mahendra Singh Dhoni's alleged conflict of interest after the team returns from the Champions Trophy being held in England and Wales. "I don't want to disturb the team during the Champions Trophy. I gain nothing by doing that. We have taken a note of the (Dhoni) issue, we are looking into it but we are not...
09:43 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Cricketers S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan, alleged bookies Jiju Janardhan, Tinku Mandi, Chandresh and 14 other accused were granted bail on Monday by the Saket court in Delhi. The court found that was no prima facie evidence to try the accused under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The court said that it did not find any evidence linking the 18 accused to the betting syndicate...
07:48 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Chennai: Chennai-based hotelier Vikram Aggarwal was arrested on Monday by the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID for his role in the IPL betting scandal. "We have been able to establish that he was gambling on IPL matches," said TN CB-CID DSP Venkatraman. Aggarwal appeared before the TN CB-CID today. The police said they have learnt that Aggarwal was in close contact with arrested bookie Kitty and that he used his hotel...
07:21 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Colombo: Renowned Sri Lankan umpire K T Francis, who stood in islanders' inaugural Test match in 1982, has passed away after losing battle against acute diabetes, family sources said Monday. He was 73. Francis died in a hospital yesterday, they said. A Tamil, Francis along with Herbie Felsinger officiated in Sri Lanka's first-ever Test match against England here in February 1982. He was a member of the ICC international panel...
05:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Mumbai: On the day the Board of Cricket Control (BCCI) in India suspended Raj Kundra pending inquiry into the IPL scandal, the Rajasthan Royals' co-owner said he is "shocked, saddened and hurt" with the decision and that he "will fight the grounds of suspension". The decision to suspend Kundra was taken during the BCCI's emergent working committee meeting on Monday. Here is Kundra's full statement: All those who know me...
05:38 PM, Jun 10, 2013
London: Virat Kohli will on Tuesday step out onto the field at The Oval in his 100th one-day international (ODI) appearance when India play West Indies in the ICC Champions Trophy. This will mark the 30th instance of an Indian cricketer reaching the landmark. Kohli, 24, has played 99 ODIs from which he has scored 4085 runs at an average of 49.21 inclusive of 13 centuries and 22 half-centuries. In...
05:37 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Q. Good day Jamie ! Although many RR matches are yet to be contested and it is too early to decide the final four, but since you'll b asked this many times more- who n how do u c the final four for the CT13? Asked by: Mansoor A. India, West Indies, New Zealand...
05:08 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: The BCCI confirmed the Indian cricket team's tour of the West Indies starting later this month for a tri-series as well as a series against Zimbabwe following that in its emergent working committee meeting on Monday. The tri-series, also involving Sri Lanka, will be held between June 28 and July 11. The Indian team will also tour Zimbabwe in July-August for a Test and ODI series. The other...
04:44 PM, Jun 10, 2013
