New Delhi: Arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh on Tuesday denied that he was involved in match-fixing and said he found it hard to believe that he was in police custody. "I have never lied. I cooperated with the police. I don't know why was in police custody," he said. Vindoo added that the other betting suspect Gurunath Meiyappan, who is also the son-in-law of BCCI boss N Srinivasan, was...
08:29 PM, Jun 04, 2013
While Rhiti Sports has said that the Indian captain no longer holds shares in the sports management company, it concedes that he has been a shareholder in the past. Since the firm also manages other players who are Team India regulars and perceived to be close to MS Dhoni, is there a concrete case of conflict of interest? How deep does the rot in Indian cricket actually run? Former cricketer...
06:22 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: There's trouble for the arrested cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan in the IPL spot-fixing case. Prosecution has invoked the harsh Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against them. MCOCA is one of the most stringent laws. It provides for any confession made in front of the DCP in Delhi or the SP in any other state to be accepted as evidence. The MCOCA charge is...
01:14 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: The new week begins with a massive challenge confronting the officials of the BCCI. Credibility is at an all time low with the faith of fans shattered. After the heat and dust of Sunday's meet, officials of the Indian cricket board are crossing their fingers for a period of calm. The President still holds his position, but questions remain if he is really marginalised or will N Srinivasan...
08:37 AM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: After a report in the Economic Times that said Team India captain MS Dhoni owns a 5 per cent stake in a sports marketing firm - Rhiti Sports - that manages him and four other current cricketers, the firm issued a statement on Monday in which it denied Dhoni is a shareholder of the company. Rhiti said Dhoni has no shares as on April 26. It said it...
05:21 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Residents of Kolkata and Bangalore vent their anger on the IPL controversy. ...
03:34 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Mumbai: IPL 6 betting suspects Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh were sent to judicial custody till June 14 on Monday. Their bail applications will be heard later in the day. Earlier today, the Mumbai Police detained a bookie, Kesu Pune alias Kishore Badlani at the international airport. Kesu is believed to be one of the links to the D-Company's betting syndicate and considered as one of the most...
11:59 AM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: Questions are now being raised on Team India captain MS Dhoni's business links. The Economic Times has reported that Dhoni has a 15 per cent stake in a sports marketing firm - Rhiti Sports - that manages him and four other current cricketers - Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh. This puts Dhoni in a conflicting position during team selection meetings, where he is expected...
11:24 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police detained one of the important bookies in the Pune circle at the Mumbai airport on Monday. Bookie Kesu Pune alias Kishore Badlani is believed to be one of the links to the Dawood Ibrahim gang betting syndicate. He was detained around 8.00 am and will be brought to the Crime Branch office in an hour. Kesu Pune had reportedly flown to Europe (the exact destination is...
10:35 AM, Jun 03, 2013
CNN-IBN takes a look at some of the big questions that are begging to be asked. ...
09:36 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Chennai: Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president IS Bindra called some of the BCCI working committee members present at the general meeting here Sunday as gutless and said that N Srinivasan, who stepped aside as the board chief, will continue to rubber stamp every decision. Cricket Asscoaition of Bengal (CAB) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya will step in as the "interim president" till the end of the probe involving the role of Srinivasan's...
09:25 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Watch experts like Harsha Bhogle and Kirti Azad speak on measures to clean up India's most loved sports - cricket. ...
08:49 AM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) President N Srinivasan is being asked to step aside unconditional, according to sources in the board. BCCI sources say they will not push for Srinivasan's resignation or impeachment but will ask Srinivasan to step aside till the inquiry into his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's involvement in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal is over. Sources also add that there is no...
09:03 AM, Jun 02, 2013
New Delhi: In a bid to cleanse the game and restore faith in the administrators, the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) working committee is set to meet on Sunday where embattled BCCI President N Srinivasan is likely to step aside pending an inquiry. But sources have told CNN-IBN that Srinivasan has laid down two conditions - first, he wants to appoint the new secretary and treasurer and...
07:38 AM, Jun 02, 2013
New Delhi: Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla resigned from his post on Saturday amid the ongoing spot-fixing scandal that has put a serious doubt over the credibility of the league and the BCCI. However, he remains the BCCI vice president. "I took the decision to quit in view of the recent controversies. I also took into account Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke's resignation before taking the decision," Shukla told...
07:16 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Politicians, BCCI employees and former cricketers talk to CNN-IBN and give their reaction to Sunday's emergency meet. ...
03:15 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Mumbai: Distressed by the IPL spot-fixing scam, BCCI Vice President Niranjan Shah on Saturday said that the scandal has become increasingly "disgraceful" but stopped short of demanding under-fire President N Srinivasan's resignation. "It is much regrettable and distressing that the situation is getting aggravated in increasingly disgraceful manner...the matter pertaining resignation of BCCI's president Mr. Srinivasan should rather be a matter between himself and the rules and regulations of the...
12:53 PM, Jun 01, 2013
New Delhi/ Mumbai/ Chennai: The walls are closing in on Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) chief N Srinivasan after two top board officials - Treasurer Ajay Shirke and Secretary Sanjay Jagdale - quit on Friday evening. Other BCCI office-bearers also likely to resign forcing Srinivasan to call a board meeting early next week, say sources. The spate of resignations came after a CNN-IBN report on how Srinivasan's...
07:41 AM, Jun 01, 2013
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11:38 PM, May 31, 2013
Secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke resigned on Friday, with Jagdale also reportedly stepping down from the three-man BCCI panel appointed to probe the IPL scandal. ...
11:35 PM, May 31, 2013
