It took close to 14 years, since the Mohammad Azharuddin episode in 1999, for a first-of-its-kind crackdown on the betting mafia, which has had contrasting ...
05:31 PM, May 23, 2013
Former Cabinet minister Kamal Morarka has suggested that the BCCI should not be brought under RTI. ...
05:16 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad came up short against Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator here but their inaugural Indian Premier League campaign was a successful one, their captain Cameron White has said. SRH won 10 out of their 16 league matches before losing the knock-out game against Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Wednesday. The team inherited a bulk of the players from the now defunct Deccan Chargers. "It's...
05:10 PM, May 23, 2013
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said that the IPL is as good as a gambling den and that it is a conduit for black money. He said the name of Indian Premium League shoould be changed to 'Indian Paapi League'. "It's pure and simple betting and gambling. This is what the sport has of cricket has been reduced to," he added. ...
05:05 PM, May 23, 2013
BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's role is under the scanner over allegations of betting in IPL. ...
04:38 PM, May 23, 2013
The top names in the Indian cricket administration are strongly defending BCCI chief N Srinivasan. ...
04:30 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: The Mumbai Police team on Thursday had to leave Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan's residence without questioning him as he was not in Chennai. They handed over the summons to those present at Meiyappan's residence. The police team was, in fact, made to wait outside Meiyappan's residence for quite a few minutes. Gurunath Meiyappan has been asked to appear before the Mumbai Police on Friday for questioning in...
03:57 PM, May 23, 2013
BJP MP Kirti Azad has targeted the party's senior leader Arun Jaitley over the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Questioning the BCCI disciplinary committee headed by Jaitley, Azad said, "Hand over the spot-fixing probe to the NIA. What is the disciplinary committee doing?" ...
03:44 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team`s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling "bereavement in some ways". "I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to the team. It`s something I have never experienced anything like it. It`s like bereavement in...
03:00 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: A couple of more players are under the radar in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and are likely to be questioned next week, say sources. The name of the players, sources say, came up after the interrogation of a group of bookies. The police have also asked for the footage of all the matches played by the Rajasthan Royals from IPL's broadcaster Set Max. The Delhi Police is also...
02:57 PM, May 23, 2013
Nashik: Five persons were arrested for allegedly betting on the IPL matches during a raid at a bungalow in Nashik, the police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the Sai Palace bungalow in the city on Wednesday night and arrested the five bookies, Assistant Commissioner of Police Pankaj Rahane said. Ten mobile phones, a laptop and other betting related material were also seized from the place,...
02:35 PM, May 23, 2013
Jaipur: More arrests are taking place in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and illegal betting scandal. Another bookie has been arrested now from Ajmer in Rajasthan. The bookie has been identified as Akash Garg. Rajasthan has in the recent times emerged as a hub for bookies in addition to Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa. The betting scandal in the past few days has seen arrests of bookies from Mumbai, Kolkata and...
02:10 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The big betting controversy of the Indian Premier League has reached the Chennai Super Kings with arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh revealing links with senior people in the franchise. In fact, Vindoo Dara Singh has also been spotted watching IPL matches with CSK captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi. Sakshi has taken to Twitter to react to the ongoing betting controversy. In an apparent dig on the recent reports,...
01:35 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the IPL spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the Sports Minister of the...
12:45 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Nine people, including one bookie, have been arrested by a special team of Kolkata Police from Ultanga area in Kolkata for being allegedly involved in a cricket betting racket. "We have arrested few people, including a bookie last night. We are investigating the case. They will be produced before a court today," DC (DD special) Santosh Pandey said. Initial investigations said they had betted on a match between Mumbai...
12:38 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the IPL spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the Sports Minister of the...
12:25 PM, May 23, 2013
Mumbai: As the Indian Premier League betting net widens, more shocking details are emerging. According to the police, Vindoo Dara Singh used to collect all the information about the teams form people associated with the league and also used to enquire about which team could win and then used to place the bets. He also admitted that he used to be during the cricket World Cup matches. Vindoo revealed that...
12:25 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: A Mumbai Police team is in Chennai to question Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan, according to sources. This comes after arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh said he placed bets on behalf of Meiyappan in the Indian Premier League. Sources have also told CNN-IBN that apart from Meiyappan, other functionaries in the Chennai Super Kings may also be quizzed. Sources...
12:23 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: The threat of rain is looming over the IPL 6 final and the second qualifier to be held here, according to the Met department. It's been raining heavily in the city for the last few days as Rajasthan Royals, who eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday night at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla, prepare themselves to play Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier at the historic Eden Gardens on Friday...
11:28 AM, May 23, 2013
Sydney: Fined for his twitter tirade against a couple of journalists, Australian opener David Warner said he was "remorseful" of his comments but insisted that he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report lambasting the IPL due to the ongoing spot-fixing scandal. Warner, who turns up for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour and fined...
11:12 AM, May 23, 2013
