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
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
New Delhi: Despite the cesspool of a scam, the routine on the grounds of IPL 6 match venues hasn't changed in the least. The presenters have been just as bombastic, the cheergirls have been performing with just as much gusto, the song and dance routine remains just as much cheerful. However, the most striking aspect has been the silence among India's premier commentators. None of them has been allowed to...
11:45 PM, May 24, 2013
Gurunath Meiyappan is being questioned by the Mumbai Police on the IPL betting and the IPL spot-fixing scandals. ...
11:26 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
BCCI chief N Srinivasan is under tremendous pressure to step down as his son-in-law is being probed in the IPL betting scam. ...
10:42 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
Mumbai: Calling for head of N Srinivasan, ex-IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyer on Friday demanded that the BCCI president should be suspended with the police probing his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's alleged proximity to Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, arrested for betting on IPL matches. Modi's attorney Mehmood Abdi said in a statement that Srinivasan should also face BCCI's disciplinary panel. "It's a real testing time for BCCI to prove that...
10:01 PM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Praising Rajasthan Royals'(RR) effort at "getting everybody gell together" after the side was rocked by the spot fixing scam, cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar feels the developments have further boosted the bonding between the squad. "I think it's a question of getting everybody gelling together and that is what has happened. Yes I think they have had a traumatic last 10-15 days and that is in fact, if anything, that...
09:45 PM, May 24, 2013
The IPL scandal has hit the highest levels of the BCCI with BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law under the radar over betting. ...
09:43 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: As Chennai Super Kings team owner Gurunath Meiyappan landed in Mumbai for questioning in connection with the raging betting scandal, the Mumbai Police on Friday said for the first time that they would also quiz him about his suspected role in spot-fixing IPL matches. "We suspect Meiyappan gave inside information to arrested actor Vindoo Randhawa who passed on those to the bookies," Mumbai crime branch chief Himanshu Roy said....
09:29 PM, May 24, 2013
Gurunath Meiyappan will be questioned by the Mumbai Police on the IPL betting and the IPL spot-fixing scandals. ...
08:12 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Friday extended the police custody of Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, arrested for alleged links with IPL betting syndicates, till May 28. Mumbai Police's Crime Branch told the court that it planned to 'confront' Vindoo with Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan (who has been summoned for questioning) and question him about IPL spot-fixing and betting. The remand plea of the Crime Branch...
07:54 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
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha flayed the Finance Ministry and the RBI for not taking action on the recommendations of the Parliamentary committee on the IPL. ...
07:17 PM, May 24, 2013
