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
New Delhi: 9.33 pm: BCCI CAO Ratnakar Shetty said, "We had sought an appointment with Himanshu Roy (Mumbai Joint CP, Crime) to hand over a letter from the BCCI as the Supreme Court has said that the BCCI must complete its enquiry within 15 days. We have requested the Mumbai Police to help in our enquiry. At the same time, we also promised to help in their investigations." 8.58 pm:...
10:57 AM, May 23, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, daughter of badminton icon Prakash Padukone, says sports was pure and clean during her father's time. She rues how malpractices such as spot-fixing can give any sport a bad name. Following news of actor Vindoo Dara Singh's association in the recent spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Deepika says it is sad how because of a few people, several others come in the...
10:29 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi/Mumbai: While Mumbai Police sources say they are likely to question Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of CSK's owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan, more shocking details are tumbling out. Sources say Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday, has named three players who he was in constant touch with. Sources say he has also claimed that he was placing bets for Bollywood celebrities and Gurunath. As...
10:19 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid was all praise for his team following a four-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6 eliminator at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday night. Chasing 133 to win, Rajastan were in deep trouble at one time but thanks to Brad Hodge's 54* they were able to get over the line in a close chase. "It has been a great journey. It has...
09:18 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge was extremely happy with his effort that helped his side beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6 Eliminator on Wednesday night. Chasing 133 to win, Rajasthan were reduced to 57 for 5 at one time at the Feroz Shah Kotla here and were facing exit but Hodge held his nerve with an unbeaten 54 guiding the 2008 champions into the second qualifier against Mumbai...
08:40 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: After all that has unfolded since May 16, Rajasthan Royals needed something to put a smile on their faces. Ever since the shocking news broke in the early hours of last Thursday that three Rajasthan players had been arrested on allegations of spot-fixing in IPL 6, Rajasthan's rosy campaign had turned sour. Off the field, the team put up stern faces and chose not to comment on the...
07:56 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: As the Indian Premier League spot-fixing net widens, more shocking details are emerging. Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar has confirmed that more teams apart from Rajasthan Royals are being probed. Speaking to CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7, Neeraj Kumar said the police are working on leads in connection with the involvement of other teams. When asked which teams are under the radar, Neeraj Kumar said, "We don't want to...
07:50 AM, May 23, 2013
Vindoo Singh, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged links with the bookies. ...
11:57 PM, May 22, 2013
In another shocking turn of events, Vindoo Dara Singh, the Bollywood actor arrested on Tuesday in connection with spot-fixing in IPL 6, has admitted to being in touch with a relative of the owner of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, according to sources on Wednesday morning. ...
11:45 PM, May 22, 2013
