New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday ruled out the involvement of owners on Indian Premier League teams so far, saying nobody's name has cropped up yet.
"No owner's name has surfaced in our investigation. When they found out that players did not play up to their full potential and that they gave runs away for money, they complained that they've been cheated," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said.
A total of 20 people -- three IPL players, four former players and 13 bookies and their assistants -- have been arrested since May 16 in connection with the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the cricketing world. Ajit Chandila, Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan are the three Rajasthan Royals players who were arrested.
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03:10 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians batsman Dwayne Smith Saturday was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Friday. Smith admitted to the Level 1 offence of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final...
02:11 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Veteran Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who provided inspirational leadership to the beleaguered Rajasthan Royals this season, has decided to call it quits from the IPL with the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 being his last assignment for the franchise. "At 41, 12 months is a long way away. Luckily we have qualified for the Champions League (in October) which is a few months away. You know, I think that would...
01:19 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hopes that investigators get to the bottom of the mess and reveal the truth about spot fixing. "I believe truth sets you free. I sincerely hope that we get to the bottom of this mess and reveal whatever the truth is, no matter how painful it is," Dravid told media persons after his team went down fighting to the Mumbai Indians in the second...
12:09 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: In further evidence that all is not well within the BCCI and the IPL, the official website of the lucrative Twenty20 league has removed the Fair Play Award table from its pages. At the time of removal, Chennai Super Kings - embroiled in a potentially fatally damaging controversy involving its CEO and team principal - and Rajasthan Royals - who had three active players arrested last week on...
11:21 AM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Despite having gone down to the Mumbai Indians in a nerve-wracking IPL playoff, Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid lauded his teammates for splendidly rising up to challenges both on and off the field, and said it has been a "pleasure to lead this team". Dravid said the squad has "probably given more than they had been asked to". "Just take our team spirit, our energy... the fight we had...
10:15 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Temperatures continued to remain high across North India on Friday with the national capital touching 45 degrees Celsius and Amritsar boiling at 47 degrees Celsius. Rajasthan sizzled between 44 and 47 degrees Celsius. However, the Met department has said that a marginal fall in temperature can be expected by Sunday. 84 people have died in Andhra Pradesh since the 1st of April due to the heat. New Delhi...
07:30 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: In spite of the arrest of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan for his alleged involvement in the betting scam, N Srinivasan has declined to step down from his post as BCCI chief. Srinivasan, told CNN-IBN that he was not resigning and would complete his tenure. Earlier in the day there were reports that Srinivisan would resign as BCCI boss if Meiyappan got arrested. Meiyappan...
01:17 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
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
Live updates from the 2nd Qualifier of IPL 6 played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut down to size...
06:45 PM, May 24, 2013
As the probe reaches the doorstep of the franchise he owns, and the team CEO and his son-in-law summoned by the police for questioning, should the BCCI president step down? Former BCCI vice-president and former Cabinet Minister Kamal Morarka joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Similar to how Ministry of Corp Affairs intervened in Satyam Scandal, BCCI should be shown the same treatment and N Srinivasan...
05:21 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh on Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty. "If there is a problem somewhere, it does not mean the whole organisation should be shut. It will not be right as so many people in the country...
01:21 PM, May 24, 2013
Nashik: A local court has remanded five bookies, arrested in connection with alleged betting on IPL matches, in police custody till May 25. The five bookies - Rajendra Savna, resident of Nashik Road, Sameer Mahindra Mantri, Praveen Bhutada, Ravindra Dhage and Pankaj Somani (all from Buldhana, Maharashtra) - were arrested from Nashik road on Wednesday night while they were allegedly betting on the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers...
01:00 PM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata woke up to a cloudy morning on Friday with possibility of rain later when Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in the second Qualifier of IPL 6, with the winner progressing to play the final against Chennai Super Kings. Kolkata, also to host the final on Sunday, has seen clouds hanging over the city with spells of rain over the last few days, and...
11:04 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The widening net in the IPL spot-fixing and betting case continues to grow by the day. Actor Vindoo Dara Singh's interrogation, which first brought the focus on Chennai Super Kings CEO and BCCI chief N Srinavasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, has now also reached Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf. Gurunath Meiyappan was served summons by the Mumbai Police on Thursday to appear before investigators in Mumbai. Meiyappan though has asked...
07:50 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The Mumbai Police on Thursday served a notice to Chennai Super Kings team owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, asking him to appear before it for questioning by 5.00 pm on Friday. The police claimed they needed to probe a substantial number of calls made by arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh to Meiyappan and bookie Ramesh Vyas. All through Thursday, even as dramatic scenes...
10:40 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The Mumbai Police on Thursday served a notice to Chennai Super Kings team owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, asking him to appear before it for questioning by 5.00 pm on Friday. The police claimed they needed to probe a substantial number of calls made by arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh to Meiyappan and bookie Ramesh Vyas. All through Thursday, even as dramatic scenes...
10:40 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians's explosive batsman Dwayne Smith on Thursday lamented that he has squandered many a good starts but vowed to make it count against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Qualifier 2 on Friday. "Yes, it's frustrating. I've got a five or six starts, three fifties but did not carry on by getting out to careless shots," Smith said of his 28-ball 68 against Chennai Super Kings in the previous...
08:35 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will look to reach their second IPL final when they take the field at Eden Gardens here on Friday night. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut...
06:44 PM, May 23, 2013
