Actor Vindoo Dara Singh also blamed the media of sensationalising the news and being "irresponsible". ...
11:47 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Weeks after cricketer S Sreesanth was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case, his parents have come out in his defence saying their son is innocent. "He has played for India for several years now. His only ambition in life is to continue playing for India," said Shantakumaran Nair. ...
07:28 PM, Jun 05, 2013
BCCI Vice President Arun Jaitley speaks to CNN-IBN on the present crisis engulfing Indian cricket and the board. ...
01:49 PM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals' owner Raj Kundra has been questioned by the Delhi police in matter relating to betting and spot-fixing case that has tainted Indian cricket. Three players from Rajasthan - Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - are in custody after being accused of spot-fixing in the sixth edition of the IPL. Kundra is the first person to be questioned after Maharashtra Control of...
11:04 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Catch the day's top stories with Bhupendra Chaubey on India @ 9. ...
11:51 PM, Jun 04, 2013
The IPL 6 spot-fixing and betting controversy has raised many questions about the BCCI as well as the current state of Indian cricket, and as revealed by an opinion poll conducted by CNN-IBN recently, the overwhelming response is one of disillusionment towards the governing body of the sport in India. ...
10:46 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Former Madras High Court judge Justice K Chandru has raised questions over the inclusion of two judges in the BCCI probe panel. ...
09:04 PM, Jun 04, 2013
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
The Delhi Police on Tuesday invoked the stringent MCOCA against suspended cricketer S Sreesanth and 22 others in the IPL spot-fixing scandal for which the "command" originated from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's outfit. Following this, a Delhi court remanded Sreesanth, another player Ajit Chandila and the others to further judicial custody till June 18. ...
08:04 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking shifting of probe into the IPL spot-fixing scandal from Delhi and Mumbai Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation to unearth the larger conspiracy and insulate the investigation from "highly influential persons and politicians". The petition in this regard was mentioned before a bench of justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Madan B Lokur which said...
07:51 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Sources in the Delhi Police on Tuesday said that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his close aide Chhota Shakeel are suspects in the IPL spot-fixing case. In a sensational twist to the scandal, Delhi Police said that Sreesanth and two players were acting at the "command" of the underworld don and his aide, among India's most wanted, as it invoked the stringent MCOCA against 23 accused in the...
05:53 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come under sharp attack from some former cricketers for his alleged conflict of interest for having stakes in the sports management company which handles him and three of his Indian team-mates. Dhoni found himself in a controversy when it came to light that he had 15 per cent stake in Rhiti Sports, which also manages Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha,...
04:09 PM, Jun 04, 2013
A Mumbai court has granted conditional bail to Gurunath Meiyappan and Vindoo Dara Singh in the IPL betting case. In fact all those who had applied for bail, including bookies have been given bail including Ramesh Vyas. ...
03:50 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
Mumbai: After almost two weeks of being in police custody in the IPL betting case, BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh were on Tuesday granted bail by a Mumbai court. All others arrested by the Mumbai Police in the betting scandal including bookies Ramesh Vyas, Alpesh Patel and Prem Tarneja have also been granted bail. The court has granted them conditional bail on sureties...
11:43 AM, Jun 04, 2013
A six-city opinion poll has shown that the overwhelming response from citizens to the BCCI and Indian cricket is one of disillusionment. ...
10:12 AM, 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: BCCI meet at Chennai was "more perfectly fixed" than any IPL match because it was done "not by the bookies, but by the bosses", Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said on Monday amid criticism of the cricket body's functioning. "People say the BCCI meet in Chennai was more perfectly fixed than any IPL match because it was done not by the bookies but by the bosses", the Congress leader...
10:05 PM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: The IPL 6 spot-fixing and betting controversy has raised many questions about the BCCI as well as the current state of Indian cricket, and as revealed by an opinion poll conducted by CNN-IBN recently, the overwhelming response is one of disillusionment towards the governing body of the sport in India. The poll, conducted among residents of six cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai - on...
09:00 PM, Jun 03, 2013
A newspaper reported on Monday that MS Dhoni has a 15 per cent stake in Rhiti Sports - a sports marketing firm, and that has put the India captain in an uncomfortable position. CNN-IBN discusses the matter. ...
08:44 PM, Jun 03, 2013
