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Sports minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root cause of the menacing problem.   

Refusing to be drawn into the furore surrounding a TV sting operation which claims to have exposed corruption in the IPL, David Hussey said he would be "very disappointed" if media questions the integrity of his players. 'We don't lack strike bowlers' 

English umpiring great Harold "Dickie" Bird was presented with an honour at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his outstanding sporting career and charity work.

Keeping faith in the IPL franchisee owners, BCCI President N Srinivisan on Tuesday refused to believe that the team owners may have some involvement in the spot-fixing as the Twenty20 league is under-scanner now.

All the five cricketers shown in the TV sting are expected to appear before the BCCI's anti-corruption unit in New Delhi on Wednesday.

A day after being stunned by a television sting that has raised serious concerns of possible corruption and underhand dealings, particularly in the Indian Premier League, senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials tried to link the conduct of the players caught in the row to the now-defunct Indian Cricket League.

When it comes to judging corruption allegations in cricket, particularly in the sub-continent, 'no smoke without fire' has become the favoured testing method.
N Ananthanarayanan writes. The Guilty

The Daredevils captain sort of laid down the 'ground rules' for the game with two impressive catches, and his team promptly took the cue to come up with one of the most impressive showings on the field. Subhash Rajta reports. Cracking shots

With 18 points from 14 games, the Mumbai team management should be proud of its players, but one is not sure if they are happy with the disciplinary record as the boys have provided the most ugly moments of this season. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports. The offenders |
Mumbai meets Kolkata in IPL cracker 

Delhi Daredevils qualified for the playoffs with a scrappy five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPl) at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday. Scorecard

A rattled Indian cricket board reacted swiftly to allegations of spot-fixing and underhand financial dealings in the Indian Premier league (IPL), suspending five players until an inquiry is conducted. HT reports. I am being framed: Shalabh Srivastava  | Infamous five

A visibly annoyed Shah Rukh Khan today sought to put an end to his comparison with KKR's former captain Sourav Ganguly and asked the fans to "grow up" and stop correlating the two.

Off-spinner Ajit Chandila's show helps former champs Rajasthan Royals pile on Ganguly-led team's misery. Rohit Bhaskar reports. Scorecard | A hattrick up their sleeve | Cracking shots

In their return match against the Deccan Chargers, KXIP brought back Ryan Harris in place of David Miller, their only batsman this season with a 150 plus strike rate. Kaushik Chatterji reports. Scorecard