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Spot-fixing scam: Rajasthan Royals lodge complaint

Rajasthan Royals on Monday lodged a written complaint of cheating in the spot-fixing case, said a Delhi Police officer.

Mumbai cops explore terror links to spot-fixing network

Mumbai Police, who have arrested six bookies in connection with the spot-fixing scandal, today told a local court that they would investigate if the Pakistanis with whom the bookies were in touch had any terror links or connections with the organised crime syndicates.

Spot-fixing: Baburao, second player from Vidharbha held

The day after police nabbed former Vidarbha cricketer Manish Guddewar, another Vidarbha player employed with the Railways, Baburao Yadav, was arrested on charges of fixing. Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh report.

Survey: Most don’t care who wins tournament now

The Hindustan Times-C fore survey conducted in six cities shows that a whopping 74% do not care about who wins the domestic T20 tournament in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal.

More than just spot in the final for these T20 titans

For all practical purposes in Indian cricket, Chennai and Mumbai have often stood as chief rivals. Then the two face each other in Qualifier 1 of the Indian T20 league on Tuesday, with a spot in the final the reward for the winner, the rivalry will demand a lot more than usual. Khurram Habib reports.

Broad sends NZ to defeat

Stuart Broad took seven wickets to rip through the New Zealand batting order and bowl England to an emphatic 170-run victory on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday.

Players splurged advance paid to them by bookies

Investigation into the spot-fixing scandal has revealed that the three arrested players — S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan — had splurged the money given in advance to them by bookies on expensive apparel, mobile phones, wristwatches and other gadgets. Karn Pratap Singh reports.

Chandila went expensive shopping with the bookie

Investigation into the spot-fixing scam has revealed that Amit Singh, a cricketer-turned-bookie, was not only instrumental in approaching and inducting players into spot-fixing but was also tasked to take ‘extra care’ of the requirements of Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan. Karn Pratap Singh reports.

Mumbai Police may book Sreesanth in a separate spot-fixing case, seek his custody

Warner to face disciplinary hearing over Twitter rant

Australia opening batsman David Warner will face a disciplinary hearing for his Twitter outburst against two senior Australian cricket journalists, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.

Spot-fixing: BCCI sets up own probe, will go by its report

The crucial BCCI working committee meeting today spelled out a standard course of action by ordering a fresh probe into spot-fixing charges against three Rajasthan Royals' players and appointed its anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani as the probe commissioner. Vivek Sharma reports. 'BCCI is handicapped against bookies’

Jiju was like Sreesanth's 'satellite': Kerala cricket official

Kerala Cricket Association secretary TC Mathew today revealed that pacer S Sreesanth was indeed very close to Jiju Janardhanan, and called him the 'satellite' of the tainted speedster.

Govt mulling new law to deal with betting in sports: Sibal

In the wake of row over spot-fixing in T20 matches, the sports ministry has started holding consultations with the law ministry to draft a new law to deal with betting in sports.
T20 League under ED scanner

Question their interest in this time of conflict

N Srinivasan sits in the president's chair at the Indian cricket board office; he's also the vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements, apart from owning the Chennai Super Kings. Sanjjeev K Samyal reports.

Noose tightens around Sreesanth, Mumbai Police may book him in a separate spot-fixing case

Cricket betting reveals its pan-India presence

The success of the T20 league appears to have led to, among many outcomes, an upsurge in cricket betting in smaller cities and towns across India. HT reports. Between the lines: Fixing's call centre

Government mulling a new law to deal with betting in sports

Spot-fixing: noose tightens around Sreesanth, Chandila

Sreesanth’s troubles seemed to get bigger with the Mumbai Police on Saturday seizing several of his personal belongings and indicating it might book him in a separate spot-fixing case and seek his custody. HT reports. The investigation in Mumbai, Delhi

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