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PCB releases Salman Butt’s signed confession

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday released banned former captain Salman Butt’s confession statement in which he repents his actions of wrongdoing in...

Disgraced Butt ‘begs’ for board’s help to end ban

Pakistan's disgraced former captain Salman Butt said Tuesday he expected his country's cricket board to help him get an early end to his ban...

Butt, Asif to know fate in April

Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif should learn in April whether the Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned...

Banned stars to be heard next year

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will hear, next February, the appeals of banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the...

Banned Pakistan stars turn to TV for World T20

Shamed Pakistan cricket stars Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer, both serving long bans for spot-fixing, have turned television pundits for the World Twenty20 tournament...

Afridi gave statement against me for losing his captaincy: Butt

Banned former Test captain Salman Butt has accused former teammate Shahid Afridi of giving a statement against him in the spot-fixing case to get...

Disgraced Butt hails Pak-India cricket revival

He would not be a part of it but Pakistan's disgraced former captain Salman Butt is delighted that bilateral cricket ties with India would...

Salman to open Pandora’s box?

Pakistan's disgraced batsman and former captain Salman Butt is likely to make some startling disclosures related the spot-fixing case, which saw him jailed and...

Salman released on good conduct from London prison

Pakistan's disgraced former Test captain Salman Butt has been released early from a British prison after serving less than a quarter of his sentence...

PCB steps in to get fixing convict Aamer back in business

Pakistan has hired a psychologist to help in the rehabilitation of paceman Mohammad Aamer who was convicted and banned in a spot-fixing scandal, an...

Pakistan not amused by the scandal

Spot-fixing sting doesn’t surprise Pakistanis, who believe India are always allowed to get away, thanks to the BCCI’s money power, while they are labelled...

Salman is lonely and depressed, says Asif

Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif, who was released from jail last week, has described his former roomate Salman Butt as a "lonely and depressed...

Strauss urges players to benefit from amnesty

Andrew Strauss on Monday urged players to take advantage of the amnesty announced by England and come forward if they have any information following...

Pakistan v England – conflict and controversy

Pakistan and England face each other on Tuesday for the first time since the infamous 2010 spot fixing scandal which ended with three Pakistani...

PCB to relaunch spot-fixing inquiry

The Pakistan Cricket Board will soon set up an inquiry panel to probe into the spot-fixing scandal that last year led to the ban...

Butt’s term a nightmare for Pakistan, says Shoaib

Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Amir were given harsh punishments in the spot-fixing scandal. In his...

English cricketer pleads guilty to fixing

An English county cricketer pleaded guilty on Thursday to a corruption charge linked to his bowling in a 40-over one-day game. Mervyn Westfield, 23,...