Cricketer Asif, family injured in road accident
LAHORE: Fast bowler Muhammad Asif and his family sustained injuries as their car crashed into a footpath due to speeding on Monday. Asif and his family members received minor head injuries. They…
PCB responds to spot-fixing allegations in Al Jazeera report
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday rejected the spot-fixing allegations levelled in a documentary report by Al Jazeera, calling the claims “unsubstantiated”. Aneel Munawar, an alleged match-fixer on ICC’s radar,…
Australia, England reject cricket fixing as probe launched
SYDNEY: Australia and England on Monday rejected fresh allegations about corruption in cricket by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been 26 spot-fixing incidents in 15 international matches. In…
Top int’l cricketers involved in spot-fixing during 2011-12: report
Aneel Munawar, an alleged match-fixer on ICC’s radar, is said to have been involved in 26 spot-fixing instances in six Tests, six ODIs and three World T20 matches between 2011-12, according to…
Petition to remove Sharjeel Khan’s name from ECL accepted by LHC
LAHORE: Batsman Sharjeel Khan’s petition to have his name removed from the Exit Control List (ECL) was accepted by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday. The hearing to consider the maintainability…
PCB bans Nasir Jamshed for 10 years over spot-fixing
LAHORE: Cricketer Nasir Jamshed on Friday was banned for 10 years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over spot-fixing investigations. The anti-corruption tribunal of the cricket board declared Jamshed guilty of violating…
ICC reportedly to interview Australian, English cricketers alleged in spot-fixing
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly set to interview the Australian and English cricketers alleged in an undercover investigation to have been involved in spot-fixing, reported News.com.au. In an Al Jazeera…
PCB summons Nasir Jamshed for PSL 2 spot fixing
LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has summoned former opener Nasir Jamshed on May 4 in regard to his role in the spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistan Super…
Amir granted UK visa, to fly out on Wednesday
LAHORE: Pakistan will not have to wait long to be reunited with Mohammad Amir after the fast bowler’s UK visa was issued on Tuesday. The PCB confirmed that Amir will fly out to…
ICC appoints three-man panel for BCCI-PCB dispute
DUBAI: The BCCI and the PCB’s dispute over two unplayed bilateral series moved a step forward after the ICC constituted a three-man dispute panel four months after Pakistan decided to take the legal route in…
PSL players follow protocol to foil fresh approach by bookies
SHARJAH: Some bookies who approached the cricketing stars in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 through social media apps were prevented from contact, sources inside Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed to media. According to…
Salman Butt to play in DPL after five-year ban for spot-fixing
DHAKA: The disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has arrived in Bangladesh to play his first full-fledged competition outside his homeland since serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing, an official said on Tuesday.…
Spot-fixing allegations surface before Perth’s Ashes farewell
PERTH: A new spot fixing controversy has surfaced in Cricket, this time in the fields of Ashes, which has already seen great drama in the build up to this year’s series. England based…
Muhammad Sami summoned after allegations of spot-fixing
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anti-corruption unit on Friday probed into the fast bowler Mohammad Sami’s spot-fixing scandal from the PSL 2017. A board official told the media that the 36-year-old had been…
Sharjeel Khan seeks justice from PM over spot-fixing punishment
LAHORE: Spot-fixing convict Sharjeel Khan has sought justice from Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claiming that injustice has been done to him in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing case and he…
Sharjeel’s lawyer says will move high court against dismissal of appeal by tribunal
Cricketer Sharjeel Khan’s lawyer said that they would challenge the dismissal of his appeal in a higher court against a ban imposed by a tribunal on Thursday. Sharjeel, 28, was banned for…
Felt ‘afraid’ after rejecting spot-fixing offer: Sarfraz Ahmed
ABU DHABI: Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed has spoken of the “fear” he felt after reporting an alleged illegal approach from a bookmaker during the one-day international series against Sri Lanka reports…