Tag: spot fixing

Mazhar Majeed working as cleaner in jail

The convicted former cricket agent of Pakistani players Mazhar Majeed has reportedly found himself a cleaner’s job in a jail in Britain, according to...

Skipper saddened by Amir’s case

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said Thursday he was saddened by the case of former paceman Mohammad Amir who was released from a jail in...

Pakistan cricket’s benefactors

What did not kill it, only made it stronger For its recent unexpected bounce back-with-a bang after a long period of hibernation spread over nearly...

Spot-fixing scandal made the team stronger

Pakistan’s former captain and coach Waqar Younis feels that the spot-fixing scandal and other controversies, which hit Pakistan cricket in 2010, only made the...

Asif appeals to CAS over ICC ban

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has filed an appeal against his five-year ban by the ICC with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...

Imran calls for adopting joint strategy to eliminate match fixing

Former skipper Imran Khan has said it is not easy to detect match fixing and spot fixing and all the countries will have to...

Court rejects Butt, Amir appeals

Pakistan former captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Amir lost their appeals against their jail sentences in a London court on Wednesday. Both...

All nations fixed matches, not just Pakistan: Condon

All of cricket's leading countries were involved in the fixing of major matches, not just Pakistan, the sport's former chief anti-corruption investigator said Tuesday. "In...

Salman Butt’s father plans UK trip

Zulfiqar Ali Butt, father of former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, is planning a trip to England to meet his son. "I am considering a...

Mohammad Amir shifted from ‘grim’ to ‘cushy’ seaside jail

Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir has been shifted to a safer seaside prison few days after his conviction in a spot-fixing scandal. Amir, who began...

Salman, Asif to appeal for transfer to Pakistan prison

Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif both have decided to file appeals for transferring them to a prison in Pakistan for the completion of their...

The Sting

We live in a very convoluted world where thieving is fine as long as you can get away with it. The ‘crime’ is to...

Amir can appeal spot-fixing jail term

Mohammad Amir, one of the Pakistan cricketers jailed for fixing parts of a Test match in England last year, was given permission on Friday...

‘Pakistan player blew lid off tainted trio’s spot-fixing role’

In another intriguing twist to the spot-fixing saga, the elder brother of convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed has claimed that a Pakistani cricketer was responsible...

The role of PCB

The verdict by a court in London, indicting not just the former captain Salman Butt, but two other players is a slap on the...

Jailed Aamer ‘shattered’

Pakistan's brilliant young paceman Mohammad Aamer is shattered at being jailed for deliberately bowling no-balls but will come back a clean player and a...

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