Tag: spot fixing

Reporter denies phone hacking

The former investigations editor at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid denied Wednesday that his story allegedly exposing spot-fixing in Pakistan cricket was...

Players wanted to lose to damage Afridi

Pakistan cricketers were ready to throw one-day internationals and Twenty20s in a bid to undermine then-captain Shahid Afridi, a London court heard on Tuesday. Mazhar...

Cricket Australia denies match-fixing claims

Cricket Australia on Tuesday said it was not aware of any evidence implicating Australian players in match-fixing and slammed the credibility of the man...

Jury sworn in for spot-fixing trial

Two Pakistan Test players went on trial in London on Tuesday charged with spot-fixing during a match against England last year, allegations which rocked...

Banned trio to appear in court today

Banned Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will go on trial in the spot-fixing case in London on Tuesday. According to reports,...

Asif blames PCB for spot-fixing punishment

Pakistan’s banned pacer Muhammad Asif believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not do enough to save him and two other banned players -...

Spot-fixing saga still haunts Pakistan

A year on from the spot-fixing scandal that ended in long bans for three leading Test players, Pakistani cricket is still struggling to recover. In...

Moral victory for Yasir in spot-fixing case

Pakistan’s discarded Test player Yasir Hameed scored a moral victory over British tabloid in a spot-fixing scandal last year after his complaint was upheld....

Amir’s ban could be extended

Mohammad Amir’s five-year spot-fixing ban could be extended if the ICC finds him guilty of breaking the terms of his suspension for turning up...

Amir fixture was official: ECB

The England & Wales Cricket Board has launched an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the appearance of the banned Pakistan fast bowler, Mohammad Amir,...

“It was a friendly match and therefore would not contravene my...

Surrey League side Addington have insisted that they did not pay banned Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir to play for them. Amir is facing further...

Spot-fixing not confined to Pakistan only, says Lorgat

The ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has admitted that the availability of technology has been an issue in the controversial Umpire Decision Review System...

Spot-fixing punishment ‘too lenient’: international players

Bans handed to three Pakistani cricketers for spot-fixing offences were too lenient, according to a survey of international players released today. More than three-quarters of...

Aamer leaves for London to face trial

Former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Aamer on Thursday left for London where he is set to face a criminal trial for corruption charges over alleged...