Tag: Spotfixing

Spot-fixing: Asif, Butt leave for Switzerland to appeal against ICC ban

Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif left for Switzerland to fight to overturn bans imposed two years ago for spot-fixing. Former Captain Butt...

Asif, Butt playing with tennis ball in jail

The two Pakistan cricketers, jailed for deliberately bowling no-balls in a Test in a betting scam, held training sessions and mock matches with a...

Butt, Asif want to complete term in Pakistan

Jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif want to be transferred to a jail in Pakistan to serve the remaining term of sentences,...

Kamran, Wahab ready to face ICC probe

Pakistani cricketers Kamran Akmal and Wahab Riaz, whose names have been doing the rounds for their alleged involvement in match-fixing, are ready to face...

Fixing trio face deportation after jail term

Jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could be deported from Britain once they finish their terms. The trio were found guilty...

Mohsin happy with players’ handling of spot-fixing scandal

Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan on Saturday told AFP he was satisfied with his team’s ability to put behind them the spot-fixing scandal which ended...

Asif to be moved to an ‘open’ prison

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif will this week be moved to an open prison, according to a close friend, which will allow him more...

Butt got away lightly

It is so sad that we are talking about the shame of Pakistan cricket again. I don’t feel sorry for the players being sent...

The inevitable has happened

The inevitable has happened. Three of Pakistan’s favourite cricketing children have been sentenced to jail terms by a court in London, along with Mazhar...

Govt seeks repatriation of disgraced cricketers

The Pakistan government on Saturday directed the PCB and its High Commission in the UK to submit a detailed report on a recent spot-fixing...

Operation clean up begins

Pakistan Cricket Board’s new chairman Zaka Ashraf has announced plans to hold detailed inquiry into the spot-fixing fiasco and all previously suspected players will...

PCB plans internal inquiry into spot-fixing scandal

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) plans to launch its own inquiry into the spot-fixing scandal that led to jail terms for three players in...

Asif to be moved to a ‘open’ prison

Mohammad Asif will be moved to an open prison, according to a close friend, which will allow him more freedom and privileges than at...

Govt to defend Pakistan cricketers, if not involved: Rehman Malik

Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on Thursday the government would defend the Pakistani cricketers allegedly involved in spot-fixing, if they were found innocent. Addressing media persons...

Butt, Aamer to go for appeal

Former Test captain Salman Butt decided to appeal against his 30-month sentence for match-fixing scandal handed down by a British court on Thursday. Family...

Imran feels sorry for jailed trio’s families

Imran Khan reacting to the sentences in the spot-fixing case said he felt deep sorrow for the three players. Speaking to a private TV channel,...

Butt jailed for 30 months, Asif 12 months, Amir 6 months

A British judge jailed disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, two of his bowlers and their agent Thursday for their part in a...