September 1, 2010

Butt, Aamer, Asif leave squad

Filed under: News — @ 1:39 pm

The three Pakistan players at the heart of the Lord’s test match-fixing allegations are to leave the squad to face cricket and government authorities, de facto sidelining them from the team.

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Players may face mafia threats

Filed under: News — @ 7:30 am

Exclusive: The players at the centre of the match-fixing allegations may be the subject of extortion threats from the Karachi mafia, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson says.

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Twitter lands Pietersen in trouble

Filed under: News — @ 3:01 am

Kevin Pietersen faced the prospect of disciplinary action after announcing via social networking site Twitter he’d been dropped from England’s one-day and T20 squads.

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Accused will not be dropped: Pakistan

Filed under: News — @ 1:54 am

Pakistan’s cricket board says it will not suspend players linked to a betting scam while the claims are being investigated, as British authorities arrested three people over the scandal.

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August 31, 2010

Match-fixing not just about money

Filed under: News — @ 4:35 pm

Exclusive: Critics calling for Pakistan’s expulsion from elite cricket after the Lord’s betting scandal refuse to acknowledge the cultural differences that make the country a fertile ground for match-fixing, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson says.

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Bookie approached Shane Watson twice

Filed under: News — @ 3:53 pm

Shane Watson, who reported two approaches by an illegal bookmaker in England last year, said he was in “complete shock” at the allegations levelled at Pakistan

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John Dyson appointed NSW selection chairman

Filed under: News — @ 11:17 am

John Dyson, the former West Indies and Sri Lanka coach, has replaced Brian Taber as New South Wales’ chairman of selectors

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Donkeys pelted in Pakistan

Filed under: News — @ 8:13 am

Dozens of protesting Pakistan cricket fans have pelted tomatoes at donkeys labelled with the names of the accused players at the centre of the match-fixing scandal.

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ICC promises ‘decisive’ action

Filed under: News — @ 7:16 am

The International Cricket Council has promised “prompt and decisive action” if allegations of spot-fixing by Pakistan players in the fourth Test against England are proven.

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Bookies approached Aussie stars

Filed under: News — @ 7:08 am

Australian cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin were targeted by illegal bookmakers during the tour of England last year, according to media reports.

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Hair unsurprised by fixing scam

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Former umpire Darrell Hair says he is not surprised by the latest Pakistan match-fixing scandal, saying fears were raised a decade ago that players were bowling deliberate no-balls.

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‘We will not win a match’

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Mohammad Asif’s allegedly told his then girlfriend during last summer’s Australia-Pakistan Test series to “stop praying - we will not win a single match during the tour to Australia”.

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August 30, 2010

Pakistan players accused of treason

Filed under: News — @ 10:05 pm

A Pakistani lawyer has filed treason charges against those national cricket team players facing an investigation into claims they fixed matches for money in England.

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Fixing allegations could taint Sydney win - Ponting

Filed under: News — @ 4:32 pm

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said his team’s performance in last year’s Sydney Test would be tarnished if the match-fixing allegations are true

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Allegations may ‘taint’ Aussie efforts

Filed under: News — @ 12:45 pm

Australia captain Ricky Ponting fears some great individual performances by his players will be “tainted” if allegations of cheating by Pakistan rivals are proven.

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CA responds to fixing allegations

Filed under: News — @ 11:47 am

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says he’s shocked to hear reports of alleged Test cricket fixing by Pakistan players in London and Sydney.

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Pakistan latest, great scandal

Filed under: News — @ 11:09 am

After the recent events at Lord’s involving Pakistan, foxsports.com.au reveal sport’s 11 top scandals, from the Melbourne Storm to Ben Johnson and Fine Cotton.

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Trio questioned over allegations

Filed under: News — @ 8:23 am

Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and two of the country’s star strike bowlers have been grilled by British detectives probing an alleged betting scam.

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PCB want investigation access

Filed under: News — @ 5:03 am

Pakistan cricket chiefs have requested British police give them access to the Test match betting investigation, adding the president and prime minister will be kept informed.

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Cricket’s match-fixing scandals

Filed under: News — @ 4:44 am

Cricket and gambling have had an uneasy co-existence almost for as long as the game has been played, but the relationship has turned particularly sour over the past 15 years.

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