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ICC finally acts, but is it enough?

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The International Cricket Council’s move on Friday to suspend Pakistan’s Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir under its anti-corruption code comes at the end of a turbulent decade that has seen the governing body playing catch-up with shady characters and gullible players, when it should have been rounding up culprits and weeding out corruption.

Pakistan trio released without charge

The tainted Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, which is at the centre of a “spot-fixing scandal” that has rocked world cricket, was released without charge after being que

PCB might sue ICC if tainted trio found innocent

Miffed with the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit's handling of the “spot-fixing” scandal involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan Cricket Board might sue the ACSU if t

Strauss, Collingwood comfortable with suspension of Pak players

England Players’ Union chief Angus Porter has revealed that captain Andrew Strauss, Twenty20 skipper Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the three Pakistan players Sa

ICC should take action against guilty players: Tendulkar

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said the International Cricket Council should thoroughly investigate the “spot-fixing” scandal that has plunged the game into a crisis and take action ag

Spot-fixing cash found in Butt's belonging: Report

Cash used in the spot-fixing scandal during last week's Lord's Test is understood to have been found in the belongings of Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, a report said.

Pakistan lashes out at ICC for suspending trio

Pakistan on Friday lashed out at the ICC for suspending three of its players facing “spot-fixing” charges and sought to insinuate that its president Sharad Pawar had a hand in the decision.

Pak envoy attacks ICC for suspending trio

Pakistan's High Commissioner, Mr Wajid Shamsul Hasan, on Friday attacked International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspending three Pakistani players even while the police investigation was going on in

Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain

Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred with the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of group captain to honour his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation.

Charged Pak trio have 'case to answer': ICC

Three Pakistan players suspended over betting scam allegations have a "really arguable case to answer", the anti-corruption chief of cricket's world governing body said on Friday.

"The conclusion tha

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