ICC advised Pak to sideline trio
Karachi, Sept. 2: Pakistan withdrew Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif from the tour of England on the advice of the International Cricket Council, a source in the te
Trying to keep team morale high: Afridi
Sept. 1: Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said he was looking forward to getting back to cricket despite the “challenge” of leading a team engulfed in a spot-fixing scandal. Pakistan are due to
Team sponsor cancels deal with tainted Amir
Sept. 1: Cricket manufacturers Boom Boom have suspended their relationship with scandal-tainted bowler Mohammad Amir and will review their deal with the Pakistan national team, the company said Wednes
ICC had warned us a decade ago, says umpire Hair
Melbourne: Former Test umpire Darrell Hair was not surprised by the recent match-fixing scandal as he claimed that ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) had issued a warning a decade ago ment
Team will be at their best now, says Pak coach
London: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis on Tuesday insisted that his team will perform at their best in the upcoming T20 and One-day series against England despite the ‘spot-fixing’ controversy looming la
Pak won’t suspend its players
Taunton (England), Aug. 31: Pakistan’s cricket board said on Tuesday it would not suspend players accused in a betting scam while the claims are investigated, as British authorities arrested three peo
English no to stained 3 for series
London, Aug. 31: There is speculation in Britain that the Pakistani players allegedly involved in the spot-fixing scandal will be asked to step down from the team till the spot-fixing allegations agai
Tainted out of practice
London/Karachi, Aug. 31: In a dramatic twist to the ‘spot-fixing’ scandal that has rocked world cricket, three tainted Pakistan players — Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif — we
Watson approached by Mumbai ‘gangster’
Aus-tralian cricketer Shane Watson on Tuesday said he was approached by a suspected Mumbai gangster, linked with bookmakers in India, during the tour of England in 2009.
Tainted trio to be quizzed but won't be arrested: PCB
Pakistan's tainted trio of Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will be quizzed by Scotland Yard for the second time on Wednesday but they are not in danger of being arrested, a