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Oz taxpayers forced to fund Oprah trip

TV mogul Oprah Winfrey had grabbed headlines by gifting her 300-strong studio audience an all-expenses paid trip to Australia.

Amir may become ICC informant: report

Pakistan’s teenage pacer Mohammad Amir, who is implicated in the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken world cricket, could become an informant for the ICC and reveal "dodgy betting identities that corr

CA denies Oz players' involvement in IPL match-fixing

Cricket Australia on Monday refuted reports that two of its players were under the ICC's scanner for suspected involvement in match-fixing during the Indian Premier League's second season in 2009.

All players indulge in spot-fixing: Latif

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif says cricketers from all Test-playing nations indulge in spot-fixing and some matches are scripted "like movies".

Australia's major sports bodies unite against illegal betting

The recent spot-fixing scandal in England involving three Pakistani cricketers has made Australia's leading sports bodies to join hands and stamp out illegal betting from their respective games.

ICC sends official notice to Kamran Akmal

The International Cricket Council has sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.

Oz players unhappy over 10% cut in IPL salary

Australian cricketers and their board are heading towards a bitter stand-off with the former threatening not to sign their contract for next year over the latter's attempt to snatch 10 per cent of the

Australia face sponsorship problems for Delhi CWG

Construction delays and other problems that have marred the build-up to Delhi Commonwealth Games have also led to sponsors giving a cold shoulder to participating teams with Australia on Friday claimi

Ban ‘fixers’ for life: Warne, Fletcher

Australian spin legend Shane Warne and former England coach Duncan Fletcher on Thursday joined the growing clamour for life bans on Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir i

Two rookie pacers in Oz Test squad for India

Rookie pacers Peter George and Josh Hazlewood were the surprise picks, while fit-again opener Philip Hughes made a return to the 15-member Australian cricket squad announced on Thursday for the two-ma

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