Conflict of interest in Indian sports
N Srinivasan is president of TNCA and president of BCCI. No conflict there as it is the BCCI way. But, Srini is also vice-chairman and MD of India Cements that sponsors a dozen teams in the TNCA leag
Cricket is now bereft of its halo
It isn’t cricket—that is an Englishman’s expression for what is not fair play.
Cricket was one game invested with a kind of halo. Bereft of that halo, it has been sent into wilderness after the emerg
Every effort should be made to clean cricket, says Harbhajan Singh
With the raging IPL spot-fixing scandal denting the credibility of cricket, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said that every effort should be made to clean up the game and adequate steps shoul
KSCA treasurer bats for Srinivasan
Bangalore: Tallam Venkatesh, whose name is doing the rounds for the BCCI treasurer's post, today backed N Srinivasan, saying it would be "unfair" to put the Board President in firing line just becaus
Kundra not the focus of probe: Delhi Police
Delhi: Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has said that Kundra isn’t the focus of their investigation. He also added that they had records of cellphone conversations and corresponding video foota
Spot fixing: BCCI ACSU recommends life ban on tainted trio
Delhi: According to TV reports, the anti-corruption unit of BCCI has recommended life ban on the tainted trio - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - for their alleged role in spot fixing. B
Sahara Group pulls out of IPL, Team India sponsorship
The scandal-hit IPL on Tuesday suffered yet another blow with the Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors India withdrawing from the cash-rich event due to Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to encash the team's bank guarantee following a prolonged financial dispute. Sahara, which bought the franchise for Rs 1,700 crore in 2010, said it was "disgusted" by the BCCI's attitude towards it and will not rejoin the league even if the entire franchise fee was waved off, giving a new twist to the already troubled league which has seen a spate of controversies since its inception.
BCCI get support from Asian countries over Siva’s appointment
Even as the controversy over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee raged on, the BCCI today received support from its Asian allies Sri Lanka and Pakistan who claimed allegations of the Indian Cricket Board forcing a re-vote were baseless.
BCCI unhappy with Green Park's preparation for Ind-Aus Test
City's Green Park stadium could lose its right to host the third Test between India and Australia, starting March 14 next year as the BCCI is unhappy with the slow progress of the renovation work at t
BCCI names 30 probables for Women World Cup
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) today released an initial 30-women list of probables for the ICC Women's World Cup, to be played in India from January 31 to February 17.
The list, prepared by the nat