CENTURION: Indian Premier League teams flexed their muscles during the first weekend of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in South Africa with Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore recording emphatic wins. Chennai defeated New Zealand’s Central Stags by 57... (Continue reading)
Johannesburg: Sachin Tendulkar’s blistering 42-ball 69 went in vain as Highveld Lions stunned Mumbai Indians by nine runs in the opening Group B match of the second edition of Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Tendulkar starred in a 83-run opening stand... (Continue reading)
Colombo: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Friday rubbished media reports that Tillakaratne Dilshan was under the ICC scanner for his alleged links with bookmakers and said none of his team-mates were suspected of “fraternising with shady characters”. “All these... (Continue reading)
London: In a shocking turn of events, top Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has turned out to be the leading Sri Lankan cricketer the ICC`s Anti-corruption and Security Unit has been monitoring for alleged links with a bookmaker. The `Daily... (Continue reading)
Under the watchful eyes of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), the glitzy Champions League Twenty20 starts tomorrow with the shadow of the spot-fixing scandal, that has shaken the core of the game, looming large. Featuring the top three... (Continue reading)
Johannesburg: He has been playing cricket for over 20 years now, but Sachin Tendulkar says he remains as passionate about the game as he was in his initial days in the sport. “The passion doesn’t disappear. You know it is... (Continue reading)
London: Fearing a violent backlash in Pakistan for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, pacer Mohammad Asif is considering taking political asylum in Britain. According to a report in `The Daily Telegraph`, Asif, who is currently in England for... (Continue reading)
SYDNEY: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Wednesday urged the sport’s leaders not to ban Pakistan’s entire team over a damaging spot-fixing scandal. Ponting said it would be unfair to punish the whole team over “spot-fixing” allegations which have already... (Continue reading)
DURBAN (Reuters) – Cricketers must take more responsibility for their actions to prevent the spread of corruption, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday. He was speaking in the light of the suspension last week of Pakistan players Salman... (Continue reading)
For long, winning a Test series in India constituted the ‘final frontier’ for the Australians. That was finally conquered in 2004, when the visitors won the four-match contest 2-1 their first series victory in India since 1969. Ostensibly, the squad... (Continue reading)