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US Open: Clijsters knocks out Ivanovic
 Kim Clijsters put a quick end to Ana Ivanovic's run at the US Open, winning her 18th straight match at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-1 wipeout of the former world No. 1 in their fourth-round match on Sunday.Mahesh Bhupathi bows out of US Open
 India's Mahesh Bhupathi's US Open tennis campaign ended with early losses in the men's doubles and mixed doubles events.TWTW: Hit on the wrong 'spot', now in a 'fix'
 Also on this week's show, Cyrus speaks to ex-Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan and tries to get his views on spot fixing controversy.Ecuador defeats Mexico 2-1 in friendly
 Christian Benitez scored after only 40 seconds to set up Ecuador's 2-1 win over Mexico in a friendly on Saturday. It was Ecuador's first victory over Mexico in 14 years, spoiling the debut of Mexico's interim coach Efrain Flores.
Honduras edges El Salvador on penalties
 Goalkeeper Noel Valladares made two shootout saves as Honduras beat El Salvador on penalties in a 2-2 draw in a friendly on Saturday. Young striker Roger Rojas looked to have given Honduras victory when he scored with a diagonal shot in the 86th minute, but Zelaya pulled El Salvador level with a stoppage time penalty.Indian swimmers in doping net
 After the Indian boxers and athletes, three swimmers have also been found positive on dope-test conducted at the senior nationals two weeks back.Women's Hockey WC: Arg, Eng reach semi finals
 Argentina and England qualified for the women's hockey World Cup semi-finals with a match to spare on Saturday ahead of their clash on Monday to decide the Pool B winners. US Open: Federer wins easily to enter R4
 Federer, who beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, said Nadal must win the US Open if he is ever going to be considered one of the game's greats.Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each
The ten IPL franchises will be divided into two groups of five each for the fourth season of the competition in 2011 Adaptability will be key in CLT20 - Kumble
Anil Kumble has said the speed at which teams adapt to the pitches in South Africa will be crucial to their success in the Champions League Twenty20 Robust security measures assured for CLT20
The $6.5m Champions League Twenty20, begins in less than ten days with what organisers are assuring are "robust" anti-corruption and security measures IOC squeak into semi-finals despite defeat
A round-up of matches from the third day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy Josh Hazlewood starts to dream big
Josh Hazlewood is in a position to hope for an Ashes Test after being picked in Australia's squad to face India next month Dhoni's leadership will face stern test - Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, has said MS Dhoni's leadership will face a stern test in the next couple of years if the younger members of the team continue to underperform and the senior players retire Wilkin Mota stars in one-run win for TSC
A round-up of matches from the second day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy Legalise sports betting in India, says Delhi court
Betting in cricket and other sports should be legalised in India, a Delhi court has said IPL will be played with 10 teams in two groups - Economic Times
Before you chuckle over Pak cricket - Hindustan Times
India mulls 'legalising gambling' amid cricket scandal - AFP
Dhoni nominated as Uttarakhand's first wildlife warden - Times of India
India Profits From Pakistan Cricket Scam - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Under the shadow of the IPL - CricInfo.com
Spot-Fixing Scandal Should Not be Swept Under the Carpet – Rahul Dravid - bettor.com (blog)
Three Pakistan players charged by ICC under corruption rules - Independent
Usain Bolt aims to touch 9.4 seconds before switching career
The Jamaican said he has another four years left in him, after which he wants to become a professional footballer, and if he is able to touch 9.4s, his record will never be beaten. Miguel Angel Jimenez holds off Edoardo Molinari to win European Masters
Miguel Angel Jimenez chalked up his third victory of the European Tour season when he claimed the European Masters title on Sunday. Spot-fixing scandal brings cricket into disrepute: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Dhoni said he was never worried that something like match-fixing could happen in the Indian team as the players value the pride of playing for the country more than the money. US Open: Andy Murray determined to beat Stanislas Wawrinka in fourth-round
The World No.4 dispatched Dustin Brown inside just 85 minutes on Friday to set up the clash with the No.25 seed. Match-fixing scandal: Yasir Hameed summoned by Pak high commission
Hameed reached the high commission in London in the afternoon and met the high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan and Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt. Arsenal told me I had to stay: Cesc Fabregas
'Barcelona did all that they could to sign me, but Arsenal told me I had to stay, that there was no way there were going to let me go,' he was quoted as saying. Swimmer Balakrishnan injured in attack, doubtful for Commonwealth Games
The 21-year-old, a backstroke specialist, was on his way to the swimming pool for a morning practice session when he was intercepted by four unidentified men who attacked him with logs and sharp objects. Spot-fixing scandal: ICC writes to Kamran Akmal
Akmal was suspected of match-fixing earlier this year as well when he dropped as many as four catches during the Sydney Test against Australia, which Ricky Ponting's men miraculously won by 36 runs. In Pics: Sachin becomes IAF's Group Captain
 Batting master Sachin Tendulkar receives the honorary rank of Group Captain of the Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik. (AP Photo)CL T20: Star attractions
 MS Dhoni: The man with the 'Midas' touch has led India to be the world's best Test team but when it comes to set the ball sailing, and that too in T20s, there are very few who come close to the Chennai Super Kings' skipper. (AFP Photo)Spot-fixing: The plot thickens
 Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed (right) said that the series against England would continue despite the spot fixing controversy. (AP Photo)Tri-Series Final: India vs Sri Lanka
 Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrates after completing a superb century, his first on home soil (AP Photo).Match-fixing won't happen in Indian cricket: Dhoni
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that cricket has been brought to "disrepute" by the 'spot-fixing' scandal and the guilty should be handed harsh punishment as such incidents tend to also paint other players in bad I will slap any bookie who approaches me: Harbhajan
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday said he has never been approached by a bookie in his career and would slap anybody who dares to approach him to fix games. Spot-fixing scandal: ICC writes to Akmal
Scotland Yard might not have called him for questioning but Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal remains under the International Cricket Council's scanner with cricket's world governing body reportedly writing to him in the wake of Pakistan High Commission summons Hameed
Yasir Hameed, who made damning revelations about match fixing involving the Pakistan team, was on Sunday summoned to the country's High Commission in London. I-T sleuths track money flow into betting syndicates
As 'spot-fixing' charges haunt Pakistani cricketers, Indian sleuths probing alleged tax evasion in the multi-million IPL are now tracking trail of crores of rupees being pumped into betting syndicates in the country. PCB ridden with nepotism, sycophancy: Pybus
Former coach Richard Pybus said Pakistan cricket officialdom is ridden with "nepotism and sycophancy" while the team is always faction ridden and the only way to pull that country out of the rut is to appoint professional and acco 'Pakistan player hid mobile in his helmet'
A former Pakistan Test cricketer alleged that a national player had hidden a mobile phone inside the right earpiece of his helmet while waiting to bat during an international match. Majeed couldn't trap Afridi in his 'fixing' net
London-based bookie Mazhar Majeed claims to have almost the entire Pakistan cricket team in his pocket but the one man the alleged match-fixer could never get a hold on is the temperamental Shahid Afridi. | Players guilty of fixing should be punished: Dhoni
PCB defends Hameed after tabloid sting
IPL 4 to have 74 matches, teams can retain 4 players
Sri Lankan player under ICC investigation
Afridi, the man Majeed couldn't get in his 'spot-fixing' net
Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
'I will slap any bookie who comes to me'
 Harbhajan Singh said he has never been approached by a bookie in his career and would slap anybody who dares to approach him to fix games.Pakistan will continue to play: ICC
 ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said players act as individuals so the entire team or the national cricket board cannot be punished for what certain players do.'Spot-fixing brings cricket into disrepute'
 Indian captain MS Dhoni said that cricket has been brought to "disrepute" by the 'spot-fixing' scandal and the guilty should be handed harsh punishment.1st T20: England beat Pak by 5 wickets
 Pakistan's latest match in their controversial tour of Britain ended in a five-wicket Twenty20 defeat by world champions England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.IPL to have 74 matches for next 3 years
The IPL governing council decided to introduce a changed format involving a total of 74 matches during the expanded fourth edition of the T20 league. Tainted trio should stay away: Afridi
 Coming hard at the suspended trio, one-day captain Shahid Afridi said they should be kept away from the dressing room in the best interest of the team.Eng-Pak series to go ahead: Manager
Pakistan team held an emergency meeting today after reports that a fourth player was being probed, leading to speculation that they could pull out of the series. 'Pakistani trio should be banned for life'
 Pak trio should be banned if found guilty of spot-fixing, according to Daniel Vettori who said such an extreme step was required to defend 'spirit of the game'.Cricket-England v Pakistan - first Twenty20 scoreboard
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of the first Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Sunday. Cricket-England beat Pakistan by five wickets in first Twenty20
CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - England beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Sophia Gardens, Wales on Sunday. Cricket-Pakistan 126-4 v England - first Twenty20 innings
CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan reached 126 for four wickets in their innings in the first Twenty20 international against England at Sophia Gardens, Wales on Sunday. Cricket-England v Pakistan series to go ahead - team manager
CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The first Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan was set to go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the latest allegations in the fixing controversy, Pakistan manager Yawar Saeed said. Cricket-ICC to appoint independent commissioner for spot-fixing
NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges. Cricket-England-Pakistan series opens with air of suspicion
CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - England play their first Twenty20 international on Sunday since claiming the World Cup in Barbados this year against a backdrop of suspicion and innuendo rather than celebration. UPDATE 1-Cricket-Hameed denies he alleged match-rigging
KARACHI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan test opener Yasir Hameed denied on Saturday he had told the British tabloid The News of the World that he had accused his team mates of fixing matches. Cricket-Pakistan batsman denies he alleged match-rigging
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan test opener Yasir Hameed denied on Saturday he had told a British newspaper that his team mates had been involved in match-rigging. IPL will be played with 10 teams in two groups
The Indian cricket board on Sunday unveiled a new format for the next season of the Indian Premier League, with the 10 teams split into two groups and the cap on team spending increased to $9 million. Match-fixing row: Yasir Hameed summoned to Pak High Commission
Yasir Hameed, who has made damning revelations about match fixing involving Pakistan team, was on Sunday summoned to the country's High Commission in London. See full coverage Pakistan loses T20 match to England by 5 wickets
Pakistan's tour of England went from bad to worse after losing by five wickets in the first of two Twenty20 internationals on Sunday as new fixing allegations were reported in the British media. Tabloid offered me money and British passport: Yasir Hameed
Categorically denying that he gave an interview to News of the World, Pakistan Test opener Yasir Hameed today claimed that the tabloid has offered him money and British passport for not denying the story. England cruise to win in Twenty20
England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan. 'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty'
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty. Sri Lanka cricketer investigated
A leading Sri Lanka cricketer has been investigated by the anti-corruption unit of the world cricket governing body, BBC Sport has learned. 'Sting cash' found on cricketers
Cash paid to an agent as part of a sting operation by the News of the World was found by police after they searched the rooms of three Pakistan players suspected of spot fixing in last week's Lord's Test, the BBC understands. Pakistan trio keen to see row end
A lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair. England boss happy with Mushtaq
England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers. Killeen retires from Durham ranks
Durham seamer Neil Killeen ends his 16-year playing career with the county to concentrate on coaching. Flower expects Pietersen action
Kevin Pietersen will face disciplinary action over his Twitter tirade, says England coach Andy Flower. India unveils new IPL format
India's cricket chiefs announced a new format for the next Indian Premier League, adding more matches and increasing the cap on team spending to $US9 million. Dragons bury Bunnies' finals hopes
South Sydney let slip a great opportunity to sneak into the finals as it slumped to a disappointing 38-24 loss to an understrength St George Illawarra at Kogarah Jubilee Stadium on Sunday evening. Kookas knock off Argentina
Three-time World Player of the Year Jamie Dwyer starred as an improved Australia downed Argentina 3-0 in the second men's hockey Test in Perth on Sunday. Kirk farewells Sydney but not fitness
Sydney co-captain Brett Kirk insists he will be fit for next week after farewelling Sydney with a trademark performance in Sunday's five-point win over Carlton in the first elimination final at the Olympic stadium. Glory pips Phoenix to stay top
Perth's marquee men did the job as the Glory maintained their unbeaten start to the A-League season with a 2-1 victory over Wellington at nib Stadium on Sunday. Fainga'a cops two-match ban
Wallabies hooker Saia Fainga'a has been suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle during Saturday's 41-39 Tri-Nations win over South Africa. Cooper to stay with Wallabies
Wallabies star Quade Cooper is expected to announce this week he is staying with Australian rugby. Shocking firms in Cup betting
Bookmakers have reacted swiftly to Shocking's win in the Makybe Diva Stakes, winding him in to $8 to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups. Ponting's World Cup concerns over format revamp
Captain Ricky Ponting said on Saturday he was concerned Australia's revamped domestic one day format would hamper the World Cup preparations of players on the fringe of the national team. Meet Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar
New Delhi: In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain - that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform. Sachin calls for stringent punishment to guilty
In what is seen as the biggest reaction yet on the ongoing spot-fixing controversy, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has urged the ICC to act in a stern and swift manner against the spot-fixers, if found guilty. Bookies make mockery of ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code
For you and me, a thief is a thief, irrespective of whether he steals Rs 100 or Rs One lakh. But that’s us. The ICC, though, is a far more complex body and takes into account various other permutations and combinations before calling a spade an earth-restructuring equipment. Imran Khan should take over Pak cricket: Kapil Dev
Kolkata: Former skipper Imran Khan should take over Pakistan cricket to save it from the crisis arising out of the 'spot-fixing' scandal, India's World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has said. Nothing has been proved against Pak players as yet: Azhar
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin today said the 'spot-fixing' charges against Pakistani cricketers are just allegations at this stage and until proven the players should not be held guilty. Once ‘tainted’ Warne now calls for life bans on ‘spot-fixers’
Shane Warne was no doubt the sheikh of tweak with the cricket ball. But, as a player he was caught in that ugly bookie episode where he and teammate Mark Waugh had revealed information to a bookie for money. Warne now calls for life bans in the big scandal that has rocked the game recently. The big questions is should he even have a say in this contentious subject? Who wants the ODI series after all?
In all the mess that Pakistan cricket is now. In all the issues of spot-fixing which have rocked world of cricket. In all the drama that has led to the summoning of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir by Scotland Yard, there is still a game of cricket and a series of ODIs and T20 to go on. No, we are not saying this. The PCB, ICC and to some extent ECB have been keen to proceed with the series. Why is spot-fixing hotter than match-fixing?
The stunning revelations of fixing by Pak cricketers have two dimensions to it. One is spot-fixing and the other is match-fixing. |
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