Relief as new year dawns

The reaction of the cricketing fraternity to the spot-fixing charges and the subsequent arrest of a few cricketers and more than 11 bookies has been that of shock and disbelief. What consummate actors! All of them! They are behaving as if they ...

CHENNAI, May 19(Agencies): The Indian cricket board will decide whether to ban the three players accused and arrested for spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) only after a report by its disciplinary committee. Everybody is innocent unless ...

Whether it's the infamous Slap-Gate or Lalit ModiRss suspension, the Indian Premier League has been dogged by controversies since its inception in 2008. The league has an uncanny ability to remain in news for reasons which has no relation to ...

Despite the case study of Pakistan's tainted trio, Indian cricketers are willing to take their chances. When cricketers sell overs, it's natural to react with the most biting adjectives. But it was a baffled Sourav Ganguly who used the apt phrase, ...

The ugly word of fixing has reared its head once again, with three Rajsthan Royals players — S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan — being arrested on charges of spot-fixing. Apart from the Wednesday match against hosts Mumbai Indians ...

"It's not like players are not getting enough money. So, it's not a question of inadequate compensation. You can call it greed," Srinivasan said. (TOI Photo) MUMBAI: While the BCCI's million-dollar baby -- its eyeball-grabbing Twenty20 league -- ...

Betting rackets and match and spot fixing are never too far from the mega bucks game of cricket particularly its glamorous and uber lucrative T20 version. At the end of every game, there is a bit of doubt among cricket fans as to whether what they ...

Life bansMay 2000: Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik banned for life by a judicial inquiry conducted by judge Malik Mohammad Qayyum. Malik was alleged to have fixed matches on Pakistan's tour of New Zealand in 1993, South Africa and Zimbabwe ...

New Delhi: BCCI suspended Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan on charges of spot fixing. The Indian speedster S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates were Thursday arrested on charges of spot-fixing, throwing the ...