Centre to make it a cognizable offence

Mohammad Yahya, a Bollywood spot boy arrested by the Delhi Police in Hyderabad on Friday, has told investigators that he had arranged for a meeting between a bookie and six players of a team to facilitate match-fixing, not just spot-fixing. HT reports.

In the current climate --- and we are not talking of the rain --- a cricket match, even the most important one of the Indian T20 league, could seem as appropriate as the emperor's new clothes. Alternately, it could be an opportunity for the game to show the ...

Ten persons were arrested here tonight for allegedly betting on the final IPL match, police said. 30 cellphones, three computers, a laptop and cash worth Rs 6.4 lakhs were seized from the ten persons arrested from a betting den here, SSP Ajay Kumar ...

The spot-fixing controversy has made IPL 6 the target of online jokes and spoofs. With the betting scandal touching several aspects of public life - sports, films, even politics — both ardent fans and casual followers are riveted to the daily developments.

Mumbai Indians huffed and puffed their way to a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling match here tonight to set up a summit showdown with Chennai Super Kings in the Pepsi Indian Premier League. Chasing a stiff target of 166, Mumbai had a flying ...

Mumbai Indians batsman Dwayne Smith Saturday was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Friday.Smith admitted to the Level 1 ...

Alok Deshpande Ok, the crime happened when Meiyappan was in Chennai, then why doesn't the Chennai police take him into custody and why the Mumbai police needs to? So from now on all crimes happening in Chennai going to be handled by the Mumbai police? 3 RR ...

The government would soon come out with a stand-alone legislation to deal with match-fixing, spot-fixing or such dishonest practices in all kinds of sports, Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal told journalists here on Saturday. For the last 10 years we have been ...

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said the betting and match-fixing allegations would put more pressure on his side but added that he was confident of rising to the challenge. Both captains skipped the customary media briefing ahead of the final while ...