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New Delhi, May 23: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the IPL spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the Sports Minister of the

Mumbai, May 23: The investigation into the spot-fixing scandal took another turn on Wednesday, with the name of Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan, who also happens to be Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief N Srinivasan’s son-in-law, cropping up in reports from Mumbai Police’s investigation cells. While television channels were agog with

Bangalore, May 23: It seems that cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested on charges of spot fixing last Thursday, was interested in betting many years before the IPL scandal broke out. S36 Sports and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the company in which he held 74 per cent stakes, had proposed running “betting houses” in India and abroad as one of the main objectives of the company. Incidentally, legal sports

New Delhi, May 23: It had been a crisis week for Rajasthan Royals. They seemed to be up against one more when Sunrisers Hyderabad fought back in the second innings to put themselves on course for victory. But Brad Hodge, the dangerous Australian, produced a doughty innings to cut short Hyderabad’s run in the Indian Premier League and give his team a four-wicket victory at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Mumbai, May 22: A relative of the owner of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings with whom actor Vindoo Randhawa, arrested in connection with the spot-fixing scandal, was in frequent touch, is under the scanner of Mumbai Police, Crime Branch sources said today. "Vindoo made several calls to this relative of the Chennai IPL owner. We may call the person in question to ascertain the reasons why these

New Delhi, May 22: Chennai Super Kings might have come a cropper against Mumbai Indians in the league stages but the two-time champions showed their superiority by turning a high-profile encounter into a one-sided operation. Chennai’s 48-run victory on Tuesday night powered them to the Indian Premier League final, their fifth overall in the event. Their march to the final was fashioned by Michael

Mumbai, May 21: Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was today arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, a Mumbai Crime Branch official said. "Vindoo was questioned after he was found to be in contact with the bookies and subsequently arrested today," the official told PTI without revealing further details. 49-year-old Vindoo, winner of reality

Karachi, May 21: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is all geared up for the upcoming Champions Trophy clash against India, and said any encounter between the traditional rivals on the cricketing field is "always very special". Hafeez told Pakistani reporters in Ireland, where the team is preparing for a One-Day series against the hosts, that the players were eagerly awaiting for the match

Bangalore, May 21: The sixth edition of the Indian Premier League is a story of exhilarating highs and disappointing lows. While the Chris Gayles, Kieron Pollards and David Millers repeatedly tried to convince us that this format is made for batsmen with batsmanship never seen before, the likes of Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra and Vinay Kumar showed that bowlers weren’t entirely out of place in the slam

New Delhi, May 20: The Delhi Police say they have found Rs. 20 lakh in cash, stacked up ironically in a cricket kit, at the Faridabad home of a relative of cricketer Ajit Chandila, who was arrested last week on allegations of spot-fixing. The police claim that Chandila, a member of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team till he was suspended after his arrest, pointed them to the money during his