Australian Open: Briton charged with courtside betting

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 22:34

A British man appeared in court Thursday charged with illegal courtside betting at the Australian Open, as police warned of the need to crack down on the practice.

Sushilkumar Shinde shielded businessman linked with Dawood Ibrahim: RK Singh

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 06:33

Former home secretary, BJP`s RK Singh alleged that Sushilkumar Shinde interfered in IPL betting scam probe and prevented Delhi Police from questioning a businessman linked with Dawood Ibrahim.

No harm in legalising betting: CBI director

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 23:14

CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday said there is no harm in legalising betting as there was no point in a ban which cannot be enforced.

IOC sets up illegal betting unit to protect Games

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 09:26

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will set up a special unit to tackle illegal betting and match-fixing in a bid to make sure it does not become an issue in future Games, it said on Sunday.

IPL betting case: CBCID to file charge sheet by month end

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 11:40

The Crime Branch CID of Tamil Nadu Police, investigating the IPL betting scandal, is likely to file a charge sheet in the case by the end of this month, a top official said on Tuesday.

Rajeev Shukla firm on leaving IPL post

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 20:11

Despite having resigned in the wake of the spot fixing and betting scandal, Rajeev Shukla chaired the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council meeting here Friday but he made it amply clear that he doesn’t want to continue as chairman of the high-profile league.

Delhi Police to apply for cancelling Sreesanth`s bail

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 15:27

Delhi Police will apply for cancelling the bail of cricketer Sreesanth and 20 others who are allegedly involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

BCCI`s probe panel`s report being questioned

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 16:28

Questions are being raised over the clean chit the two-member probe panel has given to Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan`s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals` co-owner Raj Kundra in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

Srinivasan can chair the meeting: Niranjan Shah

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 22:53

BCCI vice-president Niranjan Shah on Sunday said N Srinivasan could return as BCCI chief and chair the IPL Governing Council meeting on August 2 as the probe panel has found no evidence against his team Chennai Super Kings in the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.

PCB is in touch with ICC over betting reports: Sethi

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 22:36

PCB`s caretaker chairman, Najam Sethi on Sunday said that the board has communicated with the ICC after a British tabloid claimed that anti-corruption and security unit were probing matches of the recent ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies.

Nothing will be swept under carpet: Dalmiya

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 21:55

BCCI`s interim President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday promised that there will be no cover-up in the probe into the alleged conflict of interests issue over Mahendra Singh Dhoni holding stakes in a sports management firm that manages him and several other Indian cricketers.

BCCI to discuss SA tour, betting, spot-fixing

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 18:57

Amid reports that the two-member internal probe panel of the Indian cricket board has cleared its chief N. Srinivasan`s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan of betting charges, the BCCI mandarins met to discuss a host of issues, with the schedule for the upcoming tour to South Africa likely to come under the scanner.