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India want new betting law
The Indian Government is keen to introduce a new law to counter the threat of spot-fixing in cricket.This follows-on from arrests made last week of a number of players and bookmakers. Former Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other players were arrested along with 11 bookmakers on Thursday on suspicion of spot-fixing in India's Twenty20 IPL. The cricket board immediately ...
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20 great Ashes moments No7 England regain the Ashes 1953 | Simon Burnton
Tony Lock bowled England to the brink of victory by dismissing Archer, Davidson and Langley in the space of four overs. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty ...
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ACSU officers assigned to four teams
Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officers have been assigned to the four teams that have made it to the Playoffs, a day after the BCCI president N ...
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Warners hearing set for Wednesday
Cavalier Australian batsman David Warner will learn his fate over his Twitter tirade against two senior cricket journalists when he fronts a Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour hearing on Wednesday.Warner was called before the hearing to answer charges that he breached Rule 6 of Cricket Australia's Code of Conduct relating to unbecoming behaviour.The 26-yaer-old will participate in the ...
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Aussie WarnerÂ’s expletives fireworks on Twitter attracts cricket sheriff
Test opener David Warner (pictured) will face a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry exchanges with two journalists. Media reports in Australia said Warner had called Craddock a "p**ck", and said they "talk s***" and branded Conn an "old fart." To Craddock, one tweet said: "Shock me ...
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Indian ministers pursue law against fixing in sports
Law minister Kapil Sibal: "Previous attempts to prosecute the accused [in fixing cases] have failed. So it is necessary to come up with a special enactment to deal with ...
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Ind vs Pak M S Dhonis valiant ton go...
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Mr Cricket is now Mr Family Hussey ca...
Michael Hussey will play his final Test against Sri Lanka next week and retire from international cricket at the end of the Australian summer, the veteran batsman said, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.The rugged 37-year-old, known affectionately ...
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Kieran Powells fifty guides West Ind...
Opener Kieran Powell followed his hundred with a solid fifty as the West Indies reached 124-1 at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh here today.The 22-year-old right-handed batsman was unbeaten on 56 and with him Darren Bravo was batting on 42 as the visitors now lead by 95 runs with a draw the most likely result on an unhelpful pitch for bowlers at Shere Bangla ...
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From Hansie Cronje to Salman Butt corruption has hit cricket at the top
Corruption has not limited itself to cricket alone. There have been scandals in football, tennis, badminton, snooker, and in years gone, baseball. In boxing, fixed fights have been known to be ...
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Shaji Kailas-A K Sajan gearing up for film titled Cricket on Sreesanth
Kerala News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam filmmakers Shaji Kailas and A K Sajan are gearing up for a film titled Cricket, which is loosely based on Sreesanth's life Within days after three Team Rajasthan cricketers -- the most prominent being S Sreesanth -- were arrested for their alleged involvement in the betting ...
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Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
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