 Three Pakistan cricketers accused of involvement in an illegal betting scam maintained their innocence Thursday after withdrawing from their team's scandal-tainted tour of England.© AFP Pakistan declared Thursday that it will defend its tainted trio of cricketers in the court of law, insisting that they are innocent till proven guilty.© IANS Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:23:43 GMTThe body that monitors betting patterns in Europe has said that none of the bookmakers that it regulates were involved in the Lords Test ‘spot-fixing scandal.© ANI Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:08:00 GMTNew Zealand''s Test win over Pakistan in 1994 has come under the scanner following the recent match-fixing allegations levelled against Pakistani players during their England tour.© ANI  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:15:02 GMTThree Pakistan cricketers embroiled in illegal betting allegations were axed from the team's tour of England Thursday as they prepared to be grilled about the scandal.© AFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:35:58 GMTPakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is under scrutiny for ‘spot-fixing allegations in England, has been dropped from a Malayalam movie, its director has said.© ANI Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:34:48 GMTSporting equipment manufacturer BoomBoom has suspended its relationship with ‘spot-fixing scandal-hit Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer.© ANI Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:09:05 GMTEngland batsman Kevin Pietersen could face disciplinary charges for tweeting about his omission despite his apology.© ANI Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:07:20 GMTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the three Pakistan cricketers facing ‘spot-fixing allegations could face England in the ODI series as long as they are not charged.© ANI  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:02 GMTInjured wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will miss Australia's two-Test series in India next month after being left out of a 15-man tour squad named on Thursday.© AFP  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:02 GMTAustralian all-rounder Shane Watson said on Thursday he was blown away by the dramatic axing of star England batsman Kevin Pietersen.© AFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:44:39 GMTPakistan's one-day cricket captain Shahid Afridi vowed to put aside a raging betting scandal allegedly involving three of his key players and lead his side from the front in the series against England in Cardiff from Sunday.© IANS  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:03 GMTAustralian allrounder Shane Watson believes players are growing increasingly suspicious of whether the ICC wants to expose the full extent of corruption in the game, fearing the truth could kill cricket, reports said on Thursday.© AFP  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:03 GMTThree Pakistan cricketers should face a life ban if they are found guilty of being involved in a betting scam, Australian leg-spin great Shane Warne said on Thursday.© AFP  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:02 GMTThree Pakistan cricket players faced a grilling Thursday over allegations they were involved in a betting scam, amid uncertainty over their role in the rest of the team's tour of England.© AFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:35:02 GMTThe famiy and coach of 18-year-old Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Aamer, one of the three Pakistan cricketers named in spot fixing scandal, insist he is innocent and has been conspired against.© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:58:02 GMTFormer New Zealand skipper and match referee John Reid wants Pakistan to be thrown out of international cricket for alleged involvement of some its players in match fixing scandals.© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:55:39 GMTAustralian opener Shane Watson has criticized the International Cricket Councils anti corruption unit over its inability to act against match-fixers, after Pakistani fast bowlers were alleged to have bowled pre-arranged no-balls in the Lords Test aga© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:15:07 GMTA New Zealand based bookmaker has said that all the normal cricket betting options would be available, even those open to manipulation, during Pakistans tour to the country this summer, despite some Pakistani players being probed for match fixing.© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:58:07 GMTPakistan's trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer -- at the centre of match-fixing allegations -- left here for London Wednesday for what are seen as a series of crucial meetings with diplomatic and Pakistan cricket board officials Thu© IANS  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:30:03 GMTBangladesh's cricket board said Wednesday several senior players had been approached by bookmakers ahead of a Test series with India earlier this year.© AFP  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:03 GMTKevin Pietersen has apologised for his furious reaction to England's decision to leave him out of the one-day squads to face Pakistan.© AFP  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:00:03 GMTThree Pakistan cricket players are facing a grilling over allegations they were involved in a betting scam, amid uncertainty over their role in the rest of the team's tour of England.© AFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:16:49 GMTA former mentor and a brother of young Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir have both proclaimed his innocence after British police questioned him on spot-fixing allegations following a newspaper sting.© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:29 GMTThe cricketing season is back in the hills of Himachal Pradesh with a staggering 1,200 teams, mainly from rural areas, all set to compete in the mega premier league starting in November.© IANS  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:15:03 GMTPakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif has been dropped from a planned role in a South Indian film after he was embroiled in betting scam allegations, Indian media reported Wednesday.© AFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:25:38 GMTPakistan Test skipper Salman Butt, and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have claimed that spot fixing allegations are part of a conspiracy against them.© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:24:36 GMTDefending young fast bowler Mohammad Amir, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has expressed sympathy for him, saying that the greater blame lay with the men who had led him astray so early in his career.© ANI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:26:58 GMTFormer England captain Michael Atherton feels 18-year-old Mohammad Amir, one of the three Pakistani cricketers named in spot-fixing in the fourth Test against England at Lords, should be helped with rehabilitation instead of being banned for life if© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:25:22 GMTPakistan held is first practice session ahead of the One-day series against England at the County Ground here Tuesday without the three players accused of links with match-fixers.© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:24:09 GMTAustralian cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin confirmed Tuesday that they were approached by a bookie during the tour of England last year.© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:22:56 GMTOn a day of swift developments, British authorities arrested three people in connection with the alleged match-fixing by Pakistani cricketers and it became untenable for the four players questioned by the investigators to figure in the one-day series© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:21:27 GMTPakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis Tuesday admitted that it will be difficult to lift the morale of the team for the remaining tour matches in the midst of the spot-fixing controversy.© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:19:58 GMTPakistans Interior Minister Rehman Malik Tuesday said the government will take strong action against the cricketers found involved in spot-fixing.© IANS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:17:16 GMTInvestigating agencies believe the cricket match-rigging scandal in England involving four Pakistani cricketers has made over 25 million pounds for shady betting syndicates.© ANI  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:03 GMTEngland national selector Geoff Miller was decidedly unimpressed by Kevin Pietersen's foul-mouthed Twitter rant following his omission from the limited overs squads to play Pakistan.© AFP  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:03 GMTAustralian cricketers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson were targeted by the same suspected illegal bookmaker who approached two team-mates in England last year, reports said on Wednesday.© AFP  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:03 GMTThe three Pakistan players embroiled in betting scam allegations were to leave the squad Wednesday to face cricket and government authorities, de facto sidelining them from the team.© AFP  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:30:03 GMTThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Tuesday it would not suspend players embroiled in betting scam allegations while the claims are investigated, though they are set to miss the next match.© AFP  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:03 GMTThe three Pakistan players engulfed in betting scam allegations will be summoned to a meeting in London on Thursday -- effectively ruling them out of the team's warm-up match here.© AFP  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:15:04 GMTEngland World Twenty20 winning wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter is set to play as a batsman only in the upcoming two T20s against Pakistan, it was announced on Tuesday.© AFP | 
