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Scandal Brings Cricket Into Disrepute, Says Dhoni
Written on 5 Sep, 2010 at 10:55 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
New Delhi: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that cricket has been brought to “disrepute” by the ‘spot-fixing’ scandal and the guilty should be handed harsh punishment as such incidents tend to also paint other players in bad... (Continue reading)
British Tabloid Reveals, How The Match Fixing Sting Was Done
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 22:37 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
British tabloid News of the World revealed on Sunday the entire story of how the sting was done to nab matchfixers. The report begins: “It was back in January that I first received the phone call that would start my... (Continue reading)
Pak Cricketer Yasir Hameed Blows Lid Off Corruption : News Of The World Report
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 22:35 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Pakistani cricketer Yasir Hameed who played in the rigged Lord’s Test has sensationally confirmed that there were cheats in his team, The London tabloid News of the World reports. Opening batsman Yasir Hameed claimed that bent teammates were fixing “almost... (Continue reading)
Pakistani Trio Admit They Took Money From Majeed
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 14:38 in English, Entertainment, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
London: Mired in a spot-fixing scam, the Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Aamir and Mohammed Asif have told the investigators that they took money from alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed but denied any wrongdoing. The suspended trio, being grilled by... (Continue reading)
Bollywood Slams A R Rahman’s Games Theme Song
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 14:34 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Singers and musicians in Bollywood have come out openly against the Commonwealth Games song composed by well known music director A R Rahman, says a media report. It took six months and Rs 5 crore to make the song, but... (Continue reading)
Dawood Ibrahim Linked To Pak Matchfixing
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 14:31 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The London tabloid The Sun on Friday frontpaged a story saying that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was linked to matchfixing by Pakistani cricketers. The newspaper said, billionaire crime boss Dawood Ibrahim had ties with al-Qaeda. Fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, 54, is... (Continue reading)
Sting Cash Found From Room, Butt Says, Money Was For Sister’s Dowry
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 14:29 in English, Entertainment, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
London : Scotland Yard officers questioned former Pakistani team captain Salman Butt on Friday over how marked notes were discovered in police searches of his hotel room and his locker at Lord’s, reports The Daily Mail. The money is believed... (Continue reading)
Blasts, Firing Rock Lahore And Karachi Shia March; 28 Killed
Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 10:35 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Lahore/Karachi: At least 28 people were killed and over 180 injured on Wednesday when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in back-to-back attacks targetting Shia march in Lahore, even as gunmen opened fire at a procession in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi... (Continue reading)
Fearing D-Company’s Wrath, Bookies Pay Up
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 8:58 in English, Featured, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The last of the Mumbai-based bookies cleared their ‘vallan’ or payments by midnight thanks mostly to the fear of Dawood Ibrahim’s cronies, says a Mid Day report. Wads of notes were wrapped in old newspapers and dispatched through errand boys... (Continue reading)
ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ ਮੁੜ ਮੈਚ ਫਿਕਸਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਪਰਛਾਵੇਂ ਹੇਠ
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 8:49 in Featured, Punjabi, Sports | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
ਲੰਡਨ, ਬਰਤਾਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਅਖਬਾਰ ਨੇ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚਾਲੇ ਖੇਡੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਲਾਰਡਜ਼ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ ਟੈਸਟ ਵਿਚ ਮੈਚ ਫਿਕਸਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ਼ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਅਖਬਾਰ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਮੈਚ ਵਿਚ ਕਰੋੜਾਂ ਰੁਪਏ ਬਦਲੇ ਨੋ ਬਾਲ ਫਿਕਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ... (Continue reading)