Mohammad Asif
Flanagan rejects criticism on ICC anti-corruption body
Nov 03, 2011 15:50 EDT
The head of anti-corruption unit of cricket's governing body Thursday took a pot shot at the critics who believe the sleuths have not done much to stop the menace of fixing in the sport.
Greats commiserate Pakistan players' fate
Nov 03, 2011 14:54 EDT
Former players and family members of guilty Pakistan players on Thursday said the whole episode was sad and should serve as a harsh lesson for the sport's administrators and future players.
Tears for 'innocent' jailed Pakistan cricketers
Nov 03, 2011 12:20 EDT
Relatives wept and professed the innocence of their loved ones on Thursday as a London court jailed three Pakistani cricketers for fixing parts of a Test match against England.
Pakistan's Butt to appeal fixing sentence: lawyer
Nov 03, 2011 09:12 EDT
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt will appeal against his 30-month sentence for a match-fixing scandal handed down by a British court on Thursday, his lawyer said.
Pakistan urged to save future cricketers
Nov 02, 2011 07:17 EDT
Retired stars and ordinary fans united on Wednesday to urge Pakistan to act immediately to save future generations of cricketers from corruption as three of its top players face jail in England.
Son born to Pakistan's Butt minutes before guilty verdict
Nov 01, 2011 12:27 EDT
The wife of Pakistan's former captain Salman Butt gave birth to a baby boy just minutes before her husband was found guilty Tuesday of a "spot-fixing" betting scam during a match against England.
Jury to return Monday in Pakistan fixing trial
Oct 28, 2011 14:19 EDT
The jury in the spot-fixing trial of former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif will continue their deliberations for a third day on Monday after being sent home on Friday.
Butt says he ignored fixing requests
Oct 17, 2011 13:41 EDT
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt told a court in London on Monday that he had ignored requests by his agent to fix cricket matches against England.
No Australians fixing cricket matches: Clarke
Oct 14, 2011 01:05 EDT
Australian Test and one-day captain Michael Clarke said Friday he was "100 percent confident" that no Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing.
'No hacking role' in cricket spot-fixing case
Oct 12, 2011 12:29 EDT
The former investigations editor at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid denied Wednesday that his story allegedly exposing spot-fixing in Pakistan cricket was the result of phone hacking.
Pakistanis wanted to lose to wreck Afridi - court
Oct 11, 2011 16:10 EDT
Pakistan cricketers were ready to throw one-day internationals and Twenty20s in a bid to undermine then-captain Shahid Afridi and make "a hell of a lot of money" doing so, a London court heard on Tuesday.
Match-fixing claims 'baseless': Cricket Australia
Oct 11, 2011 03:10 EDT
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Tuesday said allegations made in a London court implicating Australian players in match-fixing were baseless claims made by a person of "dubious repute".
Test fix costs £1 mln, said agent in Pakistan trial
Oct 10, 2011 14:12 EDT
A sports agent told an undercover reporter he could fix the results of cricket games using a stable of six Pakistani players, with a Test match costing £1 million to rig, a London court heard Monday.
Pakistan captain agreed not to score - prosecutor
Oct 06, 2011 12:21 EDT
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt agreed to score no runs in an over during a Test against England last year as part of a betting scam, a court in London heard on Thursday.
'Rampant corruption' in Pakistan spot fixing case
Oct 05, 2011 11:56 EDT
Pakistan players took bribes to bowl deliberate no-balls during a match against England in a case that exposes "rampant corruption" at the heart of international cricket, a court heard Wednesday.
Pakistan players on trial for alleged 'spot-fixing'
Oct 04, 2011 13:28 EDT
Two Pakistan Test players went on trial in London on Tuesday charged with so-called spot-fixing during a match against England last year in allegations which rocked the world of cricket.
Pakistan bowler Gul unruffled by Akhtar confession
Oct 02, 2011 09:02 EDT
Ace paceman Umar Gul said on Sunday he did not think Shoaib Akhtar's confession of ball-tampering during his controversial career would cast new suspicion on Pakistani bowlers.
Pakistan to use bowler Akhtar book in court case
Sep 28, 2011 10:56 EDT
Pakistan cricket authorities said on Wednesday they would use confessions made by retired paceman Shoaib Akhtar in his autobiography in court to justify disciplining the former international.
Pakistan board defends handling of spot-fixing
Sep 05, 2011 15:23 EDT
Pakistan's cricket authorities on Monday defended their handling of the spot-fixing scandal last year which led to three Test players being given lengthy bans from the game.
Spot-fixing saga still dogs Pakistan cricket
Aug 29, 2011 05:45 EDT
A year on from the spot-fixing scandal that ended in long bans for three leading Test players, Pakistani cricket is still struggling to recover.
