NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into Cricket Canada following allegations of match corruption linked to a T20 World Cup game against New Zealand. Read More: Yuvraj Samra century powers Canada to 173 against New Zealand The match, played in Chennai during the tournament hosted by India and Sri Lanka, is under scrutiny […]
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Nasir Jamshaid breaks silence, seeks forgiveness after spot-fixing scandal
Former Pakistan batter Nasir Jamshaid has publicly apologised to cricket fans worldwide for his involvement in the 2017 spot-fixing and bribery conspiracy, calling his actions a life-changing mistake. Moreover, he revealed that the period following his arrest pushed him into deep depression, as he struggled mentally while serving time in prison and facing a ten-year […]
China issues 73 life bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing
China’s football association issued lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie, and punished 13 top professional clubs for match-fixing and corruption, it said Thursday. Under President Xi Jinping, an anti-corruption crackdown has swept through Chinese football in recent years, exposing the rotten state of the professional game. Several top […]
Turkey detains referees, club officials over alleged football betting
ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 21 individuals, including 17 referees and the chairman of a Super Lig club, as part of an investigation into alleged betting and match-fixing in Turkish football. So far, 18 of the suspects have been taken into custody, Anadolu news agency reported. The development follows a week after […]
Indian cricketer gets 14-year ban for attempted match-fixing
Emirates-based Indian cricketer gets 14-year ban for attempted match-fixing. Mehar Chhayakar, an Indian cricketer formerly based in the United Arab Emirates, has been banned from all cricket for 14 years for seven breaches of the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday. Chhayakar was found guilty by an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal […]
ICC knew about match-fixer Aneel Munawar since 2010, claims new documentary
The International Cricket Council (ICC) was aware of a high-profile match fixer Aneel Munawar for as long ago as 2010, claimed Al Jazeera‘s latest documentary titled ‘Cricket’s Match Fixers: The Munawar Files’. The channel’s documentary claims that ICC Senior Investigator, Anti-Corruption and Security Unit Alan Peacock knows about Munawar since 2010. “There was no doubt in […]
At least 3 matches featuring India fixed in last two years
Media giant Al Jazeera aired a documentary titled Cricket’s Match-Fixers on Sunday claiming that, in the last two years, at least three matches featuring India were fixed. According to the documentary, bookies influenced the following matches: the India versus England Test played in Chennai (December 2017), the India versus Australia Test in Ranchi (March 2017) and the […]
Fixing claims rock Ashes series
Cricket chiefs voiced “grave concern” but said there was no evidence the third Ashes Test between Australia and England starting Thursday has been corrupted after a match-fixing bombshell rocked the series. British newspaper The Sun alleged two bookmakers, including an Indian “Mr Big”, had offered to sell it details of rigged periods of play in […]