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  ICC charge Sri Lankan spinner for failing to report approach to fix matches

  Cricket | August 08, 2024 16:10 IST

  ICC has charged 25-year-old Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama for breach of the Anti-Corruption Code having been failed to report the approach from the bookies to fix certain matches. The said matches took place in 2021 and the bowler has gotten 14 days to respond to the charges.

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  LPL terminates Dambulla franchise a day after player auction after the arrest of team owner

  Cricket | May 22, 2024 23:51 IST

  Lanka Premier League (LPL) terminated the contract for the Dambulla franchise a day after the player auction after the owner of the team was arrested. The team is without an owner and Sri Lanka Cricket in a statement said that for the integrity and smooth functioning of LPL, the decision was made.

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  WI cricketer banned for 5 years for multiple match-fixing breaches of Code of Conduct

  Cricket | May 02, 2024 23:16 IST

  34-year-old West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Devon Thomas has faced a 5-year ban for match-fixing among seven breaches of Code of Conduct across three T20 leagues - Lanka Premier League, Abu Dhabi T10 League and Caribbean Premier League. The breaches have been slapped by respective cricket boards.

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  If BJP's match-fixing succeeds, constitution will be destroyed: Rahul Gandhi at I.N.D.I.A rally

  India | March 31, 2024 15:01 IST

  As the opposition’s mega rally unfolded at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of orchestrating election match-fixing with the support of a select group of billionaires.

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  AIFF president asks Anti Corruption Bureau to investigate match-fixing allegations in Delhi

  Cricket | February 22, 2024 13:07 IST

  All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey has taken notice of the suspicious matches in the Delhi football premier league. Ahbab FC has already been suspended by Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) after their players conceded suspicious own goals recently.

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  Betting and Match Fixing in 2022: A deep dive into numbers that make the shady world

  Other Sports | March 25, 2023 13:18 IST

  All data used in this article is sourced from a report of Sportradar Integrity Services titled as Betting, Corruption & Match-Fixing in 2022. Read on to find out details regarding corrupt practices and betting turnovers in cricket, football and basketball.

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  CBI arrests 3 people for alleged match-fixing in IPL; Pakistan angle being investigated

  Cricket | May 14, 2022 18:13 IST

  CBI has arrested three people for alleged match-fixing and betting in the IPL and is investigating the Pakistan angle.

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  Ex Zimbabwe captain Taylor says blackmailed to spot-fix after taking cocaine with Indian businessman

  Cricket | January 24, 2022 16:47 IST

  In a detailed confession on social media, Taylor claimed that he was invited by the businessman to India to discuss "sponsorships" and the potential launch of a T20 event in Zimbabwe besides an offer of $15,000 in October 2019.

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  Former IPL cricketer R Sathish claims "fixing approach" during TNPL 2021

  Cricket | January 18, 2022 15:45 IST

  The 41-year-old Sathish was part of Chepauk Super Gillies squad that won the TNPL last season. The former Tamil Nadu player has also been part of Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

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  Two Wimbledon matches under match-fixing scanner

  Tennis | July 14, 2021 14:32 IST

  A probe by a German newspaper has revealed that two matches at this year's Wimbledon are under investigation for match-fixing.

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  Match Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Hayat, Ahmed for accepting bribe from Indian bookie

  Cricket | July 01, 2021 18:26 IST

  Both cricketers had taken 15,000 AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham totalling USD 4083 approx) from an Indian bookie, identified as Mr 'Y' in the ICC charge-sheet.

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  French Open: Paris prosecutor’s office looks at match-fixing

  Cricket | October 06, 2020 22:37 IST

  The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a police investigation into suspicions of match-fixing during a recent match at the French Open.

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  Fixing kingpin Ravinder Dandiwal arrested, BCCI ACU team to probe him

  Cricket | July 06, 2020 16:18 IST

  Dandiwal, who is on the radar of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, is facing charges of hosting a cricket match of the Uva T20 league on June 29 that was aired in Sri Lanka through YouTube.

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  Criminalising match-fixing in India will be single-most-effective move for cricket: ICC ACU official

  Cricket | June 25, 2020 10:31 IST

  Legal experts have been advocating for years the need to criminalise match-fixing in India, the lack of which has meant that the hands of authorities have been tied when it comes to investigating corruption in the popular sport.

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  Ramiz Raja wishes for introduction of lie-detector to catch players involved in match-fixing

  Cricket | May 12, 2020 18:27 IST

  Raja's statements come after Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) banned wicket-keeper batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq from all forms of cricket for a period of six years. 

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  Egypt tennis player Youssef Hossam banned for life on match-fixing charges

  Tennis | May 05, 2020 11:05 IST

  The Tennis Integrity Unit imposed a lifetime sanction on 21-year-old Youssef Hossam following a disciplinary hearing held in London from March 9 to 11.

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  PCB wants legislation to criminalise match-fixing in cricket

  Cricket | April 15, 2020 10:05 IST

  PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said at present they don't have the legal authority to call witnesses or check bank accounts and other details to deeply probe corruption cases.

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  Won't only blame players for fixing, boards have larger role to play: Rashid Latif

  Cricket | April 09, 2020 10:09 IST

  Rashid Latif added that the players are 'just pawns', and that they are used by 'top board members'.

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  Match-fixing: Sanjeev Chawla moves to High Court challenging custodial remand

  Cricket | February 14, 2020 13:18 IST

  Sanjeev Chawla is alleged to have played a central role in conspiring with Cronje to fix a South African tour to India in February-March 2000.

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  Match fixing: Delhi court order shortly on custodial interrogation of Sanjeev Chawla

  Cricket | February 13, 2020 17:33 IST

  Sanjeev Chawla is alleged to have played a central role in conspiring with Hansie Cronje to fix a South African tour to India in February-March 2000.