Aussies failed to adjust: Lehmann (Cricket Australia)
(Source: Cricket Australia) The national coach has called for an improved effort from his batsmen in the second Test, beginning Thursday Australia's batsmen are "playing for things that aren't there"...
View Article600 million reasons for Australian cricket to worry
Punters have bet $600m on the T20 Big Bash competition. Photo: Getty Images It speaks volumes about how entrenched TV gambling has become in this country when scarcely an eyebrow was raised by last...
View ArticleMuralidaran signs with Australia (Cricket Australia)
(Source: Cricket Australia) The men's national side has landed a massive coup with Test cricket's greatest wicket-taker appointed as a spin consultant. Muthiah Muralidaran, the world's most successful...
View ArticleICC anti-corruption unit to fight 'pitchsiders'
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is set to outline its anti-fraudulent measures Friday with special attention given to 'pitchsiding' during the World...
View ArticleSpectator ejected during India's second ODI against England for alleged...
Friday, 29 August 2014 - 4:59pm IST | Place: Cardiff (Wales) | Agency: PTI Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit The fears of involvement of bookmakers in international...
View ArticleIf Hansie succumbed, anyone could, former West Indies captain Carl Hooper says
AS Australian sport fights for purity, former West Indies skipper Carl Hooper says fallen comrade Hansie Cronje's match-fixing demise proves anyone can succumb to temptation. The Australian Crime...
View ArticlePakistan v Australia: Younus Khan hits third successive Test century
Younus Khan became the second man to score three consecutive Test centuries against Australia as Pakistan made 304-2 on the opening day of the final Test. The 36-year-old, in his 93rd Test, was...
View ArticleNo Australians under investigation (Cricket Australia)
(Source: Cricket Australia) Cricket Australia has reaffirmed no current or former Australian players are under investigation as part of the ICC's examination of match-fixing. Cricket Australia has...
View ArticleEnglish county matches under scrutiny after fixing evidence from Lou Vincent
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View ArticleTaunting spectators ejected from Pak-SA cricket Test
Dubai: Two spectators were thrown out of the Dubai cricket stadium today for allegedely taunting Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq during the second Test. The two, later identified as Pakistani expats...
View ArticleTaunting spectators ejected from second Pak-SA Test
DUBAI: Two spectators were thrown out of the Dubai cricket stadium on Friday for allegedely taunting Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq during the second Test. The two, later identified as Pakistani expats...
View ArticleSpots of bother remain for all codes trying to clean up their acts
THE likelihood of results being rigged are slim these days - match-fixing has become more sophisticated than that. Fixing a match to ensure the desired team wins or loses is considered too difficult...
View ArticleAnother 'pitchsider' tossed out of SCG as cricket authorities crack down on...
Series opener: A man was removed early on in the Australia-England match on Friday after being suspected of using his phone to transmit ball-by-ball information. Photo: AP Cricket authorities' bid to...
View ArticleCricket's match-fixing scandals exposed tentacles of organised crime
THE tentacles of organised crime stretch across the sporting world. Match-fixing hearings in cricket over the past two decades highlight how easily those probing tentacles can find their way into...
View ArticleCEO Keith Bradshaw bids to trump spot-fix criminals
KEITH Bradshaw, the former Lord's cricket boss who helped bring down Pakistan's disgraced spot-fixers, has moved to fire-proof Australia's international and state players from the evils of organised...
View ArticleCaptain Misbah-ul-Haq looking for consistency for Pakistan in second Test...
Johannesburg , October 30: Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul Haq would reportedly seek consistency while his counterpart Australia's Michael Clarke would look for runs in the second Test starting...
View ArticleIndia mulls spot-fixing law after arrests
India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week’s arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said on Monday. Former India test bowler...
View ArticleMore cricket betting scam fears as Brit reappears at ODI
The man investigated for illegal betting at a Big Bash League game in Melbourne last weekend reappeared at the one-day international at the SCG the following day and was warned about his conduct....
View ArticleBookie links come to the fore at Cardiff ODI
The fears of involvement of bookmakers in international cricket re-surfaced once again during the second ODI between India and England as the police authorities reportedly threw a spectator out for...
View ArticleYou know the tell-tale signs: Cook (Cricket Australia)
(Source: Cricket Australia) Our latest story on the Chris Cairns situation as an international captain admits that he has serious concerns. England captain Alastair Cook has spoken of his concern over...
View ArticleBasketball NZ to crack down on 'courtsiding' in NBL
Basketball New Zealand is poised to crack down on instant information on national league matches being transmitted for gambling purposes. However, the organisation may strike problems in enforcing a...
View ArticleVincent admits not reporting illegal approach by bookmakers
Tweet Auckland, Feb 27 (IANS) Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent Thursday pleaded guilty of not reporting an illegal approach made to him by bookmakers during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in...
View ArticleECB confident over threat
The England and Wales Cricket Board remains confident its proactive approach will keep the threat of corruption in the domestic game at bay. The huge sums being gambled on televised domestic...
View ArticleICC's anti-corruption boss likens grooming tactics of cricket corrupters to...
The head of world cricket's anti-corruption and security unit Sir Ronnie Flanagan has likened criminals who lure cricketers into illegal activity to paedophiles grooming their victims. Just over a week...
View ArticleGentleman’s game haunted by corruption
London – Cricket is once again facing up to the spectre of corruption with the recent one-day international series between West Indies and Pakistan set to be investigated over allegations of...
View ArticleBasketball NZ to crack down on NBL 'courtsiding'
Basketball New Zealand will crack down on instant information from national league games being transmitted for gambling purposes. The practice of 'courtsiding' takes place when a spectator or...
View ArticleCricket: Low-paid Kiwis are more vulnerable than most
One of the world's pre-eminent match fixing experts says New Zealand cricketers are the "perfect target" for corruption. Ed Hawkins wrote Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A Journey to the Heart of Cricket's...
View ArticleThree spectators caught at a county game over Indian bookie link
LONDON: The anti-corruption officers of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ejected three spectators from a domestic T20 match over suspected links with bookies in India. Those thrown out of...
View ArticleIndian bookmaker Annu Bhatt was PCB's regular guest: Rashid Latif
Karachi: Pakistan's former test captain Rashid Latif today made a disclosure about the alleged Indian bookmaker Annu Bhatt named in the Danish Kaneria spot fixing case by the England and Wales Cricket...
View ArticleIndian bookmaker Bhatt was PCB`s regular guest: Rashid Latif
Karachi: Pakistan`s former test captain Rashid Latif today made a disclosure about the alleged Indian bookmaker Annu Bhatt named in the Danish Kaneria spot fixing case by the England and Wales Cricket...
View ArticleCup organisers on red alert Melbourne: World Cup 2015 organisers have been...
Melbourne: World Cup 2015 organisers have been placed on red alert after a man was ejected from Big Bash League matches at the SCG and ANZ Stadium over the weekend for suspicious betting practices....
View ArticleIndian bookmaker Bhatt was PCB's regular guest: Rashid Latif
KARACHI: Pakistan's former Test captain Rashid Latif made a disclosure about the alleged Indian bookmaker Annu Bhatt named in the Danish Kaneria spot-fixing case by the England and Wales Cricket Board....
View ArticleCricket Australia urges players to report match-fixing suspicions during...
Australian cricket has announced an unprecedented effort to weed out match fixing and zero in on shady characters behind it with the establishment of an amnesty period for players to report...
View ArticleCricket Australia cracks down on corruption
Australian cricket has announced an unprecedented effort to weed out match fixing and zero in on shady characters behind it with the establishment of an amnesty period for players to report...
View ArticleCrackdown on punters who cheat via mobiles
Scores of spectators were ejected from county grounds last season for possessing transmission devices to place bets with bookmakers to get an illegal advantage during a match. The ECB has fought a...
View ArticleNZC won't name trio in corruption investigation
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) know who the three former cricketers being investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over alleged corruption are, but will not name them. The ICC's...
View ArticleBritish man evicted from SCG and ANZ Stadium for illegal betting on Big Bash...
EXCLUSIVE Venue: Rajiv Mulchandani was evicted from ANZ Stadium during the Sydney Thunder-Brisbane Heat match on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images A British citizen is on the radar of cricket officials as...
View ArticleNZC won't name players in corruption investigation
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) know who the three former cricketers being investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over alleged corruption are, but will not name them. The ICC's...
View ArticleGag order on Aussie curators in ’15 Cup OUR BUREAU Calcutta: With the World...
Calcutta: With the World Cup just months away, efforts to make the mega-event corruption-free have gained momentum as gag orders have been issued to stop Australian curators from giving away...
View ArticleTech savvy pitchsiders in game of hide-and-seek with anti-corruption officers
A wicket falls and the crowd erupts. Amid the sea of jubilant fans, one spectator appears uninterested in the game, instead talking into his mobile phone. But he is the most interested person in the...
View ArticleAussie groundsmen gagged in corruption fight
Australia's ground curators have been silenced as cricket authorities ramp up the fight against match-fixing before a bumper summer culminating in the World Cup. Groundsmen at Australia's international...
View ArticleCricket groundsmen gagged in bid to thwart corruption by illegal bookmakers
Gagged: Curators like the SCG's Tom Parker will no longer be able to go into detail about pitch conditions. Australia's ground curators have been silenced as cricket authorities ramp up the fight...
View ArticleCricket's anti-corruption figures to outline plan to fight pitchsiders
It's just not cricket: Anti-corruption officials regard pitchsiding as the latest danger to the game’s integrity. Photo: Getty Images Cricket officials in New Zealand ejected a fan suspected of...
View Article'Pitchsider' seeks to overturn Cricket Australia ban
A British "pitchsider" prohibited from attending matches operated by Cricket Australia has threatened to take legal action against the governing body as he seeks to overturn the ban. Rajeen...
View ArticleIllegal bookmaker's contacts ejected from Australia-Pakistan Test
Two men were ejected from the second Test between Australia and Pakistan for feeding information over...
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