ABC.Net / 3 hours ago
Samuels banned over bookie links — West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels has been banned from cricket for two years for passing on team information to a bookmaker during a one-day series in India in January 2007. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said yesterday that Samuels had brought the game into disrepute, breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Rules of Conduct. ...
Sify / 5 hours ago
'Samuels case shows corruption still exists' — Mumbai: Marlon Samuels's punishment for links with a bookmaker should serve as a warning to other players and officials to beware of corruption in cricket, a senior official said on Tuesday. "It is never pleasant when a player is banned but the proc ...
New Zealand Herald / 8 hours ago
Cricket: Samuels receives two-year ban — DUBAI - West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was banned from cricket for two years today for breaking rules intended to prevent players from betting on matches. The International Cricket Council confirmed the automatic ban after receiving the judgment ...
TVNZ / 9 hours ago
Cricket: Samuel's case is a corruption reminder — Marlon Samuels's punishment for links with a bookmaker should serve as a warning to other players and officials to beware of corruption in cricket, a senior official said on Wednesday. "It is never pleasant when a player is banned but the process ...
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The Hindu / 9 hours ago
Samuels banned for two years — Samuels banned for two years DUBAI: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was banned from cricket for two years on Tuesday for breaking rules intended to prevent players from betting on matches. The International Cricket Council con ...
The Age / 9 hours ago
Windies' Samuels faces ban — A PHONE call from an illegal bookmaker to room 206 of the Pride Hotel, Nagpur, in January 2007 has come back to haunt Marlon Samuels, whose suspension will upset the West Indies' preparation for the series against Australia, threaten his career and r ...
The Age / 9 hours ago
Aussies arrive in Windies — Controversy has already struck Australia's cricket tour of the Caribbean with West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels facing a possible two-year ban after being found guilty following a probe into allegations of links with a bookmaker. The Australia tea ...
Independant Online / 45 minutes ago
Blistering Akhtar sees to Daredevils — The "Rawalpindi Express", Shoaib Akhtar, made a sensational debut in the IPL League when he grabbed 4-11 in three overs to lead the Kolkata Knight Riders to a 23-run victory against the Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens on Tuesday night. The Daredevils' medium pacers had bowled extremely well to restrict the Knight Riders to a modest 133-6 in the ...
OneIndia / 4 hours ago
Akhtar-inspired Knight Riders scare away Daredevils — Kolkata: Shoaib Akhtar's high voltage initial burst of 2.3-0-7-4 helped Kolkata Knight Riders defend the measly 133 runs in their IPL encounter against Delhi Daredevils at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. Knight Riders had a good start with Butt sco ...
Fox Sports Australia / 9 hours ago
Shoaib stars for Knight Riders — SHOAIB Akhtar has played a starring role on his Indian Premier League debut, taking four wickets to put behind him months of turmoil as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Daredevils by 23 runs at Eden Gardens. Shoaib had an immediate impact after ...
Cricket Australia / 9 hours ago
Akhtar strikes back — Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar put months of turmoil behind him by taking four quickfire wickets on his Indian Premier League debut to help the Kolkata Knight Riders to a 23-run win over the Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday. Shoaib, available for selection a ...
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The Post / 10 hours ago
Shoaib destroys Delhi — KOLKATA: Shoaib Akhtar made a dramatic IPL debut taking four wickets in a blistering new-ball spell to condemn the Delhi Daredevils to their fourth straight defeat. In what could be a key match in the scramble for a spot in the semi-finals, the Kolka ...
SkySports / 11 hours ago
Shoaib stars on IPL debut — Indian Premier League Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders 133-6 v Delhi Daredevils 110 (Shoaib Akhtar 4-11) Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 23 runs Shoaib Akhtar made an instant impression in the Indian Premier League, capturing 4-11 ...
Geo Super / 11 hours ago
Shoaib Akhtar�s devastating spell helps Kolkata crush Delhi — Shoaib Akhtar�s devastating spell helps Kolkata crush Delhi KOLKATA: In his IPL debut, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar�s devastating spell helped the Kolkata Knight Riders crush the Delhi Daredevils by 23 runs with 13 balls remaining in the 35th Twenty20 ...
SuperSport Africa / 2 hours ago
England face delicate balancing act — England face a delicate balancing act at Lord's on Thursday where they take on a New Zealand side they must beat convincingly if they are to mount a serious challenge to South Africa this year and Australia in 2009. On one hand, England need to concentrate on the immediate task against a team who relish the role of underdogs. On the other, they ...
Herald Sun / 4 hours ago
England overlooks task at hand — ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan has already started talking about next year's Ashes despite a looming Test series. And  Kevin Pietersen believes the greatest threat facing his team this season will come from South Africa. At this rate ...
Independant / 7 hours ago
ECB leg before on flannels deal — England's cricketers were last night caught in the middle of a stand-off between their employees, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and their kit suppliers. The row concerns the players' trousers – not who wears them but who has the right to ...
New Zealand Herald / 8 hours ago
Cricket: England's hype could count against them - Martin — LONDON - New Zealand paceman Chris Martin offered the England cricketers some friendly advice today - don't believe your own press. The spearhead of the tourists' attack thanked the large British media contingent for applying the pressure to the host ...
Independant Online / 2 minutes ago
Pakistan, India to clash in Test series — "Pakistan will host India for three Tests, five one-day internationals and one, or possibly two, Twenty20 internationals early next year," Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson Nasim Ashraf told a press conference on Monday. It will be the fifth series between the regional rivals since bilateral ties were restored in 2004. India stalled the bila ...
Daily Times / 7 hours ago
Pakistan-West Indies Twenty20 matches in Canada in August 2008: India to play three Tests, five ODIs in Pakistan early next year — Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host India for three Tests and five one-day internationals in January-February 2009, the fifth series between the regional rivals since bilateral ties were restored in 2004. Pakistan will host India for three Tes ...
Hindustan Times / 8 hours ago
Dates set for Oz-India tour to Pak — The dates for Australia, India and Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan next year were announced after a meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday. “The Indian team will tour in January and February, 2009 to play three Tests, five one-day Intern ...
The Hindu / 9 hours ago
PCB’s request to ICC — PCB’s request to ICC Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to send its security delegation ahead of the Champions Trophy by next week. Sources confirmed that the PCB ...