NEW DELHI     Three cricketers were refused bail Tuesday after they appeared in court inNew Delhion spot-fixing charges as senior judges rapped the Indian board's "lackadaisical" approach over the scandal. And in a sign of the growing fallout from the allegations, police in Mumbai ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Chaudhry M Zaka Ashraf Friday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would take appropriate measures to stop spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). “It was very unfortunate to know about spot-fixing in the IPL and I think ...

LAHORE – The Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has refused to send Indian team to tour Pakistan in August 2013 citing security concerns and rejected proposal of play against them at any neutral venue or in India, it has been learnt.Indian media reports and private TV channels of ...

LAHORE – Board of Control of Cricket India (BCCI) president Srinivasan has extended an invitation to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ch Zaka Ashraf, Pakistan team and its management and a few former Pakistan cricket greats in a function to be held at Chennai. The sources disclosed this ...

India's cricket board said Tuesday it has secured government clearance to host Pakistan for a short tour later this year.The Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited Pakistan to play three one-dayers and two Twenty20 matches in December-January, the first bilateral contests between the ...

NEW DELHI Former Indian captain and opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar said that he is honoured and humbled for being chosen for Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by BCCI. Gavaskar’s name was chosen for the award by BCCI's Col. CK Nayudu Award Committee in a meeting held yesterday. Along ...

BAHAWALPUR - Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khichi said that the economic condition of the common man could be improved through the promotion of industries and trade in the area. He said that the Chamber of Commerce and Industries could play a vital role in this regard. He was addressing a ceremony ...

BAHAWALPUR - Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khichi said that the economic condition of the common man could be improved through the promotion of industries and trade in the area. He said that the Chamber of Commerce and Industries could play a vital role in this regard. He was addressing a ceremony ...

MUMBAI - The cricket board has decided to recommend recently retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup, for the Arjuna Award.“We will be forwarding the names of Rahul Dravid for Khel Ratna Award and Yuvraj ...

NEW DELHI - The BCCI’s invitation to Sialkot Stallions, Pakistan’s domestic T20 champs, to play in the Champions League T20 had raised hopes of a revival of bilateral cricketing ties between India and Pakistan soon.However, it is now learnt that there is no clarity about when the ...

NEW DELHI  - The Pakistan cricketers haven’t been allowed to play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League for the last four years (barring Azhar Mahmood who is a British passport holder) but former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik’s participation in a Delhi club tournament has raised ...

NEW DELHI : Reacting to Indian skipper MS Dhoni's pre-match press conference comments that he is willing to quit Test captaincy if there is any suitable candidate, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) made it clear that picking the new Test captain or retaining the current captain is the job of the ...

MELBOURNE (Agencies) - There will be no respite for the umpires who will be officiating in the tri-series involving India, Australia and Sri Lanka as the Decision Review System (DRS) won't be used during the 15-match tournament in February due to the refusal by the BCCI. All the three teams need to ...

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Rubbishing the comments made by Mazhar Majeed, the agent involved in spot-fixing controversy, of having an access to players like Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, the BCCI said they were nothing but 'wild claims'. Ratnakar Shetty, CAO of BCCI, said: "BCCI does not think that ...

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Taking strong objection to former England captain Nasser Hussains comparison of Indian cricketers to 'donkeys, the BCCI on Monday decided to take up the issue with the English Cricket Board (ECB). Hussain had made the comment after Parthiv Patel misjudged a Kevin Pietersens ...

Sports Desk KARACHI - The Pakistan and Indian cricket boards are facing a logistical headache scheduling their bilateral Test series next year in March-April as the Asia Cup tournament is clashing with the much anticipated series. According to a senior official of the Pakistan cricket Board, the ...

DUBAI (Agencies) - Former India captain Ravi Shastri's contract with the Indian cricket board has raised questions over a potential conflict of interest as he is a member of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee which recommended the partial use of Decision Review System. The ...

PUNE (India) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet accepted the WADAs whereabouts clause, it was learnt here Tuesday. The Whereabouts clause is about the information provided by a limited number of top athletes about their location to the international sports federation or ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) Suspended Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi faced further trouble on Friday after it emerged he tried to divide world cricket by proposing a parallel event in England. The plan, revealed by Englands cricket chief Giles Clarke in an email to Indian officials, involved English ...

MUMBAI - Team India players refusing to sign the WADA's anti-doping code over "whereabouts" clause and BCCI's decision to back the players have complicated the issue, said Dr. Danish Zaheer, expert of WADA Anti-Doping laws."The WADA is being established and recognised by UNESCO - the United ...

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The Indian Cricket Board today asserted that the government has provided 'satisfying' security arrangements for the Australian tour hence there was no change in any venue or schedule of the four-Test series. This means that the third Test, to begin in New Delhi from ...