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ICC hands lengthy bans to trio
Feb 6th
DOHA: ICCs independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal banned Salman Butt for 10 years, Mohammad Asif 7 years and Mohammad Aamer for five years, tribunals Chief Michael Baloff announced on Saturday.
Spot-fixing: ICC hands out massive bans to Pakistan tainted trio
Feb 5th
DOHA: An anti-corruption tribunal of the International Cricket Council on Saturday banned former Pakistan captain Salman Butt for ten years, Mohammad Asif for seven years and Mohammad Aamer for five years for their role in a spot-fixing betting scam. A statement read out at the tribunal said: “The tribunal heard the charges as Aamer agreed [...]
Trio to learn fate on corruption charges
Feb 5th
DOHA: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will learn whether they face playing bans when an ICC anti-corruption tribunal delivers its verdict on Saturday.
On Friday, British prosecutors charged the thre…
After CPS, Amir, Asif, Butt brace for ICC ‘bombshell’
Feb 5th
DOHA: Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt has dismissed claims he will receive a life ban for his role in cricket’s alleged spot-fixing scandal. Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and teenage quick Mohammad Amir are all accused of conspiring in the bowling of deliberate no-balls on last year’s tour of England — claims they [...]
Spot-fixing controversy: Ominous signs on eve of judgment day
Feb 5th
A day before Asif, Amir, Butt hear their cricketing fate, a UK court indicts trio, summons them to appear on March 17.
Revolution Here, Revolution There
Feb 5th
“Inqilaab aaye ga” (the revolution will come), is an increasingly common refrain in Pakistan these days. By “these days” I actually mean since time immemorial. You see, we’ve been hankering for a revolution for the longest time. We’re not quite sure what we want to revolt against, but we want a big ol’ French revolution [...]
Just in time
Feb 4th
World Cup fortnight away, PCB inexplicably kept Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq on tenterhooks until the last minute.
Pak trio charged with ”spot-fixing”
Feb 4th
LONDON: British prosecutors on Friday charged three Pakistan cricketers with taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year.
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are accused of fixing certain incidents, such as t…
Charges against trio ‘shameful’
Feb 4th
KARACHI: Criminal corruption charges laid in London against three Pakistani cricketers were “shocking and shameful” for their country, senior sporting figures said Friday. Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, together with their agent Mazhar Majeed, have been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat by England’s Crown Prosecution [...]
Pakistan trio to face UK criminal charges
Feb 4th
LONDON: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will face criminal charges in Britain over allegations they conspired with bookmakers to fix a match last year against England. The trio have protested their innocence to the International Cricket Council but Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday they and their agent have been [...]
