Mazhar Majeed not to appeal against sentence

LONDON : The protagonist of the spot fixing case Mazhar Majeed has decided not to appeal against the sentence, He has been jailed for 32 months for conducting a fixing conspiracy on Thursday. According to sources, Mazhar Majeed, who was the agent of former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, has decided not to appeal...

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Pakistan's jailed Aamer 'shattered'

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan's brilliant young paceman Mohammad Aamer is shattered at being jailed for deliberately bowling no-balls but will come back a clean player and a good man, a former mentor said Friday.The 19-year-old left-arm bowler, once regarded as the hottest new talent in the game, was sent to the Feltham young offenders institute for six months for his role...

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Nation demands cricket clean-up in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A furious Pakistan demanded Friday that cricket makes good on promises to clean up corruption, declaring prison terms for three disgraced stars a wake-up call for a game in crisis.The spot-fixing scandal surrounding the Lord's Test against England in August 2010 was taken personally in a country where cricket is a national obsession and a respite from...

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Sangakkara takes Sri Lanka 1st innings to 300-4

SHARJAH : Kumar Sangakkara's unbeaten ton anchored Sri Lanka's innings as they moved to 300-4 at lunch on the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Friday.Sri Lanka lost all-rounder Angelo Mathews in the last over before lunch, caught behind off left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman for 17, but the 34-year-old Sangakkara was unbeaten on 140 to ensure...

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Players' chief says jail sends message

SYDNEY : The jailing of three Pakistani cricketers over a fixing scandal sends a clear message to all sportsmen that cheating will not be tolerated, players' union chief Tim May said Friday.A British judge on Thursday jailed former captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for their part in a fixing scandal which has rocked the game to its...

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Warne to make comeback: Report

SYDNEY: Spin legend Shane Warne has been enticed out of retirement and will make a comeback with the Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 League, a report said Friday.The 42-year-old apparently brought the curtain down on his stellar, two-decade cricket career at the Indian Premier League in May. But Fairfax media said he would be unveiled as the Melbourne...

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Chairman PCB Ch. Zaka Ashraf hosted a reception in honor of Pakistan Team that won the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes Tournament

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Spot-fixing trial: Sentences awarded to trio, agent

LONDON : Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif and agent Mazhar Majeed were awarded sentences on Thursday in Britain for their role in fixing parts of a Test match against England.Cricket agent Majeed, 36, from Croydon in south London, was handed the harshest penalty with a sentence of two years and eight months by Judge Jeremy Cooke at...

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PCB 'determined' to end corruption

LAHORE : Pakistan cricket authorities Thursday said they were more determined to eradicate corruption from the game after three of their key players were sentenced to jail in a corruption case.Pakistan former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, received 30 months, fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, received one year in jail and 19-year-old Mohammad Amir was jailed for six...

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Sangakkara ton propels Sri Lanka to 245-2 in Sharjah Test

SHARJAH : Kumar Sangakkara notched his 27th Test hundred to propel Sri Lanka to an imperious 245-2 on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan on Thursday.The 34-year-old stylish left-hander ended the day on 112 -- his second hundred of the series after hitting 211 in the first Test, guiding his team during a 173-run second wicket stand...

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Imran Khan reacts to spot-fixing sentences

LAHORE : Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan reacted to the sentences in the spot-fixing case and said he felt deep sorrow for the three players.Khan said he felt sorry for the family members of the three players and especially for youngster Mohammed Amir who he called a great talent wasted. “If they were guilty, they should be punished” Khan said, adding that Pakistan...

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Salman Butt to go for appeal: lawyer

LONDON : Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt will appeal against his 30-month sentence for a match-fixing scandal handed down by a British court on Thursday, his lawyer said."On behalf of Salman Butt I simply want to confirm that we will be appealing the sentence and launching grounds of appeal against it in the next 24 hours," lawyer Paul Harris said.He was...

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Sangakkara, Dilshan lift Sri Lanka in third Test

SHARJAH : Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit unbeaten half-centuries to help Sri Lanka recover from an early wicket to reach 170-1 at tea on the first day of the third Test against Pakistan on Thursday.Left-handed Sangakkara was batting on a gutsy 72 while skipper Dilshan  finally promoting himself to opener's spot was unbeaten 90 as the pair added...

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Spot-fixing case timeline

LONDON : Timeline of the spot-fixing case against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif and agent Mazhar Majeed:2010 August 29 The News of the World newspaper says it paid 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars) to agent Mazhar Majeed in return for details about the timing of three no-balls in Pakistan's fourth Test against England at Lord's. ...

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Sri Lanka steady after Gul's early strike

SHARJAH : Pakistan spearhead Umar Gul took a wicket in the first over of the match before Sri Lanka fought back to reach 75-1 at lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test on Thursday.Sri Lanka won the toss and batted, only to see Gul remove opener Tharanga Paranavitana for four, before Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) and Kumar Sangakkara (35) steadied the innings...

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Sri Lanka bat in Sharjah Test

SHARJAH : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah Stadium on Thursday.Pakistan, 1-0 up after their nine-wicket win in the second Test in Dubai, kept the same combination of two pacemen and two spinners.Sri Lanka brought in 26-year-old paceman Kosala Kulasekara for his first Test...

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ICC World Twenty20 2012 launch, Colombo, 21 September

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ICC WT20 2010 IN KARACHI HOTEL

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