Topic: Mohammad Asif
Retired stars and ordinary fans united on Wednesday to urge Pakistan to act immediately to save future generations of cricketers from corruption as three of its top players face jail in England.Former Test captain Salman Butt and paceman Mohammad Asif were found ...
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt told a court in London on Monday that he had ignored requests by his agent to fix cricket matches against England.At his trial with fast bowler Mohammad Asif, Butt, 27, said he did not fulfil his ...
Australian Test and one-day captain Michael Clarke said Friday he was "100 percent confident" that no Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing.His comments followed allegations made in a London court this week implicating Australian players during the corruption trial of ex-Pakistan cricket ...
The former investigations editor at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid denied Wednesday that his story allegedly exposing spot-fixing in Pakistan cricket was the result of phone hacking.Giving evidence at the trial in a London court of former Pakistan Test captain ...
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Tuesday said allegations made in a London court implicating Australian players in match-fixing were baseless claims made by a person of "dubious repute".The details emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the former investigations editor for Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct ...
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt agreed to score no runs in an over during a Test against England last year as part of a betting scam, a court in London heard on Thursday.Prosecutors said Butt confirmed in a telephone call with ...
Pakistan players took bribes to bowl deliberate no-balls during a match against England in a case that exposes "rampant corruption" at the heart of international cricket, a court heard Wednesday.Former captain Salman Butt, 26, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, deny charges ...
Two Pakistan Test players went on trial in London on Tuesday charged with so-called spot-fixing during a match against England last year in allegations which rocked the world of cricket.Former captain Salman Butt, 26, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, appeared at ...
Pakistan's cricket authorities on Monday defended their handling of the spot-fixing scandal last year which led to three Test players being given lengthy bans from the game.In August 2010, Britain's now-defunct News of the World tabloid alleged captain Salman Butt and fast ...
A year on from the spot-fixing scandal that ended in long bans for three leading Test players, Pakistani cricket is still struggling to recover.In late August 2010, Britain's now-defunct News of the World tabloid alleged that captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers ...