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Legal
Sep 18, 2019 16:09
NEW DELHI: BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ajit Singh Shekhawat has proposed a match-fixing law, besides legalisation of betting, to tackle corruption in Indian cricket.
This was after 12 cricketers, including national and international, reported corrupt approaches in the last one year. The Tamil Nadu Premier League has come under scanner for suspect activity.
Sep 18, 2019 15:09
CHENNAI: Even as governance of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is under the scanner after multiple players reporting corrupt approaches to BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), the development has prompted some stakeholders to demand a better revenue sharing model and stricter scrutiny of the financial credentials of team owners / ownership groups.
Sep 17, 2019 14:09
MUMBAI: That India is the epicentre of world cricket is fact. That it is the world's epicentre of cricket betting is also a fact.
Sep 16, 2019 15:09
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) has been investigating cases of alleged match-fixing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) and has zeroed in on an India player, an Indian Premier League regular and a Ranji Trophy coach, Indian Express reported Monday.
Sep 13, 2019 15:09
KARACHI: The upcoming tour to India by the Pakistan women’s cricket team, which is officially scheduled for November as a part of the ICC Women’s Championship, looks increasingly likely to be called off. Reason: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to receive any directive from the government with regards to hosting the series.
Sep 11, 2019 10:09
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India, citing violation of the National Sports Code in the body's decision to sack PCI president Rao Inderjit Singh.
In the suspension order issued on Monday, accessed by PTI, the ministry wrote that the PCI has been penalised for misgovernance.
Sep 10, 2019 11:09
NEW DELHI: It was on August 23 that Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had with much certainty asserted India would file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland against the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency to suspend the accreditation of National Dope Testing Laboratory.
Sep 09, 2019 10:09
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a three-year ban, which it had imposed last year on the then defending I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC for fielding overage players in the 16th All-India Administrator’s U-17 Challenge Cup final against Chandigarh Football Club (CFA).
Sep 09, 2019 09:09
MUMBAI: The power skirmishes between the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators and the "old guard" of the Board of Control for Cricket in India continues. The CoA on Sunday issued a show-cause notice to Amitabh Choudhary, acting secretary of the BCCI, over his absence during the International Cricket Council's (ICC) conference in July.
The ICC conference was scheduled from July 14 to 20.
Sep 09, 2019 09:09
NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik, captain of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has tendered an “unconditional apology” for violating BCCI’s Central clause by watching a Caribbean Premier League game from the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Trinbago Knight Riders’ dressing room.
Khan also co-owns KKR, which probably explains why Karthik was togged out in TKR colours and in the player area of the CPL team.