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Jan 11, 2019 17:01
MUMBAI: Committee of Administrators member Diana Edulji on Friday recommended “suspension till further action” against India players Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul after seeking the advice of the BCCI legal team on the action to be taken against the duo for crass comments made on celebrity television chat show Koffee with Karan.
Jan 11, 2019 17:01
MADRID: Spanish authorities arrested 83 people, including 28 professional tennis players, suspected of being involved in a bribery and match-fixing scheme linked to an Armenian organised crime gang, Spain's police and Europol said on Thursday.
Jan 10, 2019 12:01
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday announced a 15-day amnesty from January 16-31 for those officials in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) who failed to report any information concerning corrupt conduct previously to the apex governing body. The amnesty will apply to all participants under both the ICC and Sri Lankan Cricket Anti-Corruption codes.
Jan 09, 2019 18:01
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Wednesday condemned broadcasts of games stolen from Qatari rights holder BeIN Sports by Saudi-backed pirate entity ‘beoutQ’.  Unlike a previous AFC statement Saturday about a "cease and desist" notice, Wednesday's statement specifically named Saudi Arabia and "the pirate entity named 'beoutQ' that continues to illegally broadcast the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019".
Jan 08, 2019 12:01
LONDON: The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday cleared the extradition of alleged Indian bookie Sanjeev Chawla, a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, Press Trust of India reports. The case will now go to UK home secretary Sajid Javid for a formal extradition order.
Jan 03, 2019 15:01
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has given broadcasters and other stakeholders until 15 January for providing comments on the Draft Sports Broadcasting Signals Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the public domain in October 2018.
Jan 02, 2019 13:01
NEW DELHI: Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament (MP) and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor introduced a Private Members bill called the Sports (Online Gaming and Prevention of Fraud) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, IANS reports.
Dec 22, 2018 10:12
CHENNAI: One more case questioning the legal sanctity of BCCI using the name India in its title. And if past precedent is anything to go by, expect this one too to meander here and there and end up in India's legal never never land.
Dec 19, 2018 19:12
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization has said it would investigate Qatar's allegations of intellectual property breaches against Saudi Arabia, dismissing Riyadh's objection over what it said were national security concerns.  A Geneva trade official said on Tuesday the WTO had agreed "to establish a panel to rule on Saudi Arabia's alleged failure to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights".
Dec 19, 2018 18:12
DUBAI: A month after the ICC Disputes Resolutions Committee rejected a $70 million damages claim the PCB brought against the BCCI for not fulfilling the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two boards in 2014, the cash strapped Pakistan Cricket Board has been hit with the proverbial knockout punch.