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5 I-League clubs under CBI scanner for alleged links to match-fixer

Last updated : Nov 22, 2022 17:11

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Nov 21, 2022 17:11

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MUMBAI: India, long known as the epi-centre of cricket betting syndicates, has now been hit by a match-fixing scandal involving football.

Five football clubs from the I-League are reportedly under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation. As per Times of India, the CBI started a probe after it emerged that a notorious Singapore-based match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal invested massive sums of money into the as yet unnamed clubs.

May 18, 2021 15:05

2018 docu on match-fixing: ICC rules evidence 'insufficient'

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council has finally concluded an investigation launched in the wake of match-fixing allegations involving Team India made in the documentary 'Cricket's Match Fixers', broadcast by Al Jazeera on May 27, 2018. The verdict? Case closed "due to insufficient credible and reliable evidence".

Jun 22, 2020 21:06

Make fixing criminal offence in India: ICC's anti-graft coordinator

MUMBAI: At present, most of the match-fixing cases which are being investigated by the International Cricket Council have originated from India, Steve Richardson, coordinator of investigations at ICC's Anti-Corruption Unite (ACU), has revealed. As per reports, fixers are now targeting state leagues as well as lesser-known competitions rather than the major events like the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Jun 18, 2020 20:06

ICC WC final fixing claim resurfaces; no proof offered

MUMBAI: Sri Lanka's former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has gain raised the bogey of match-fixing that has surfaced on and off around the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai. At the iconic Wankhede Stadium, the Men in Blue, led by MS Dhoni, won by six wickets with 10 balls to spare and it was the first instance of a team, winning the mega event on home soil.

Feb 24, 2020 12:02

ICC slaps 7-yr ban on Oman player for match-fixing

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for seven years for his involvement in match-fixing. Al Balushi accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, the games world governing body declared.

Feb 13, 2020 17:02

Fixing accused Chawla extradited from UK

NEW DELHI: Nearly 20 years after world cricket's first major match-fixing scandal roiled the "gentleman's game", Sanjeev Chawla, a bookie and key accused, has been extradited and brought to India. This marks the first high-profile extradition of its kind under the India-UK Extradition Treaty, signed in 1992. Chawla is wanted in India to face charges of match-fixing during South Africa’s tour in 2000.

Sep 18, 2019 16:09

ACU chief calls for legalised betting, match-fixing law

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 17, 2019 14:09

FIR filed over women's cricket team match-fixing approach

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

BCCI's ACU probes suspected TNPL match-fixing

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.

Aug 27, 2019 15:08

ICC slaps life bans on 2 HK players for match-fixing

DUBAI: Hong Kong’s Irfan Ahmed and Nadeem Ahmed have been banned from cricket for life for match-fixing and their team mate Haseeb Amjad has been banned for five years, the International Cricket Council (ICC) ruled on Monday.

Jan 11, 2019 17:01

Spanish police arrest 83 in tennis match-fixing bust

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.

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