AN Indian bookmaker named in connection with international cricket match-fixing allegations denied wrongdoing on Wednesday and said he had not even met disgraced former South African captain Hansie Cronje. Sanjeev Chawla, 32, who is based in London, issued a statement through his lawyer, Neil O’May, after he was named in several media reports. “Mr Chawla […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 4.30pm. THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange slumped in subdued selling on Tuesday, in the wake of a battered Nasdaq overnight. Information technology, telecom and media stocks were the hardest hit. The overall ended 1,87% or 146 points down. Industrials suffered the biggest losses, finishing 2,95% or or 267 points in the […]

JUSTICE Minister Penuell Maduna has been elected president of the United Nations 10th Congress on Crime and Justice. Speaking in Vienna, he said countries needed to strengthen efforts to combat crime. Crime was bemong increasingly technologically advanced, transcending international boundaries, he told delegates, and the fight against criminals therefore necessitated international co-operation and co-ordinated strategies. […]

South Africa has welcomed an agreement between the two Koreas to hold a summit in June, saying it could be a “historical breakthrough.” Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement that the government strongly welcomed the announcement. “The South African government would like to commend both Korean leaders for their visionary leadership and pragmatism […]

SOUTH African cricket great Barry Richards has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to impose life bans on players found guilty of match fixing. Richards said he was stunned by sacked captain Hansie Cronje’s admission that he accepted money from an Indian bookmaker. Cronje has denied match fixing but Richards said the scandal had […]

JULIAN LINDEN, Sydney | Wednesday 12.00pm THE head of the Australian players association accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday of contributing to the Hansie Cronje scandal by failing to deal with previous matchfixing allegations. South African captain Cronje was sacked on Tuesday after admitting receiving money from an Indian bookmaker in one of […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 8.50am CRICKET chief Ali Bacher said on Wednesday Hansie Cronje’s involvement in the match-fixing controversy was part of a more serious global problem. The day after Cronje was sacked as South Africa’s captain for taking between $10000 and $15000 from a bookmaker for information and forecasting on one-day matches, Bacher […]

SOUTH African fast bowling legend Allan Donald on Tuesday said Hansie Cronje had been set up, leading to his sacking as his country’s cricket captain. Cronje reportedly received between $10000 and $15000 during a triangular tournament earlier this year but Donald said: ”By the looks of it he (Cronje) was done in. He got a […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 3.00pm. BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto has indicated that he is not considering dropping any of the 18-man squad that that beat Lesotho 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier last weekend, but may draft in Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune for the return-leg match. The match takes place next […]