The father of disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif says his son’s release from prison has brought an end to six months of pain for his family.
Mohammad Asif, the former Pakistan bowler, has received his marching orders from a British prison after serving six months for spot-fixing.
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir has expressed his anger at former teammate Salman Butt, saying Butt should not have ‘involved me in all this’.
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/ 10 January 2012
The MCC World Cricket Committee says lifetime bans for captains, vice-captains and coaches found guilty of corruption will help root out the problem.
Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with sport’s highest court against his minimum five-year ban by the ICC for spot-fixing.
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/ 1 December 2011
Pakistan cricket authorities have approved the setting-up of a ‘vigilance and security division’ to fight corruption in the game.
Salman Butt, convicted of match-fixing with two Pakistan teammates, has filed an appeal against a 30-month prison sentence handed down to him.
The Pakistan government will submit a detailed report on a recent spot-fixing case in order to repatriate three jailed cricketers.
A cricket historian says cricket administrators will have to join hands with governments across the world if they are to stamp out corruption.
The jail terms dished out to three cricket players convicted of match-fixing could deter others, and might bring back the sport’s credibility.
The three Pakistan cricketers convicted match-fixing are due to find out if they will spend time in jail for their role in the corruption scandal.
Former England captain Ian Botham says the ICC needs to cut off the head of the match-fixing snake following 11 years inactivity.
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/ 2 November 2011
Eleven years after South Africa’s Hansie Cronje was banned for life for taking bribes, the cricket world has taken another match-fixing blow.
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of involvement in a "spot-fixing" betting scam.
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/ 1 November 2011
The jury in the fixing trial of former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif was sent home in the hope they can reach a majority decision.
Three Pakistan Test players are due to go on trial in London charged with spot-fixing during a match against England last year.
The world cricketers’ association says it "outright rejects" a proposal to encourage players to take lie detector tests to fight corruption.
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/ 5 February 2011
An anti-corruption tribunal of the International Cricket Council on Saturday banned former Pakistan captain Salman Butt for 10 years.
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have been charged with corruption offences, UK prosecution services said on Friday.
Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are set to learn their fate on Tuesday over corruption allegations.
A make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir opened on Thursday.
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/ 4 November 2010
Pakistan cricket authorities have suspended the contracts of the players who are under investigation over spot-fixing allegations, an official said.
Three Pakistan cricketers accused of involvement in an illegal betting scam maintained their innocence on Thursday.
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/ 11 February 2009
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been formally banned for one year from the lucrative Indian Premier League for testing positive for Nandrolone.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif’s B sample has tested positive for banned steroid nandrolone, leaving him facing a two-year ban, his lawyer says.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is challenging his positive test result for a banned substance during this year’s Twenty20 Indian Premier League.
Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been arrested at Dubai airport on charges of possessing illegal drugs, cricket officials said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Asif was seized while returning home from India after featuring in a domestic event that ended on Sunday, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on condition of anonymity.
Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has tendered an unconditional apology to a tribunal hearing his appeal against a five-year ban, the tribunal head said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old paceman was banned earlier this month for breaching the players’ code of conduct by publicly criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) investigator has questioned banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar over his claims that he was offered money to throw matches, Pakistani sources said on Tuesday. Akhtar (32) was banned for five years a week ago for criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board. He later alleged that that he had refused offers of bribes to underperform.
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/ 25 October 2007
South Africa’s chances of clinching a one-day and Test series double against Pakistan will be decided when they play a fourth one-day international on Friday. South Africa trail 2-1 in the five-match series, having already won the Test series, and must win on Friday to keep the series alive.
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/ 22 October 2007
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said on Monday the team was confident of bouncing back in the one-day series against Pakistan after losing the second match last week. ”Lifting the team after the loss is not difficult at all and it will not be an issue,” said Arthur ahead of the third match on Tuesday.
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/ 11 October 2007
Pakistan put up a spirited display as they fought to save the second Test against South Africa on the fourth day on Thursday. Kamran Akmal (49) and Younis Khan (48) added 93 runs for the unbroken second wicket to take Pakistan to 108-1 at close, raising the home team’s hopes of salvaging the match on the fifth day on a deteriorating pitch.