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In a fix: His once-promising cricket career in tatters

Gulam Bodi: ‘My life has come to a standstill’

Left to sell potatoes, the disgraced cricketer says ‘sometimes the devil just gets hold of you’.

The partnership gives the SABC exclusive official broadcast rights for the sub-Saharan region. (Lee Warren/Gallo)

Cricket SA silent on active match-fixer

Most sources have not gone on the record about match-fixing for fear of damaging relationships, retaliation and violence from underworld figures.

Bodi remains at centre of match-fixing investigation

There is no sign of the syndicate that set cricketer Gulam Bodi up to fix or improperly influence Ram Slam matches and take the fall.

Fallen hero: South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje during a one-day match against England in 2000.

Cricket spot-fixing claim shakes SA

Mervyn Westfield’s playing career was over in his early 20s after spending a short stint in prison.

Hansie Cronje

Hansie Cronje: The shame-faced hero

Ten years after his death in a mysterious plane crash, South Africa’s former cricket captain Hansie Cronje remains an enigmatic figure in the sport.

Retired judge Chris Nicholson releases findings for Cricket South Africa during a news conference in Pretoria.

Cricket once again undermined by self-interest

Cricket officials in Canada had a hard time of it this week, writes Neil Manthorp.

Rebuilding South African cricket

CSA’s Khan: board has time to learn Companies’ Act

Cricket SA’s (CSA) acting president, AK Khan, says the federation’s board has not left it too late to familiarise itself with the Companies’ Act.

Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal to be reopened

Indian police will reopen the match-fixing scandal case involving the late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje.

Butt to appeal match-fixing sentence

Butt to appeal match-fixing sentence

Salman Butt, convicted of match-fixing with two Pakistan teammates, has filed an appeal against a 30-month prison sentence handed down to him.

Butt to appeal match-fixing sentence

Will jail terms for match-fixing deter cheats?

The jail terms dished out to three cricket players convicted of match-fixing could deter others, and might bring back the sport’s credibility.

Butt to appeal match-fixing sentence

Pakistan cricketers wait on possible jail sentences

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.

Botham demands lax ICC act on fixing

Botham demands lax ICC act on fixing

Former England captain Ian Botham says the ICC needs to cut off the head of the match-fixing snake following 11 years inactivity.

Cricket world reels from Butt, Asif spot-fixing verdict

Eleven years after South Africa’s Hansie Cronje was banned for life for taking bribes, the cricket world has taken another match-fixing blow.

Pakistan’s new cricket chief to tackle Pakistan’s challenges

After an attack on Sri Lankan players two years ago, Zaka Ashraf says Pakistan has to work hard to bring international cricket back to the country.

Cricket Australia sees red over match-fixing claims

Cricket Australia’s chief executive says claims made about Australian match-fixing are "outlandish and made by a person of dubious repute".

Cricket players reject lie detector tests

Cricket players reject lie detector tests

The world cricketers’ association says it "outright rejects" a proposal to encourage players to take lie detector tests to fight corruption.

Tillakaratne to take fixing allegations to ICC

Former Sri Lanka test captain Hashan Tillakaratne said on Tuesday he will tell the ICC that matches were fixed during his career.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer alleges rampant match-fixing

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Hashan Tillakaratne has claimed that his country had been fixing games since 1992.

Pakistan will not drop players without proof

Pakistan will not drop players without proof

Pakistan will not suspend any players being investigated for alleged corruption without proof, Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson has said.

Pakistan MPs to probe match-fixing claims

Pakistan cricket is again facing match-fixing claims, with a parliamentary committee summoning the sport’s top officials to answer the allegations.