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SA, India can now kiss and make up

The ‘special relationship’ between the two cricketing nations soured nastily, but sanity will hopefully prevail now Haroon Lorgat has gone

Indian Premier League faces its moment of truth

Indian Premier League faces its moment of truth

The fifth edition of the IPL is set to begin amid concerns of financial mismanagement, drops in advertising and cricket fatigue among viewers.

NZ cricketer wins libel action against Lalit Modi

NZ cricketer wins libel action against Lalit Modi

Chris Cairns has been awarded damages after winning a libel action against former Indian Premier League chairperson Lalit Modi.

Former India captain says cricket board owes him $1m

Cricket great Sunil Gavaskar has said India’s cricket board owes him $1-million for sitting on the governing council of the Indian Premier League.

Contract for IPL ‘favoured’ the Indians

Financially risky for CSA, it raises more questions about Majola’s subsequent bonus from the league

Suspended IPL chief gets hearing extension

India’s cricket board has given suspended IPL boss Lalit Modi more time to reply to allegations of corruption against him dating back to 2008.

Why mud won’t stick to Modi

Why mud won’t stick to Modi

Despite all the mud-slinging and accusations against IPL boss Lalit Modi, nothing is likely to come of them as he has many powerful friends.

IPL’s Modi defiant despite suspension

IPL’s Modi defiant despite suspension

Suspended India Premier League (IPL) boss Lalit Modi has urged cricket fans to give him time to clear his name.

IPL chief suspended amid corruption claims

Indian cricket authorities suspended the driving force behind the Premier League on Monday in a bid to stem an escalating tax and match-fixing crisis.

Suspended IPL chief gets hearing extension

Modi in hot water

Lalit Modi, the commissioner of the Indian Premier League, could be ousted within days in a fog of conflicting allegations and denials.

IPL tax probe widens

Income tax authorities swooped on companies associated with the IPL on Wednesday as the government widened its probe of the cash-rich tournament.

Suspended IPL chief gets hearing extension

India’s IPL rocked by tax probe

IPL chief Lalit Modi faced an uncertain future on Tuesday after the government launched a probe into the financial dealings of the tournament.

IPL boss brushes aside security concerns

IPL boss brushes aside security concerns

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has dismissed the security fears of Australian and New Zealand players, saying they are not irreplaceable.

Pakistani cricketers to miss IPL

Pakistan’s cricketers will miss the next edition of the Indian Premier League due to a delay in securing visas for the lucrative IPL.

The googlies and doosras of the IPL

Lalit Modi has every reason to have a holiday to celebrate the successful staging of the second Indian Premier League season in South Africa.

Extravagant IPL changes world landscape

Commissioner Lalit Modi claimed after Sunday’s final that the Indian Premier League (IPL) had become a global phenomenon.

Trouble awaits IPL’s Modi in India

Lalit Modi will be enjoying Sunday’s IPL final at the Wanderers with the gnawing knowledge that trouble awaits him on his return to India.

South African sun heats up IPL

Horace Smith, founder of the gunsmith Smith & Wesson, once said: “Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent.”

SA to host Indian Premier League

South Africa is to host the second season of the Indian Premier League competiton in April and May, Indian TV reported on Tuesday.

Harbhajan gets Twenty20 ban in slap row

India spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for the remainder of a domestic Twenty20 league after he was found guilty on Monday of slapping compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.…