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Cricketer jailed after admitting spot fixing charges
The first county cricketer in England to be prosecuted for spot-fixing has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to accepting a corrupt payment.
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Cricketing lessons from Westfield ‘bung’ admission
Essex cricketer Mervyn Westfield’s admission that he accepted a “bung” from an illegal betting syndicate to give away runs offers several lessons for professional cricketers, writes Keme Nzerem.
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England cricket legend D’Oliveira dies
The son of South African-born Basil D’Oliveira has paid tribute to the former England cricket all-rounder who has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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Pakistani cricketers guilty of spot-fixing scam
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and accepting corrupt payments.
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Agent ‘abused’ Pakistani cricketer’s trust
A sports agent is accused of abusing the trust of the former Pakistani Test cricket captain during a match-fixing trial in London.
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Pakistan cricket ‘spot-fixing’ trial starts
Prosecutors who accuse two top Pakistan cricketers of taking bribes to bowl no-balls in a match against England say it exposes the ‘rampant corruption’ at the heart of the game, a court has been told.
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England cricketers take on Sri Lanka amid controversy
England take on Sri Lanka amid controversy over alleged war crimes at the end of that country’s civil war. But the English cricket authority tells Channel 4 News it’s sport, not politics.
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Should England’s cricketers rethink Sri Lanka tour?
Former captain Mike Atherton questions whether England’s cricketers should still tour Sri Lanka, in light of alleged war crimes. In a Channel 4 News poll, 87 per cent agreed there should be a rethink.
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Fire in Babylon – what lessons for West Indies cricket now?
As a new film about the all-conquering West Indies cricketers of the 1980s premieres, fast bowler Colin Croft tells Channel 4 News that there is no leadership to create heroes in the Windies today.
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India v Pakistan: cricket, wickets and national pride
As the cricket teams of these nations come together for their titanic semi-final World Cup clash, Channel 4 News presents a view from Peshawar on what’s being called “the final before the final”.
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Pakistani cricketers to be charged with cheating
Three Pakistani cricketers are to be charged with conspiring to cheat bookmakers during a Test match at Lord’s, as Carl Dinnen reports.
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Pakistani cricketer seeks asylum in UK
Pakistani cricketer Zulqarnain Haider confirms he has sought asylum in the UK. The 24-year old claims he received death threats for refusing to fix matches.
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Confusion surrounding threats to young Pakistani cricketer
Our Chief Correspondent, Alex Thomson, reports on the latest developments in the mystery surrounding the young Pakistani wicket-keeper who fled to Britain claiming his life was being threatened over the result of a cricket match.
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Pakistani cricketer ‘does not want asylum in UK’
The family of the Pakistani cricketer who fled to Britain claiming he’d received death threats has told Channel 4 News that he is not seeking asylum in the UK.
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England-Pakistan cricket goes ahead despite row
The England v Pakistan one-day match goes ahead despite reported claims by the Pakistan cricket chief that England players had taken “enormous amounts of money” to lose the last game.