http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Sun, 26 May 2013 00:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-the-solution-to-one-bad-cricket-boss-isnt-another-815445.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 16:11:46 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815445 The integrity and intent required to handle a sport as massive and lucrative as cricket does not exist in the visible contenders for the top job.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-the-solution-to-one-bad-cricket-boss-isnt-another-815445.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/as-it-happened-gurunath-meiyappan-remanded-to-police-custody-till-29-may-787311.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 16:04:36 +0000 Ashish Magotra http://www.firstpost.com/?p=787311 Tracking the latest developments in the wake of the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandilia for spot fixing.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/as-it-happened-gurunath-meiyappan-remanded-to-police-custody-till-29-may-787311.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/csk-players-support-staff-not-involved-in-corruption-fleming-815451.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 15:57:11 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815451 Facing calls for suspension from the IPL following the arrest of its 'team principal' on charges of betting, Chennai Super Kings team today sought to distance itself from the scandal saying their players and support staff were not involved in betting or spot-fixing.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/csk-players-support-staff-not-involved-in-corruption-fleming-815451.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/hard-to-believe-bcci-was-completely-unaware-of-fixing-says-2000-cbi-report-815321.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 14:21:41 +0000 Sanjay Singh http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815321 The BCCI, however, did not care to even investigate allegations which were bound to have been within their knowledge, says the CBI report on match-fixing that the agency released in 2000.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/hard-to-believe-bcci-was-completely-unaware-of-fixing-says-2000-cbi-report-815321.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/spot-fixing-aftermath-new-law-to-be-enacted-soon-says-kapil-sibal-815345.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 13:59:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815345 Announcing this here today, Law Minister Kapil Sibal said the new law was favoured by Attorney General G E Vahanvati as activities like match-fixing or spot-fixing are not covered under the present laws.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/spot-fixing-aftermath-new-law-to-be-enacted-soon-says-kapil-sibal-815345.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-bookie-arrested-from-hyderabad-names-more-players-815339.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 13:51:41 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815339 Police sources said Yahya, who was arrested from Hyderabad yesterday while trying to flee to Dubai, told his interrogators about the involvement of players other than the three arrested cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-bookie-arrested-from-hyderabad-names-more-players-815339.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-is-indian-crickets-gen-next-learning-any-lessons-815231.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 12:29:02 +0000 Sudhir http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815231 Not every cricketer becomes a Sachin Tendulkar or an MS Dhoni but today's young players are quite content if they could get to rub shoulders with the stars by being part of an IPL franchise. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-is-indian-crickets-gen-next-learning-any-lessons-815231.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-meiyappan-sent-to-police-custody-till-29-may-815197.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 12:12:55 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815197 Metropolitan Magistrate M P Paaghe handed over Meiyappan's custody to the crime branch after it said his further custodial interrogation was needed to unravel the the alleged IPL betting racket.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-meiyappan-sent-to-police-custody-till-29-may-815197.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-bookie-arrested-in-ahmedabad-booty-worth-rs-1-54-cr-seized-815225.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 11:51:51 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815225 Primary interrogation of Mulchandani has revealed that his accomplice Sheetal Shah and other bookies Jeetu Tharad, Rakesh Rajkot, Kiran Thakkar and Chirag Maninagar also accepted bets on cricket matches and passed on information to a top-level bookie in Mumbai.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-bookie-arrested-in-ahmedabad-booty-worth-rs-1-54-cr-seized-815225.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/bcci-should-think-of-putting-an-end-to-the-ipl-815121.html#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 11:21:03 +0000 Ajaz Ashraf http://www.firstpost.com/?p=815121 Unrepentant and unrelenting global domination is the unchanging goal of the BCCI, irrespective of who is in the president’s saddle. Unless it reinterprets the meaning of power the BCCI will continue to be what it is — a behemoth run amuck.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/bcci-should-think-of-putting-an-end-to-the-ipl-815121.html/feed 0