Mazhar Majeed

Mohammad Amir accuses captain, agent of entrapment

Banned Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has accused former captain Salman Butt and agent Mazhar Majeed of tricking him into bowling deliberate no-balls in the 2010 Lord's Test against England.

Afridi claims bookie Majeed tried to approach him

Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi said Majeed tried getting friendly with him too but he ignored the London-based agent.

ICC anti-corruption unit a toothless tiger: Strauss

England captain Andrew Strauss has called ICC's Anti-Corruption unit a "toothless tiger" as he feels it shouldn't have taken a tabloid sting to expose the spot-fixing scam that led to the jailing of three Pakistani cricketers.

Spot fixing: Jolted PCB to hold internal inquiry

The new chairman of the board, Zaka Ashraf made it clear that it was surprising that the players got involved in the scandal despite the the PCB sending anti-corruption officers to England with the team.

Asif to challenge conviction in spot fixing case: report

Jailed Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif's lawyers are set to appeal against his conviction in the spot-fixing scam and if successful, it could lead to his release from prison.

I feel responsible for the mess he's in: Majeed's brother

Bookmaker Mazhar Majeed's elder brother Azhar feels responsible for all the spot-fixing mess since it was he, who introduced his brother to cricket and cricketers.

Bookie Majeed pleads guilty in spot-fixing trial, accepts paying bribe to trio

Mazhar Majeed, who was at the centre of the spot-fixing case too pleaded guilty of charges of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments during the 2010 Lord's Test between Pakistan and England.

If you do worse, be ready for worse: Dhoni on spot fixing

While India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not seem surprised at the verdict handed out to Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif, Pakistan team's manager Yawar Saeed said the spot fixing case has stained the country's image badly.

No unanimous verdict in spot-fixing trial, deliberations to resume on Monday

The jury hearing the trial of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who are accused of spot-fixing, have failed to reach an unanimous decision, prompting the judge to ask for a majority verdict.

'ICC probed players before clearing them to play for Pakistan'

A Pakistan cricket Board official today said that players including Wahab Riaz and Kamran Akmal were only cleared to play for Pakistan after the ICC told the PCB it had no objection to them playing for Pakistan.