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New Delhi/Chennai: , May 19: The crucial BCCI working committee meeting on Sunday spelled out a standard course of action by ordering a fresh probe into spot-fixing charges against three Rajasthan Royals' players and appointed its anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani as the probe commissioner. Addressing reporters at Chennai, BCCI chairman N Srinivasan said the probe committee would submit the report

New Delhi, May 19: For fast bowler S. Sreesanth, it was two days of sleepless nights and no bath as the disgraced cricketer was not "comfortable" with the bathroom. Alone in the small cell of the Delhi Police, he mostly looks glum, depressed and breaks down often during questioning, police sources said Saturday. On the second day of questioning by the interrogators of the Delhi Police Special Cell

Bangalore, May 19: A brilliant unbeaten 56 by skipper Virat Kohli and his 32-ball 67-run opening partnership with Chris Gayle (28) turned out to be a saving grace as Royal Challengers Bangalore ousted Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs in a rain-curtailed encounter at the M Chinnaswamy stadium to stay alive in the contention for the playoffs. With the match being reduced to eight overs-a-side

New Delhi, May 18: His back against the wall after the IPL spot-fixing scandal, BCCI President N Srinivasan has not ruled out filing a criminal complaint against the arrested "dirty cricketers", insisting that no one is hurting more than him because of the crisis. "If permitted, we will file a criminal case against them," said Srinivasan on being asked whether the BCCI would file a case against

Hyderabad, May 18: A fighting Sunrisers Hyderabad upstaged Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs here on Friday to greatly enhance their chances of playoff qualification in the ongoing T20 league. The hosts were restricted to 136/9 in their 20 overs by the visitors who played the game under the shadow of the spot-fixing scandal which has rocked the franchise. However, Hyderabad's bowlers, once again, rose

New Delhi, May 17: The Delhi police is likely to quiz Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid and co-owners Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra in the IPL spot-fixing case. All three have to appear before Delhi police on May 21. Three players of Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by Delhi police on Thursday on the charges of spot-fixing. Delhi Police Commissioner

New Delhi, May 17: In a sensational revelation it was learnt that the Rajasthan Royals players, who were allegedly involved in spot-fixing in IPL, were supplied with women by the bookies. According to TV reports, the transcript of the taped conversations between the players and the bookies revealed that the bookies used to arrange women for those players involved in spot-fixing. It was learnt that

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17: In his first response to the drama that he is now entangled in, S. Sreesanth has admitted to his involvement in the spot-fixing incident. Talking to reporters of Malayalam TV channels outside the court where he and others were produced, he said tersely, “It is my mistake,” before being whisked away.

New Delhi, May 17: The mastermind behind the whole spot-fixing saga was reported to be a close aid of Dawood Ibrahim. His name was Sunil Ramchandani alias Sunil Dubai while the principal bookie referred to as 'Jupiter' in phone conversation is a person called Chandresh. Paceman S Sreesanth and two other bowlers belonging to the Rajasthan Royals IPL team who were arrested on Thursday for spot

Dharamsala, May 17: Kings XI Pu¬njab eked out a close seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils here on Thursday to keep alive their slim chances of qualifying for the play-offs of the Indian Premier League. Kings XI first rode on David Miller and captain Adam Gilchrist’s whirlwind knocks to post a challenging 171 for four. Miller scored an unbeaten 44 off just 24 balls towards the end, while Gilchrist