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‘Two fixing rackets’ in rampantly corrupt Pakistan team, claims Majeed
TWO separate fixing rackets were running against each other inside a Pakistan team rife with corruption, a court heard today. A final series of extraordinary claims were made during an explosive last afternoon in court before the judge passes sentence … Continue reading
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Mohammad Amir: statement of remorse in full
Mohammad Amir today made an impassioned statement admitting his guilt and remorse for being involved in spot fixing. Here is the teenager’s statement in full. “First I want to apologise to Pakistan and to everyone that cricket is important … Continue reading
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Spot-fixing: Judge asks if Lord’s was ‘just tip of the iceberg’
The judge at the cricket corruption trial today said he rejected the terms of Mohammad Amir’s plea claiming that he was only involved in a “one-off” incidence of spot-fixing. Mr Justice Cooke said the evidence in the five week trial … Continue reading
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Tip off which triggered scandal came from Pakistan camp
The tip off which triggered the spot-fixing scandal came from within the Pakistan team camp, it can be revealed. Mazher Mahmood, the News of the World journalist who exposed the fixing racket, said that his anonymous source was a former … Continue reading
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Entire English summer contaminated by corruption
Secret deleted text messages uncovered by police reveal that every Test match Pakistan played in England last year was targeted by the spot-fixing racket. At least seven underworld bookies, who have not been identified by police and are still at … Continue reading
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Spot-fixing trial: Butt, Asif and Amir guilty
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir today became the first cricketers to be criminally convicted for corruption after being found guilty of spot-fixing at a Lord’s Test match. Pakistan’s former captain and fast bowlers face jail sentences when they … Continue reading
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