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Spot-fixing: Butt and Amir’s appeals rejected
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir’s appeals were rejected in less than two hours today by the country’s most senior judge. The Lord Chief Justice said that cricket would be “poorer” for Amir’s absence from the game, but added that the … Continue reading
Lord Condon: the full interview
Lord Condon, the former anti-corruption chief, has claimed that cricket was tainted by the spot-fixing scandal because the sport took its eye off the “bad guys”. But in a candid interview with The Cricketer he claims that fixing is not … Continue reading
BUTT, AMIR, ASIF AND MAJEED ARE JAILED
THREE Pakistan players and a corrupt agent were jailed today for spot-fixing after being condemned by a judge for damaging the integrity of cricket. Salman Butt, the former captain, bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, and Mazhar Majeed were told … Continue reading
Spot-fixing: Judge’s remarks in full
Here are the full sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Cooke heard in court today. 1. The gravamen of the offences committed by all four of you is the corruption in which you engaged in a pastime, the very name of … Continue reading
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‘We have lost everything’, say Pakistan stars
The Pakistan players convicted of spot-fixing today offered emotional pleas to be spared jail, – claiming they have already lost everything in life. Lawyers for Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir argued in mitigation of their offences before the … Continue reading
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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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