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The time for being shocked is long over. One was shocked 13 years ago, when Hansie Cronje and Mohammad Azharuddin were alleged to have fixed games, but now isn’t the time for naivety.....
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ACSU was caught napping

The Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was established in 2001 following Cronjegate but the so called sleuths of the ICC have achieved little of note.
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Like mature wine Serena getting better with age

Serena Williams is on the longest winning streak of her career. And she feels better than ever at age 31. The top-ranked American rolled past Spanish opponent Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 yesterday to reach the Italian Open semi-finals and extend her victory run to 22 matches. ....

Fergie wants more

When Alex Ferguson wakes up on Monday morning without a Manchester United team to manage he will not be putting his feet up and settling into a quiet retirement. The 71-year-old Scot takes charge of his 1,500th and final United ....

Cricketer-turned-bookie

Gujarat Ranji Trophy star Amit Singh and controversy seem to be inseparable companions. The former Rajasthan Royals man appeared to be fulfilling his fast bowling potential, until controversy engulfed him for a suspect bowling action in the second edition of the Indian Premier League in 2009.....

IPL calls up teams, reminds them of code of conduct

Stung by the Spot fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has swung into action. Hours after the news of ....

Four, Six, Fix

For the last 60 days or so Farah Khan, a Bollywood choreographer, has been screaming at us through our TV sets, teaching us the dance steps to celebrate a wicket, four or a six during an Indian Premier League game. ....

End it Beckham

David Beckham will retire from football at the end of the season, the player’s representative has confirmed. Despite the offer of a contract extension at Paris Saint-Germain, the French side have reportedly confirmed that the 38-year-old has played his final game. ....

The devil’s playground

How did it come to this for Sreesanth? He was always a boy who refused to grow up but now he stands accused as a criminal. How did that immature boy, who was increasingly feeling that the world was conspiring against him, descend into this hell? ....

The countdown begins

The International Olympic Council (IOC) announced that they will assist India in charting out a roadmap to facilitate their return to the Olympic fold after both sides reached an amicable agreement during their meeting in Lausanne yesterday. ....

Stars back on track

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance. Top-ranked Djokovic drpped his serve at 2-1 but overcame to cruise past the 32-....

BTC, RWITC to maintain status quo

A temporary truce has been called by the administrations of both the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) and Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) on the issue of revenue-sharing impasse following which the threat of punters in Western India ....

Rathore hits back at NRAI

The feud between the National Rifle Association of India and Olympic silvermedallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore just got uglier when the shooter accused the federation of digging up old skeletons in a bid to tarnish his reputation. ....

FA Cup champs Wigan relegated to Championship

Wigan Athletic became the first team to be relegated from England’s top flight in the same season as winning the FA Cup after they lost 4-1 at Arsenal, with Lukas Podolski scoring twice, in the Premier League late Tuesday night. ....

Ferdi won’t go to Rio

England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from international soccer yesterday. The decision, in a statement on the United and Football Association websites, came nearly two years after ....

Adam bomb hits RCB

It wasn’t vintage Adam Gilchrist. He didn’t roll back the years but made you wistfully wonder at the years passed but he still managed to snatch something from his youth, every now and then, to drag Punjab past the finishing line, and push Bangalore to the brink of the tournament. ....

Revenue-sharing rift between BTC, RWITC widens

An unexpected standoff between the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) and Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), over a prevalent bilateral revenue sharing arrangement on inter-venue betting operations, might escalate into a prestige ....

Racist fan gets a taste of Drogba’s ire

Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba hit back at a Fenerbahce fan who waved a banana towards him and team mate Emmanuel Eboue during the weekend’s league encounter by highlighting some home truths about racism.....

City show their DNA

When it comes to shooting themselves in the foot, Manchester City have had few rivals over the last 40 years and the messy sacking of Roberto Mancini on Monday showed the club’s DNA still has a self-destructive strand. ....