Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi hailed the Supreme Court's observation that N Srinivasan should step down as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India to facilitate a fair probe into the IPL spot-fixing scandal, saying the Tamil Nadu strongman must now be shown the door once and for all.
The Chennai Super Kings are all set to retain their core group including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League next year.
The Supreme Court on Thursday proposed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India elections can be held next month but the people named in the Justice Mudgal Commission report, which probed the betting and spot-fixing in the sixth edition of Indian Premier League in 2013, must be kept out.
Playing down Justice Mudgal committee's report on corruption in the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya said scandals were a part and parcel of the every sport and the brand value of the cash-rich event remained unaffected.
V P Duraisamy's exit will in no way upset the poll scene in western Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The IPL, all of a sudden, may have some catching up to do with the Big Bash.
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's international career virtually came to an end after an appellate tribunal, on Wednesday, upheld the five-year ban imposed on him. It, however, allowed him to play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
If the Supreme Court makes Justice RM Lodha committee's recommendations on BCCI reforms final and binding, the parent cricket body might have to alter the date of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League, scheduled to start on April 9, this year.
'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.'
Former CEO of the Indian Premier League Lalit Modi, on Friday, received interim relief from the Rajasthan High Court, staying the life ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Suspended for life from taking part in any form of cricketing activity by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee, Rajasthan Royals' former co-owner Raj Kundra said, "I have been wronged".
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Tuesday, decided to hold its much-delayed Annual General Meeting on December 17 even as it stood firmly behind embattled president-in-exile N Srinivasan after he was cleared of IPL fixing charges by the Supreme Court-appointed probe committee.
Sharif has been deported to Saudi Arabia.
The decision was taken after the ECP again dismissed the MML's application for registration on Wednesday.
South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the latest twist in a trial that has gripped the world.
Powell feels that hitting sixes for fun is the new normal.
A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar, gave the unanimous verdict on several identical petitions pertaining to the duration of disqualification of a politician under Article 62(1)(f) of the Pakistan Constitution, reported Samaa TV.
Shah Rukh was extremely impressed when Aamir took a backseat in his directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par, and gave the brilliant child actor, Darsheel Safary, more screen space. Aamir has done it before in his earlier blockbuster, Rang De Basanti, where South Indian actor Siddharth got equal footage as the star.
The Indian Premier League Governing Council, on Sunday, decided to omit Jaipur and Kochi from the list of cities which will bid for new IPL teams on December 8.
Terming the BCCI as 'mafia run and backed', Modi also said that with this judgement, the global cleanup of the game has begun.
He expressed hope that it will also benefit a large number of Hindi-speaking umpires and those giving training in this field, to whom the rules in English are hard to understand.
Brazilian police began investigating allegations of corruption in its soccer industry on Thursday, prompted by the arrests of top officials at world soccer body FIFA in a US bribery probe.
In his order, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque also set aside all proceedings against Sreesanth initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The Supreme Court has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to follow the recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha Committee and "save trouble".
If you ask Barcelona and Spain fans about their most cherished footballing memories over the past decade the chances are they will involve an exquisite intervention from midfield maestro Xavi.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India should conduct a probe against Narayanaswami Srinivasan and 12 others in the betting and spot-fixing scandal to maintain its institutional autonomy, as it cannot "close its eyes" to the allegations made by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee. The apex court also allowed Sundar Raman to continue as Chief Operating Officer of the seventh edition of Indian Premier League.
The SC also ordered the National Accountability Court to start a corruption case against Sharif, his sons -- Hussain and Hassan -- and daughter Maryam.
Media company Zee Media Corporation Limited on Tuesday vehemently rebutted the allegations in the defamation civil suit filed by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Madras high court, where he alleged Zee News of telecasting "malicious" news about him.
Narayanswami Srinivasan has given an undertaking in the Supreme Court that he will stay out of matters related to the Indian Premier League if elected BCCI president till he gets clean chit.
Former Australian skipper Mike Hussey has predicted that Ben Stokes will steal the show on his home turf during next month's Champions Trophy, saying that the England all-rounder can have the same seismic impact as South Africa heavy-hitter Lance Klusener had in the 1999 World Cup.
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the second highest ranking leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for war crimes, including massacre of intelligentsia during the liberation war against Pakistan, paving the way for his execution.
Three powerful associations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India -- Mumbai, Vidarbha and Punjab - which regularly host Tests matches are likely to face the heat from the ruling group of the Board in the wake of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Mudgal Committee giving a clean chit to Narayanaswami Srinivasan in the IPL 6 corruption probe.
After BCCI president N Srinivasan, it was the turn of Mahendra Singh Dhoni to face the heat in the Supreme Court as senior lawyer Harish Salve argued that India captain is guilty of corrupt conduct, alleging he gave false statements in the IPL spot-fixing scandal probe.
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Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya's future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for the 800 metres.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tood firmly behind its embattled president-in-exile Narayanaswami Srinivasan, who is also chairman of the International Cricket Council.
An independent legislator, Engineer Abdul Rashid on Wednesday said that he will press for the release of all political prisoners and return of the mortal remains of Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly.
The Spanish star thinks a shorter version of the tournament would do justice to players as well as the competition.
High drama was witnessed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's crucial Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on Friday over the presence of Narayanswami Srinivasan, prompting president Jagmohan Dalmiya to adjourn it sine die over lack of legal clarity on the sidelined former chief's status.
A vital member of Chennai Super Kings for last five years, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo called Mahendra Singh Dhoni one of the world's best captains and said he will miss playing under India's skipper in IPL-9.
