Tainted Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been accused of 'deceit, greed and corrupt practice' on the basis of 'coincidence, innuendo and guesswork,' London's Southwark Crown Court heard during the ongoing spot-fixing case trial.
A British court has sentenced a 23-year-old Indian man to nine years in prison for raping a teenage girl in April last year.
Four Pakistani-origin Al Qaeda militants have pleaded guilty to plotting a terror attack in Britain with home-made bombs.
Ranbaxy Laboratories said it has won a two-year-old case against UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the English Crown Court, a morale boosting relief to the domestic drug major.
Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King was jailed for 18 months on Thursday after the Premier League player was convicted of groping a woman and breaking her nose after she rejected his advances in a nightclub.
Nagaraja Kumar Nalluri, who was charged on Thursday, was dressed in a white cotton shirt with bandages on his neck and arm and denied any responsibility for the student's murder at the Birmingham Magistrate's Court. He was remanded in custody, to appear at the Birmingham Crown Court next Friday.
Carlos Alcaraz is the third Spaniard to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final after Manuel Santana and Rafael Nadal.
An ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer has rubbished alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing, saying the world body had "no evidence" of any wrongdoings carried out by the Aussies.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, accused of attacking a businessman in a bar room brawl, told a court on Thursday he had struck the man, but said he had been acting in self-defence and had not lost self-control.
The 20-year-old will need all of his weapons on Friday if he is to stand a chance in his first meeting with Djokovic.
Jannik Sinner has sprinted past opponents at the Australian Open in his quest for a maiden Grand Slam but could end up running a marathon in the final against Daniil Medvedev on Sunday, when Melbourne Park will crown a new king.
Rohan Bopanna has set his sight on the Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26 after winning his maiden men's doubles grand slam.
A Briton found guilty of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve last year was on Friday sentenced for life, with a minimum term of 30 years before he can be considered for parole.
There was no evidence that Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead by a Briton because of his race, the Greater Manchester police has said after one of the most meticulous and fast-paced investigations in recent times.
The six are Ali Mustafa, Pardip Saini, Paresh Shah, Neten Shah, Bijal Shah, and Truptesh Patel. The six, who were arrested 2008, are due to be sentenced on Friday.
Holger Rune rallied from a set down and saved a match point to defeat former champion Taylor Fritz 2-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals where he will meet fourth seed Daniil Medvedev.
She has never defended a Grand Slam title before and that has made Sofia Kenin edgy.
A Briton standing trial for the shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve on Thursday told the Manchester Crown Court that his mind "went blank" at the time and claimed that he was not aware that he had shot someone. Kiaran Stapleton has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but denies murder.
Novak Djokovic said his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz was becoming like the one he shared with the Spaniard's compatriot, Rafa Nadal, after needing nearly four hours to outlast the 20-year-old world number one in an epic Cincinnati Open final on Sunday.
Convicted for the spot-fixing scandal, Pakistan's tainted pacer Mohammad Amir has been moved from a notorious young offenders detention centre to a more secure and safer rehabilitation centre in the United Kingdom.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) plans to launch its own inquiry into the spot-fixing scandal that led to jail terms for three former internationals in Britain this week.
Judge Justice Cooke ruled at London's Southwark Crown Court on Thursday that the three disgraced Pakistan cricketers convicted of spot-fixing should go to jail.
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the guilty verdicts handed out to Butt and Asif by the Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday, could form the basis of a fresh anti-corruption probe against the two players.
The International Cricket Council reserved its reaction on the conviction of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif on spot-fixing charges till the jury decides on the fourth accusation of latter's acceptance of corrupt payments.
Boris Becker's thunderous delivery earned him the nickname 'Boom Boom' as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great was told he must serve time in prison.
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif has been released from jail after serving half of a 12-month sentence in the United Kingdom for his role in the spot-fixing scam. The 29-year-old former world No 2-ranked Test bowler was freed from Canterbury Prison in Kent on Thursday morning.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared Friday of attacking a businessman in a fight over music being played in a bar. The 29-year-old England midfielder was found not guilty of affray by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court over his role in the incident last December, the Press Association reported.
Banned Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, who are accused of spot-fixing during a Test match against England last year, will go on trial in London on Tuesday.
The midfielder was granted bail but with strict conditions and ordered to reappear in court on January 16.
An Indian-origin cardiologist, who set up spy cameras in bathrooms to record images of his women colleagues, has been ordered to a 10-year sex offender treatment programme.
After claiming innocence for a long time, banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir has reportedly confessed to his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal that shook the core of international cricket last year.
Nine British-Asians of Pakistani and Bangladeshi-origin were on Thursday jailed for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange and to organise a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.
Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Thursday lost his fight against being extradited to India as a United Kingdom judge ruled that he can be sent back to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank scam case.
Djokovic beats Wawrinka just before closing time
Two Indian-origin men are among six people jailed over a multi-million-pound cyber racket that involved the design, production and sale of fake identities and the management of online forums where clients were coached on how to commit fraud. The six sentenced on Friday at the Southwark Crown Court for a catalogue of fraud offences include Jaipal Singh, 31, who is a director of a telecom company based in the West Midlands, and student Arun Thear, 22.
Timeline of the spot-fixing scandal that led to the conviction of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in the Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday.
'But I think it is time. I'm not driven by financial matters, but by my heart. I think it's the best thing for the club. I don't want to be a problem for the club in my heart.'
Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammed Asif believes that with the completion of his jail sentence for spot-fixing, one of the most difficult phases of his life has hopefully come to an end.
Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif will be released from prison on May 5 after completing his jail term in the United Kingdom. Asif will decide when he plans to return to Pakistan after being released from prison, said his lawyer Ravi Gill.
Wales international Ched Evans was jailed for five years on Friday for the rape of a 19-year-old woman.
