The Mumbai police on Saturday chargesheeted Chennai Super Kings's former team principal Gurunath Meiyappan in the betting scandal that rocked the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League earlier this year.
The 13-year-old son of a diamond broker was allegedly kidnapped for ransom and later killed by his own cousin, who needed money to cover the losses he incurred while betting on IPL cricket matches, police said.
'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.'
Interim president of Board of Control for Cricket in India Sunil Gavaskar said he is evaluating the request of Bihar Cricket Association (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma, who wants Indian Premier League chief operating officer Sundar Raman removed from his post for alleged involvement in corrupt practices.
Bollywood actor-producer and Salman Khan's brother Arbaaz Khan was on Friday summoned by the Thane police for questioning, in the Indian Premier League betting scam.
Rajasthan Cricket Association official Jaideep Bihani has accused the Rajasthan Royals of match-fixing after they failed to chase down nine runs in the final over in their last two matches.
Here's a look at the biggest disappointments of IPL 2025 -- the players who've cost crores but delivered crumbs.
BCCI's vice-president Rajiv Shukla said the Indian cricket team's new jersey sponsor will be finalised in the next two to three weeks.
As per the ED, a website was engaged in unauthorised online betting in various sports including tennis, cricket, soccer, basketball, badminton and boxing, and live-streamed Indian Premier League matches without any permission.
The raid was made collectively by the crime branch and police on the tip-off received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vigilance.
The BCCI invited bids for the Indian cricket team's title sponsorship rights after fantasy sports giants Dream11's pullout.
The scale of illegal gambling and betting in India is staggering, with 1.6 billion visits recorded between October and December 2024 across four analysed platforms -- Parimatch, Stake, 1xBet, and Battery Bet.
England head coach Brendon McCullum's appearance in online betting advertisements has landed him in a fix with ECB probing if it is in breach of the governing body's anti-corruption rules.
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign opener, New Zealand's accomplished batter Kane Williamson has predicted big things for two young talented batters: Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra and India's T20I specialist Abhishek Sharma.
IPL side Rajasthan Royals' majority owner on Wednesday accused his former co-owner of trying to blackmail him by alleging he was defrauded out of his minority stake in the club.
Former IPL boss Lalit Modi has questioned the entry of private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in the Indian Premier League due to its investments in companies linked to betting activities.
The Sunrisers are once again betting big on their power-packed batting line-up to deliver the goods in IPL 2025.
The CBI has booked seven suspected punters in connection with two separate cases related to alleged fixing of matches in IPL 2019 "based on inputs" from Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has tied up with UK-based company Sportradar, which will offer its "integrity services" to prevent match-fixing, betting and other corrupt practices during the upcoming IPL through its Fraud Detection Services (FDS).
M S Dhoni may bat at No.7 or No. 8, which will allow him to showcase his big-hitting prowess at the back end of the innings, says former international Robin Uthappa.
'After I am done with cricket, my first goal is to direct a movie.'
Alleging a nexus between the Jharkhand State Cricket Association and all the accused in the IPL betting scandal, the unrecognised Bihar Cricket Association chief Aditya Verma has demanded a CBI or NIA inquiry into the scam.
Australian cricketers, including big buys Glenn Maxwell and Jhye Richardson, are going to be part of the action.
KKR will look to iron out their flaws and get the better of a misfiring Mumbai Indians during their IPL match on Friday.
The actor's name cropped up during the investigation of a bookie, Sonu Jalan, who was arrested by the police on Tuesday.
Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for that, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekhar.
Alleged bookie Kishore Badlani was arrested by the Mumbai police in the IPL betting scandal and remanded in police custody till June 6 by a local court.
Yash Dayal's story is now one of resilience and redemption, proving that comebacks often speak louder than any setback.
Archer was released by the franchise last week. His name doesn't figure in the list of players who have registered for the IPL auction, set to be held on December 19 in Dubai.
Police have busted a gang conducting a fake T20 cricket tournament in Mehsana Gujarat to take bets from Russian bookies by live streaming the matches and arrested four of its members, an official said on Monday.
Police caught red-handed four members of a gang, who were allegedly placing bets on IPL matches, during a raid at a marriage palace at Gill road.
The IPL's two new teams -- Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group for the Lucknow franchise and CVC Capital's Ahmedabad received formal clearance from the BCCI after the IPL's Governing Council met on Tuesday.
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.
The BCCI's new Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala doesn't want betting to be legalised in India as it encourages match-fixing and feels his biggest challenge will be stamping out 'shady activities' from smaller leagues.
Sundar Raman, chief operating officer (COO) of the Indian Premier League has resigned.
'I hold Rohit Sharma in very high regard & am a big fan of his, but I have NEVER DISCUSSED him in any interview.'
Ridiculing the Indian Premier League for turning cricketers into a bunch of avaricious people, World Cup winning Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thurday said that the cash-awash T20 league has given Indian cricket nothing but disrepute.
There are a lot of candidates who are in contention for the post but Hardik Pandya is currently the top pick.
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.
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