Mumbai: IPL chairman Lalit Modi insists no player tested positive for any banned drugs in the second edition of the T20 League held in South Africa in April-May.Modi's remarks came in the wake of reports from South Africa that
Johannesburg: South Africa's leading fast bowler Dale Steyn has tested positive for a banned substance that he took during the second season of Indian Premier League.Steyn, who played for Bangalore Royal challengers is suspected to have taken some painkillers during the
London: International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have conducted a surprise dope test on Shahid Afridi, who was declared player of the match in the finals of the Twenty20 World Cup against Sri Lanka at Lords on Sunday.Dope tests are part of
Antigua: West Indies cricket suffered a shock when opening batsman Xavier Marshall and Tonito Willet failed to clear dope test conducted in a two-week camp in Antigua.
Lahore: Controversial fast bowler Mohammad Asif has recorded his statement regarding what happened at the Dubai airport that led to his 19-day detention before the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) internal fact-finding committee.
Karachi: After failing to hire well known British lawyer and anti-doping legal expert, Mark Gay who has represented high profile athletes in doping offences, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is also facing a doping charge, is said to be now making attempts to hire the services of renowned sports medicine expert from England, Dr Graham Durgan to plead his case against dope charges.
Karachi:Pakistan cricket authorities made clear Friday that Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will not travel to the Caribbean for the World Cup if they fail to take a dope test.
More imagesLahore:Pakistan completed dope tests on all but three of their World Cup 15-man squad and five reserves, but tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were deferred, an official said.
Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has ruled out any disciplinary action against mercurial speedster Shoaib Akhtar for his outburst against the Anti-Doping Tribunal, which slapped him with a two-year ban for flunking a dope test.
Jaipur:''I have done nothing wrong,'' pleaded Shoaib Akhtar, who says he is 'gutted' to be missing the Champions Trophy after he flunked a dope test and was withdrawn from the Pakistan squad.
