Sydney: Senior Australian Test batsman Mark Waugh has claimed in a new biography that accusations he was on the payroll of an Indian bookmaker almost forced him to quit cricket.
Melbourne: Ace Australian let spinner Shane Warne has reached an out-of-court settlement in a defamation action against Melbourne's 'Herald Sun' newspaper over a false match-fixing allegation, according to an agency report.
Colombo: Lawyers for Sri Lanka's former cricket skipper, Arjuna Ranatunga, have slammed ICC anti-corruption investigators, accusing them of a "total lack of common courtesy".
London: Wisden attacked cricket's ruling body, the ICC, and officials from Australia and India for their inaction over the sport's match-fixing scandal, accusing them of being ''besotted by the opiate of their own importance''.
Cape Town: The South African King Commission into cricket corruption may not sit again, state prosecutor Shamila Batohi admitted on Tuesday.
Bangalore: Brilliant centuries by Gaurav Gupta (105 not out) and Paras Dogra (110) helped North Zone to post an impressive 398 for seven against East Zone in the finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy under-16 on the opening day here, on Thursday.
London: The progress of investigations being conducted by the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-corruption unit (ACU) into the match-fixing allegations will be reviewed at the executive committee meeting of the council on February 10 and 11 at Melbourne.
Cape Town: The King Commission of Inquiry into cricket match-fixing has come under fire again from lawyers representing the now banned for life former captain Hansie Cronje.
Bangalore: A brilliant 159 by Viswas Bhalla and centuries by Gaurav Gupta (134) and Abhinav Bali (101) enabled North Zone to pile up a mammoth 557 in their first innings on Monday against West Zone on the second day in the under-16 cricket tournament for Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Adelaide: Paceman Mark Harrity snapped up four wickets to clinch first innings points for South Australia in their Sheffield Shield cricket match against Victoria at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
