Lahore:The Shoaib Akhtar-Mohammad Asif doping saga runs into deeper controversy with a startling revelation that the current Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman had unsuccessfully tried to influence the Anti-Doping Commission verdict, which held the fast-bowling duo guilty of using a banned substance, but got his way in securing them exonerated by the Appellate Tribunal.
Harare:The trial of former Test player Mark Vermeulen, charged with arson attacks on the Zimbabwe cricket association's boardroom and training academy, was adjourned until next month by a court in Harare.
Karachi:Pakistan has appointed former Test captain and coach Intikhab Alam and a renowned lawyer to sit on a tribunal that will hear doping charges against bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
Harare:Zimbabwe's rebel cricketers accused the game's rulers of pursuing a 'divide-and-conquer' strategy as their lawyer considered a last-minute move to end the crisis, which has seen senior players refusing to represent their country.
Harare:Former West Indies Test cricket all-rounder Phil Simmons said that he is due to appear in the Harare High Court soon to show cause why he should not be deported from Zimbabwe.
Kolkata:The Marketing Committee of the BCCI would meet here tomorrow to discuss the contentious telecast rights for the international cricket matches to be played at home for the next four years.
Melboune:The wife of former Australian cricketer David Hookes will pursue a civil case against a bouncer acquitted in a criminal trial of killing the former star batsman, her lawyer said.
Melbourne:A bouncer charged with killing former Australian cricket star David Hookes with a deadly punch outside a Melbourne pub was found not guilty.
Lahore: Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram moved to strike down "frivolous" court cases against celebrities after a petition was filed seeking to bar him from coaching Indian bowlers.
Pune: Tainted batsman Abhijit Kale, at the centre of a bribery scandal, on Saturday appeared before the Maharashtra Cricket Association's (MCA) three-member inquiry committee and claimed, "total innocence" in the matter.
