The International Cricket Council has suspended Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, the three players implicated in the Lord's spot-fixing scandal, under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code. The move came on the same day Pakistan announced that the players had opted to voluntarily withdraw from the forthcoming limited overs series with England. » Read More

Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said people bringing disgrace to the game makes him sad as it leaves a bad impression on cricket, which should always head in the right direction. » Read More

Customs investigators have made three more arrests in connection with the Pakistan spot-fixing investigation, Cricinfo has confirmed.

"Two men and a woman, all from London, were questioned yesterday as part of an investigation into money laundering before being released on bail," HM Revenue and Customs said in a statement. » Read More

Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, has insisted none of the players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations will be suspended until the police investigation comes up with some solid evidence. That throws open the possibility that they could appear in the Twenty20 internationals, which begin next week in Cardiff, despite the severe controversy hanging over them. » Read More

The News of the World tabloid from London has named Pakistan Captain Salman Butt, fast bowlers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir, and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, along with three others for being involved in a spot-fixing racket.

No players have been arrested so far but Pakistan's Team Manager Yawar Saeed has confirmed that the allegations are being investigated. » Read More

England duly completed an overwhelming innings-and-225-run victory over Pakistan, their heaviest defeat in Test cricket, before lunch on the fourth day at Lord's to take the series 3-1, but that faded into insignificance following the spot-fixing revelations which broke on Saturday evening and sent the game spiralling into another crisis. For the record, Graeme Swann claimed his ninth five-wicket » Read More

Sania Mirza [ Images ] entered the main draw of the US Open [ Images ], beating Columbia's Catalina Castano in the final qualifying round on Friday.

The Indian ace, ranked 160th, got the better of the 188th-ranked Columbian 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 after an hour and 48 minutes. » Read More

England staged one of the finest fightbacks seen in Test cricket as Jonathan Trott's magnificent hundred was follow by Stuart Broad's maiden first-class century, which became the highest score by an England No. 9, on a day of wonderfully fluctuating fortunes at Lord's. There was a dramatic start as Mohammad Amir took four wickets without conceding a run and when he added two more the hosts were 1 » Read More