Footage shows spot-fix set-up
The jury at the trial of the alleged spot-fixing case involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were on Tuesday shown footage of how the alleged fix was arranged and subsequently...
View ArticleSecond expert says no-balls had huge odds
Statistician David Kendix, said the alleged pre-determined no-balls that Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif bowled in last year's Lord's Test had a one in 1.5 million chance of happening without any...
View ArticleI would never ask Amir, Asif to cheat - Butt
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt denied ever asking Mohammad Asif or Mohammad Amir to cheat and bowl pre-planned no-balls, a court heard on Friday
View ArticleButt 'not involved in any conspiracy'
Salman Butt's lawyer has told the court his client wasn't involved in any "criminal conspiracy"
View ArticleButt denies knowledge of no-ball plans
Salman Butt told a jury at the alleged spot-fixing trial on Tuesday that he had no knowledge of any discussions to arrange pre-determined no-balls at the Lord's Test last year
View Article'I misjudged Majeed' - Butt
Salman Butt, the ex-Pakistan Test captain accused of being involved in spot-fixing, said on the tenth day of the trial in London that he "misjudged" his former agent Mazhar Majeed
View ArticleAsif was 'sucked in' court hears
Mohammed Asif was "sucked in" to fixing by his former captain Salman Butt and agent Mazhar Majeed, the prosecution told a London court on Thursday, as Asif stood in the witness stand
View ArticleAmir 'the sacrificial goat' says prosecution
The prosecution told the jury in the alleged spot-fixing trial that teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir was being singled out as "the sacrificial goat"
View ArticleAmir and Majeed involved - judge
Justice Cooke began his summing-up by telling the jury that Mazhar Majeed and Mohammad Amir were "involved in spot-fixing"
View ArticleJudge to clarify Amir's position in fix
The sentencing process in the spot-fixing trial has begun with all three players - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - together in the dock for the first time
View ArticleAmir's involvement was one-off - lawyer
The lawyer of Mohammad Amir told a packed Southwark Crown Court that his client has only ever cheated by bowling two no-balls in the Lord's Test
View ArticleSentencing remarks of Justice Cooke
Sentencing remarks of Justice Cooke in the spot-fixing trial involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Mazhar Majeed
View Article'Six months is a lot for a kid'
The families of the three players react with sadness and defiance to their sentencing
View ArticleButt gets 2 years 6 months in jail, Asif gets 1 year, Amir six months
The stage is set for the sentencing of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, and the agent Mazhar Majeed, in the spot-fixing case
View ArticleThe ACSU is a toothless tiger - Strauss
Reactions from former players and officials on the sentences after the spot-fixing trial
View ArticleGuilty cricketers plea for leniency
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir all offered closing submissions via their lawyers on the 21st day of the spot-fixing trial
View ArticleAmir given permission to appeal his sentence
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been given permission by a London court to appeal his six-month sentence in the spot-fixing trial
View ArticleButt and Amir's appeal to be heard on Nov 23
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will have appeals against their spot-fixing sentences heard on November 23 in London
View ArticleButt and Amir set to appeal sentences
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will have appeals against their spot-fixing sentences heard on November 23 in London
View ArticleButt and Amir have appeals dismissed
The Lord Chief Justice has rejected the appeals of Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against their sentences in the spot-fixing case
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