KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif, who previously blew the whistle on match-fixing in the country`s national team, Friday suggested a delay in the live broadcast of matches to curb spot-fixing."I guarantee that even a delay of 30 seconds in live telecast of matches will put an

LONDON: A police file detailing evidence on claims that Pakistan cricketers accepted cash bribes to take part in spot-fixing during a match against England has been handed over to prosecutors.Scotland Yard said evidence that there was a conspiracy to defraud bookmakers will be considered

WELLINGTON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rebuked New Zealand umpire Tony Hill for publicly airing his belief that Pakistan players deliberately bowled no-balls, a report said Friday.Hill and compatriot Billy Bowden officiated in Pakistan`s Test against England at Lord`s

LONDON: Andrew Flintoff predicted England would have no trouble winning the Ashes in Australia "quite convincingly" without him, soon after announcing his retirement from all cricket.The 32-year-old all-rounder finally admitted defeat in his longstanding battle against a knee injury that

PARIS: Liverpool and Manchester City enjoyed a Europa League cruise on Thursday as a tournament often derided as the Champions League`s poor relation gorged on a feast of 78 goals and three hat-tricks.England midfielder Joe Cole scored the quickest European goal in Liverpool`s history -

NEW DELHI: The president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday vowed to maintain the "sanctity" of the game after meeting Pakistan`s cricket chief over the spot-fixing betting scandal. Sharad Pawar held talks at his home in New Delhi with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman

LONDON: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday after years of battling injury.Flintoff, 32, retired from test cricket last year following the Ashes victory over Australia but had hoped to represent England again in one-day

MILAN: Zlatan Ibrahimovic got off the mark for AC Milan with a brace to down Auxerre 2-0 in the Champions League at San Siro on Wednesday.The 24-million-euro signing, who missed a penalty on his debut away to Cesena on Saturday, started to pay back his big fee as he netted twice in the

MUNICH: Germany stars Thomas Mueller and Miroslav Klose netted late goals to seal Bayern Munich`s 2-0 win over Roma in their Champions League group stage encounter on Wednesday.The Group E match was heading for a 0-0 draw until Mueller, the top scorer at the World Cup, lit up a dull night

LONDON:Captain Cesc Fabregas produced an outstanding individual performance as Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with a a stylish 6-0 rout of Braga on Wednesday.The Spain midfielder, who had been blocked from moving to Barcelona in the summer, scored two goals himself.Russia

ZILINA: Nicolas Anelka scored twice for Chelsea to help the English champions breeze past MSK Zilina with a 4-1 win on Wednesday in their Champions League opener.Michael Essien opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a low shot after an Anelka pass from the left wing.In the 24th

MADRID: Real Madrid`s bid to win a 10th European Cup began with a 2-0 win over Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Group G opener on Wednesday.Coach Jose Mourinho won the Champions League with Inter Milan at the Bernabeu in May and his European bow with Real was a success with an own

WELLINGTON: New Zealand umpire Tony Hill suspected Pakistan bowlers were deliberately sending down no-balls against England last month but did not link the tactic to corruption, a report said Thursday.Hill and compatriot Billy Bowden officiated in the Test at Lord`s, which is at the

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Wednesday travelled to India for meetings with the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the spot-fixing scandal, reports said.Butt was due to meet ICC president Sharad Pawar on Thursday, a source was quoted as saying

KARACHI: Afghanistan`s new cricket coach, Rashid Latif, vowed Wednesday to guide the national team to Test status within two years, a day after leaving his Pakistan job over spot-fixing comments.The 41-year-old former Pakistan cricket captain agreed to take on the head coach role after

LONDON: Fast bowler Wahab Riaz has become the latest Pakistan cricketer to be questioned by police as a result of the `spot-fixing` row engulfing the team`s tour of England.A brief statement issued by Scotland Yard here on Tuesday said: "We can confirm that today, Tuesday, September 14,

CAPE TOWN: International cricket chiefs on Tuesday recommended that the World Cup, a gruelling six-week marathon, be slashed from 14 to 10 teams.They also backed a Test championship to be introduced by 2013.The meeting of the International Cricket Council`s Chief Executives` Committee

HONG KONG: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called for the 18-year-old star at the centre of cricket`s spot-fixing scandal to be shown compassion as the player is from a poor family.Pakistan`s tour of England has been overshadowed by newspaper allegations of a

LONDON: Pakistan`s Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) indicating their intention to defend themselves in respect of the disciplinary action brought against them, their lawyers confirmed Tuesday.Pakistan`s tour has been

DURBAN: South Australian Redbacks took a pounding from the Mumbai Indians batsmen, but still clinched a five-wicket win against the highly-rated IPL team in the Champions League Twenty20 on Tuesday.In a frantic match of sixes and missed chances, Mumbai hammered 180 for seven in their 20