Three Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption pleaded for leniency on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing in a British court.
Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal has criticized cricket's governing body for not doing enough to prevent corruption.
Banned Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir could face more disciplinary action from the sport's governing body amid reports he took part in a village match in England.
CNN's Alex Thomas asks ICC Chief Exectutive, Haroon Lorgat, questions that CNN viewers have written for him on CNN.com.
Are you among those who have been pondering the future of cricket in the wake of the recent spot-fixing scandal involving three former members of the Pakistan cricket team?
The Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was transformed into a wall of noise and color Thursday as a lavish ceremony officially opened the Cricket World Cup.
Three Pakistan cricket players will face criminal charges for their part in last year's match-fixing scandal during a Test series with England, it was announced on Friday.
The International Cricket Council has pointed to a lack of "compelling evidence" to support match-fixing claims relating to a one-day match between England and Pakistan in September.
Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won the ICC's prestigious cricketer of the year award for the first time, reflecting the Indian's continued assault on the record books.
Ijaz Butt, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board, stands by his accusations that English players 'fixed' a match.
England's national cricket team "deplores and rejects unreservedly" allegations by Pakistan's top cricket official that English players took money from gamblers to fix the results of a match last week, it said Monday.
The International Cricket Council said Saturday it has launched an investigation into claims of a new betting scandal involving the Pakistan national team.
Cricket's ruling body has unveiled plans to boost the popularity of the sport's five-day format by introducing a Test match league and playoff system.
A British newspaper said Sunday that a top Pakistani cricket player confirmed its allegations of corruption on the Pakistani national cricket team.
British police Friday questioned three players from the Pakistani national cricket team at the center of an alleged betting scandal that has rocked the sport.
Three Pakistani cricketers at the center of an alleged betting scam have spoken with Pakistan's High Commissioner.
HASLEMERE, England -- News of the cricket scandal broke early Tuesday morning, and by that evening the sport's governing body sent a message: We refuse to stand for this.
The three Pakistani cricket players at the center of a betting scandal have been summoned to meet their country's top cricket authorities in London, England, where the alleged fixing took place, team manager Yawar Saeed told CNN on Tuesday.
Sadness and anger have greeted claims of a betting scam linked to the Pakistani cricket team during its major international match with England in London last week.
West Indies pace bowling legend Michael Holding has launched a passionate defence of Test cricket, claiming that the 20/20 version of the game is threatening to completely destroy the five-day format.
West Indies cricket legend Michael Holding tells CNN that England deserved their Twenty/20 title.
Australia battled to a draw in the second Test against the West Indies in Adelaide on Tuesday to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
The third edition of the Indian Premier League will start on March 12 next year, the governing council of the Twenty20 competition have announced.
The International Cricket Council have moved all 2011 World Cup matches out of Pakistan, due to the uncertain political situation in the country.
The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, the venue of last month's farcical 10-ball Test match between West Indies and England, will not host international cricket for at least 12 months the International Cricket Council has announced.
Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt has vowed to make a complaint to the International Cricket Council after reacting angrily to claims made by match referee Chris Broad and Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan about the terror attack in Lahore.
The International Cricket Council discusses the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
Zimbabwe have pulled out of next year's World Twenty20 championships in England, but have retained their full-member status with the International Cricket Council.
Is "sledging" ruining cricket or is it still a gentleman's game? CNN's Mallika Kapur reports
It's 6.30 a.m. on a rainy morning in New Delhi. Modern School is closed for the summer, but its sports fields are bursting with energy. Around 30 boys, between the ages of seven and 17 are running around, some swinging bats in the air, others practicing their bowling. They come here five days a week to attend a cricket coaching camp. "Cricket takes commitment," says the star student here, 17-year-old Arjun Gupta.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing two years out of the game after being found guilty of corruption.
The editor of cricketing "bible" Wisden has hit out at the growing threat of physical violence on the field and called on the world governing body the ICC to take firmer action.
Australian Darrell Hair has been reinstated as a Test match umpire by the International Cricket Council following a meeting in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australian umpire Darrell Hair has dropped his case for racial discrimination against cricket's governing body.
Jamaican police are to announce next week that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered as they had initially stated, Britain's Daily Mail said on Saturday.
International Cricket Council president Percy Sonn is gravely ill in hospital after surgery, his personal assistant said on Tuesday.
Cricket's World Cup will continue despite the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer which has cast a pall over events on the field at the tournament in the Caribbean.
Cricket's World Cup will continue despite the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer which has cast a pall over events on the field at the tournament in the Caribbean.
Pakistan have received International Cricket Council (ICC) approval to include fast bowler Mohammad Sami and all-rounder Yasir Arafat in their World Cup squad.
International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption officials began investigations on Monday after a police report said that West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels contacted a bookmaker during a recent series in India.
The International Cricket Council has rejected a request by the Pakistan Cricket Board to put back the deadline for naming their World Cup squad.
South African Herschelle Gibbs has officially lodged an appeal against his two-match ban for making derogatory remarks about Pakistanis during the first test in Centurion.
Australian umpire Darrell Hair, sacked from the International Cricket Council's elite panel in November following the Pakistan ball-tampering row, is to officiate in a one-day series in Kenya.
From the silver screen to the sports field, we present a round up of the potential hits and misses of 2007.
Pakistan's decision to overturn drugs bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif has been criticized by both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)..
South Africa spinner Johan Botha has been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to resume bowling at international level.
Australian umpire Darrell Hair has been barred from umpiring any international matches by the International Cricket Council, their president Percy Sonn said in Mumbai on Saturday.
Australian Darrell Hair has been removed from the panel of elite Test umpires after the ball-tampering row that led to Pakistan forfeiting the fourth Test against England at the Oval in August, according to agency reports.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting was honored as the best player of the year and the most outstanding Test cricketer in the 2006 International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will appeal against his two-year drugs ban after a tribunal's report showed the paceman took vitamins and herbal medicines without telling team staff.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tribunal investigating the positive drug tests returned by fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will hold its preliminary hearing on Saturday.
Disgraced cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin is elated at his inclusion among players India plans to honor next month, news reports said on Friday, but the move has caused unrest at the International Cricket Council.
The England and Wales Cricket Board have given the Pakistan Cricket Board until the end of the month to settle a compensation claim of more than 800,000 pounds ($1.49 million) for lost revenues at August's Oval Test.
The eyes of the sporting world will be on India on Sunday as the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy get under way with the hosts facing England. Here's all you need to know about the tournament.
West Indies' umpire Billy Doctrove has been omitted from the list of officials for the ICC Champions Trophy starting in India on Saturday.
The eyes of the sporting world will be on India on Sundayas the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy get under way with the hosts facing England. Here's all you need to know about the tournament.
Australian umpire Darrell Hair will not officiate at the ICC Champions Trophy in India next month, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday.
The International Cricket Council has told Pakistan they can replace captain Inzamam-ul-Haq in next month's Champions Trophy if he is banned at the ICC disciplinary hearing being held in London.
Hosts India have asked the International Cricket Council not to consider controversial umpire Darrell Hair for next month's Champions Trophy, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Pakistan's demand that Australian umpire Darrell Hair should not be appointed at next month's Champions Trophy has been rejected by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing over last month's ball tampering row at the Oval will be held in London on September 27 and 28, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday.
Pakistan have asked the International Cricket Council to hold an inquiry into umpire Darrell Hair's conduct in the Oval test before captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has called of its executive board meeting about the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan.
Darrell Hair has said that he was encouraged by the International Cricket Council to make an offer to quit as an umpire following the Pakistan ball-tampering furore at the Oval last week.
The International Cricket Council will hold the disciplinary hearing into Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's actions in the fourth Test on September 15, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has revealed.
International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has revealed that Australian umpire Darrell Hair offered to resign after the ball-tampering affair this week in exchange for "a payment of $500,000."
International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed is set to arrive in London on Friday as the crisis surrounding Pakistan's tour of England escalates.
Pakistan's return to action after Sunday's ball-tampering row was scuppered by the English weather as their one-day match against county side Middlesex was abandoned.
The hearing into Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's actions during the Oval test ball-tampering controversy, will not go ahead on Friday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Pakistan's demand not to appoint Australian umpire Darrell Hair for any of its future games after his role in the forfeited fourth test against England.
The umpire at the center of the ball-tampering row which led to Pakistan forfeiting the fourth Test against England has been hailed as a 'hero' in his native Australia.
There was fury in England and Pakistan Monday over a ball-tampering row that gifted England an infamous Test match win -- with former Test star Imran Khan calling the umpire at the center of the dispute a "mini-Hitler."
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq has been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with bringing the game into disrepute after his team forfeited the fourth Test against England at the Oval.
South Africa will abandon their tour of Sri Lanka after a report by an independent security consultant, said that "the current risk to the team is at an unacceptable level".
South Africa agreed Tuesday to await an independent security evaluation by the International Cricket Council before deciding whether to pull out from a tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, following a bomb blast near the team's hotel.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will co-host cricket's World Cup in 2011 after beating off opposition from a joint Australia-New Zealand bid.
Australia and New Zealand have submitted a bid covering both the 2011 and 2015 World Cups while England also want to host the 2015 event.
Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik has had surgery on his heels in order to be fit and available for next month's series against India.
Pakistan bowlers Shabbir Ahmed and Shoaib Malik have been reported for suspected illegal bowling actions after the first Test win over England.
Sourav Ganguly's future as captain looks in further doubt after reports emerged Friday that coach Greg Chappell had advised the Indian cricket board that the skipper was "physically and mentally unfit" to lead the national team.
West Indies pace bowler Jermaine Lawson has been reported for a suspect bowling action, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday.
The Indian government has cleared the way for the country to host next year's International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy tournament.
India's cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has hired two top lawyers to lead his appeal against the International Cricket Council's decision to ban him for six one-day internationals.
Seven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has donated $10 million to the victims of last week's Asian tsunamis, his manager Willi Weber said during a German telethon on Tuesday.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
Zimbabwe have agreed to postpone their remaining Tests this year, International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani revealed on Thursday.
Zimbabwe's Two-test series against world champions Australia, to start on Saturday, has been called off.
Zimbabwe's Blessing Mawhire has been reported for a suspect bowling action, the International Cricket Council have revealed.
Five Zimbabweans will make their debuts in the first Test against Sri Lanka after four players, including former captain Heath Streak, ruled themselves out.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said England's cricket team should not tour Zimbabwe later this year but added that the final decision rested with international cricket chiefs.
Sri Lanka's star spin bowler Muthiah Muralitharan, risks a one-year ban if umpires report him for throwing again in any match before March 2005, the International Cricket Council said.
England could be barred from international cricket and would face a $2 million fine if they refuse to tour Zimbabwe in October on moral grounds.
England's cricket tour to Zimbabwe, scheduled for later this year, could be canceled in protest at Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's regime.
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