The recent convictions of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir brings to an end this sad chapter on corruption, however, the full story will continue as names of other players were also mentioned during the trial; they will be investigated and further action may also be taken.
CNN's Don Riddell talks with Paul McCarthy about the Pakistan spot-fixing scandal.
Shock waves were felt throughout cricket on Thursday when three Pakistan international players were sent to prison for their part in a betting scam against England in 2010.
Three top Pakistani cricketers were jailed Thursday after being convicted of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a match against England last summer, in a scandal that rocked the international sport.
The guilty verdict meted out by a 12-member jury in London on Tuesday came as no surprise for many in Pakistan as local news channels reported on the conviction of two of its biggest cricket stars, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.
CNN's Reza Sayah reports from Pakistan where reaction was mixed to the conviction of two cricketers for cheating.
Three Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption pleaded for leniency on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing in a British court.
Two top international cricket players from Pakistan were found guilty Tuesday of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a major match against England last summer.
A British court finds Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty of conspiring to cheat.
A court in London has heard recordings of a phone conversation in which an agent acting for several members of the Pakistani cricket team allegedly discussed deliberately losing a cricket match in exchange for $1.2 million.
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Three Pakistan cricketers who were banned from the sport for five years announced on Monday they will appeal their suspensions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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 international cricketers have been banned from the sport for the next five years after being found guilty at an anti-corruption hearing on Saturday.
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.
Lie-detector tests could be used in a bid to stamp out corruption in cricket, an advisory committee of the sport's rule-making body announced on Wednesday.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has formally apologized for accusations he made against the England cricket team earlier this month.
The England cricket team will commence legal action against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, unless they receive a "full and unreserved apology" for match-fixing allegations he made against English players.
An inspired Pakistan beat England by 38 runs in a one-day international at Lord's Monday overshadowed by an increasingly bitter row over match fixing claims.
A fourth Pakistani cricket player was questioned on Tuesday, Scotland Yard said.
The three Pakistani cricket players at the center of betting allegations in London left the United Kingdom on Friday.
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.
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.
Pakistan bounced back to win the third Test against England by four wickets at the Oval in London as veteran batsman Mohammed Yousuf completed a successful return to international cricket on Saturday.
India tied the three-Test series with Sri Lanka after V.V.S. Laxman overcame back problems to score an unbeaten century on the final day of the deciding match in Colombo to seal a five-wicket victory.
Pakistan's batsmen capitulated for the second successive match as England took control on the opening day of the second cricket Test in Birmingham.
James Anderson claimed his first 10-wicket haul in Test cricket to fire England to a 354-run victory over Pakistan in the first clash of the four-match series in Nottingham.
England are on the brink of defeating Pakistan with a day to spare of the opening Test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Pakistan scored their first Test victory over Australia in 15 years with a nervy three-wicket win at Headingley on Saturday.
Pakistan are poised to end a run of 13 straight Test defeats to Australia after close of play on the third day of the second Test at Headingley.
Pakistan took big steps towards leveling the two-Test cricket series against Australia after bowling out their opponents for just 88 runs in Britain on Wednesday.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting narrowly missed out on a slice of history as his side closed in on a series whitewash against Pakistan in the third Test at Hobart.
England need to pull off another great escape to save the fourth and final Test against South Africa and clinch a 1-0 victory over the hosts.
Captain Graeme Smith survived a controversial referral decision to keep South Africa in charge of the fourth and final Test against England in Johannesburg on Friday.
Pakistan hold a 204-run lead with one wicket in hand at the end of day two of the second Test after a late Australia rally at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Captain Mohammad Yousuf will hold the key as Pakistan chase a record 422 for victory after Shane Watson's maiden Test century gave Australia the upper hand heading into the final day of the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Shane Watson put Australia in a strong position to claim an emphatic victory over Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test match at stumps on day three.
Nathan Hauritz starred with bat and ball as Australia took complete control of the first Test against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia were in command after the first day of the traditional Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG, but both their openers agonisingly missed out on centuries.
All three results remain possible as New Zealand and Pakistan head into the final day of their three-Test series.
Pakistan openers Imran Farhat and Salman Butt hauled their side back into the third and decisive Test against New Zealand at Napier with an unbeaten stand of 128 by the close of the third day.
New Zealand overcame an unlikely last-wicket century stand to defeat Pakistan by seven runs in the final one-day cricket international in Abu Dhabi and clinch the three-match series 2-1.
Sri Lanka produced a stunning 50-run win inside four days over Pakistan in the first Test at Galle to go 1-0 up in their three-match series.
Pakistan new boys Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal put the skids under Sri Lanka as the visitors headed for victory in the first Test in Galle on Monday.
Sri Lanka struck with two late wickets after being bowled out for 292 by Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test between the two nations since the Lahore terrorist attack on March 3.
Australia took a 2-1 lead in the five-match one-day cricket series after defeating Pakistan by 27 runs in Abu Dhabi on Monday evening.
Salman Butt rewrote the record books with a sparkling 136 as Pakistan complete a 5-0 one-day series whitewash over Bangladesh with a 150-run victory in Karachi.
A fighting half-century from Misbah-ul-Haq helped boost Pakistan's chances of avoiding the follow-on in the third and final Test against India on Monday.
Younus Khan scored his 15th Test century as Pakistan battled to a draw against India in Kolkata.
Pakistan fought back to take a 167-run lead with five wickets remaining into the fourth day of the first Test against India.
An unbroken ninth wicket stand between Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Sami rescued Pakistan on the first day of the first Test against India in New Dehli on Thursday.
Sachin Tendulkar was again out in the 90s -- but the India middle order ensured the hosts clinched a six-wicket victory over Pakistan to secure the five-match series with a game to spare.
Younis Khan has been restored to the vice-captaincy of Pakistan's cricket team for the tour of India starting later this week.
Kamran Akmal and Younis Khan gave Pakistan an outside chance of victory after day four of the second Test against South Africa in Lahore.
South Africa gained the upper hand in the second Test against Pakistan in Lahore after a strong showing on the second day.
Younis Khan's magnificent unbeaten knock of 93 from just 99 balls ensured Pakistan head into the final day of the first Test against South Africa in Karachi with a glimmer of hope of reaching their victory target of 424.
South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher broke Ian Healy's world record for Test dismissals as South Africa remained firmly in command after the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Karachi.
Jacques Kallis made a sparkling 155 as South Africa were dismissed for 450 and then snapped up five Pakistan wickets for 127 on the second day of the first Test in Karachi.
Jacques Kallis made the most of poor Pakistan fielding to make an unbeaten 118 as South Africa reached 294 for three on the first day of the first test in Karachi.
Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against England -- coach Bob Woolmer has said.
Opener Salman Butt has been excluded from Pakistan's 14-player squad that will play India in two one-day internationals later this month in Abu Dhabi.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has been ruled out of Sunday's opening Test match against Pakistan with a side injury.
Kamran Akmal scored a century and Shoaib Akhtar took five wickets to lead Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over England in the second one-day international.
Debutant Liam Plunkett took three wickets as England scored their first major victory of the Pakistan tour with a 42-run win in the opening one-day international.
Uncapped batsman Alastair Cook could make his England debut in the third Test against Pakistan after it was confirmed that opener Andrew Strauss will be flying home.
Shahid Afridi tied the second fastest century in one-dayers to power Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over India and a 3-2 lead in the six-match series on Friday.
Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath produced a devastating spell of fast bowling to destroy Pakistan's top-order as Australia won Friday's opening one-day final in Melbourne by 18 runs.
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