Jury still out in match-fixing trial

Jurors hearing the trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of match-fixing have retired to consider their verdicts for a third day.
Former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, are alleged to have plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls in last summer's Lord's Test against England.
The pair were charged after an undercover reporter recorded sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan players to rig games for money, London's Southwark Crown Court heard.
Over three weeks of evidence, the jury for more details....

It's been an unbelievable year for England: Bresnan

England pacer Tim Bresnan feels the 0-5 ODI series whitewash at the hands of India cannot take the sheen off his team's spectacular rise in an "unbelievable"  year.
England are number one in ICC's Test and Twenty20 rankings and Bresnan said being on top in two formats of the game is quite an achievement.
"To be No 1 in two out of three competitions we are not in a bad place really, are we, especially in Test cricket, which is the pinnacle,"Bresnan was quoted for more details....

It was fantastic to win first ever Grand Prix of India: Vettel

Moments after winning the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, double world champion driver Sebastian Vettel described his performance as"fantastic"and said he is very happy to win the first ever Formula One race hosted by this country.
"Today’s is a fantastic performance. It is great to be winning the first ever Grand Prix of India. To put this arena so well is fantastic. Whole in one it is fantastic. I want to thank everyone for our win,"said Vettel who registered his 11th triumph of the season today.
Vettel paid tribute to MotoGP rider for more details....

England win toss, opt to bowl against India in last ODI at Eden Gardens

England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bowl against India in their fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
England middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the match due a broken finger. He will be replaced by Ian Bell, and spinner Graeme Swann has been drafted in place of Scott Borthwick.
India have made one change in their playing for more details....

England vs India: 5th ODI match at Eden Gardens today

High on confidence, a dominant India will push for a 5-0 clean sweep when they lock horns with a hapless England in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens today.
A disciplined show in all the departments has been the highlight of India's 4-0 triumph so far and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would look to continue their dominant show on Tuesday in what has been billed as the'payback series'.
"We will try to go for 5-0. If we play good cricket, things will go our way but again the important thing is to do our best,"Dhoni said after India thrashed for more details....

India eyes 5-0 whitewash against England in Kolkata

High on confidence, a dominant India will push for a 5-0 clean sweep when they lock horns with a hapless England in the fifth and final cricket one-dayer at the Eden Gardens here tomorrow.
A discliplined show in all the departments has been the highlight of India's 4-0 triumph so far and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would look to continue their dominant show tomorrow in what has been billed for more details....

Sachin Tendulkar has paid a fine of Rs 4.35 lakh

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has paid a fine of Rs 4.35 lakh to the Mumbai civic body for performing 'vastu puja'  at his new five-storey bungalow without having the occupancy certificate.
"Sachin paid the amount after BMC issued a notice seeking recovery of Rs 4.35 lakh penalty as illegal occupancy charge,"a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said today.
There was controversy after reports that Tendulkar had moved into his new bungalow last month without obtaining the OC for the house on Perry Cross for more details....

Indian offered Majeed 1 million US dollars to alter the result of the Oval Test

An Indian link in the spot fixing trial emerged when the recording between Pakistan players'agent Mazhar Majeed and the undercover reporter were heard by the court in London. Allegedlly an unnamed Indian businessman offered Majeed 1 million US dollars to alter the result of the Oval Test last year, but the deal didn't go through as Pakistan won the match.
A sports agent told an undercover reporter he could fix the results of cricket games using a stable of six Pakistani players, with a Test match costing£1 million to rig, a London court heard Monday.
The claim emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the former investigations editor for Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, gave for more details....