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Fixing agent Mazhar Majeed's appeal rejected
Mazhar Majeed, the agent behind the Pakistan cricket betting scam that rocked the sport, on Thursday lost a legal challenge against his conviction.
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Salman Butt tricked me into spot-fixing: Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir, in his first comments on the spot-fixing affair that disgraced Pakistan cricket, has presented himself as a victim of a plot organised by his captain at the time, Salman Butt, and the agent, Mazhar Majeed, and pleaded for forgiveness.
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Spot-fixing: Majeed's brother says Pak player blew the whistle
In another intriguing twist to the spot-fixing saga, the elder brother of convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed has claimed that a Pakistani cricketer was responsible for blowing the lid off Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir's involvement in the scam.
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I refused to meet Mazhar Majeed: Afridi
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday claimed that he was approached by jailed bookmaker Mazhar Majeed several times but he distanced himself from the agent as he seemed like a "shady" character.
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I feel responsible for it: Mazhar Majeed's brother
Bookmaker Mazhar Majeed's elder brother Azhar feels responsible for all the spot-fixing mess since it was he, who introduced his brother to cricket and cricketers.
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Spot-fixing verdict: What the judge said
Sentencing remarks of Justice Cooke in the spot-fixing trial involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Mazhar Majeed
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Bookie Majeed says Butt wanted him to fix matches
Mazhar Majeed in a testimony in a UK court on Wednesday, said that former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt wanted him to fix matches. The bookie though said he was aware that he will go to prison and that he regrets the shame. The sentencing will take place on Thursday.
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Spot-fixing case: Amir and Majeed involved - judge
Justice Cooke began his summing-up of the alleged spot-fixing trial and directed the jury to deliberate for a verdict on the basis that agent Mazhar Majeed and teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir were "involved in spot-fixing".
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Bookie Majeed approached me, claims Afridi
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that alleged bookmaker Mazhar Majeed, who is at the centre of a spot-fixing scandal since last year, approached him and tried to befriend him several times in the past.
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Asif was 'sucked in to fixing' 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.
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Spot-fixing case: When Butt confronted Majeed
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt told a court on Monday how he confronted his agent Mazhar Majeed about text messages he had sent him to fix elements of a Twenty20 match against South Africa at the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup.
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'Majeed has put every player under suspicion'
Alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that the Australians were the biggest offenders of corruption in cricket is far from true but it has put every player under suspicion, feels ACA chief executive Paul Marsh.
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Fixing charges: Australian players given clean chit
An ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer has rubbished alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing, saying the world body had "no evidence" of any wrongdoings carried out by the Aussies.
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Harbhajan, Yuvraj reject Majeed's allegations
The cricket world has been hit by allegations of nexus between players and bookies but the two Indian players - Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh - who were mentioned in the reports as also Cricket Australia rubbished suggestions of any wrongdoing.
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Court hears million-dollar plan to fix Oval Test
Mazhar Majeed, the agent of several Pakistan players, was offered US$1 million by an Indian bookmaker to ensure the team lost the third Test at The Oval against England, which they eventually won, a court heard in London on Tuesday.
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Fixing agent Mazhar Majeed's appeal rejected
Mazhar Majeed, the agent behind the Pakistan cricket betting scam that rocked the sport, on Thursday lost a legal challenge against his conviction.
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Salman Butt tricked me into spot-fixing: Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir, in his first comments on the spot-fixing affair that disgraced Pakistan cricket, has presented himself as a victim of a plot organised by his captain at the time, Salman Butt, and the agent, Mazhar Majeed, and pleaded for forgiveness.
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Spot-fixing: Majeed's brother says Pak player blew the whistle
In another intriguing twist to the spot-fixing saga, the elder brother of convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed has claimed that a Pakistani cricketer was responsible for blowing the lid off Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir's involvement in the scam.
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I refused to meet Mazhar Majeed: Afridi
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday claimed that he was approached by jailed bookmaker Mazhar Majeed several times but he distanced himself from the agent as he seemed like a "shady" character.
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I feel responsible for it: Mazhar Majeed's brother
Bookmaker Mazhar Majeed's elder brother Azhar feels responsible for all the spot-fixing mess since it was he, who introduced his brother to cricket and cricketers.
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Spot-fixing verdict: What the judge said
Sentencing remarks of Justice Cooke in the spot-fixing trial involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Mazhar Majeed
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Bookie Majeed says Butt wanted him to fix matches
Mazhar Majeed in a testimony in a UK court on Wednesday, said that former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt wanted him to fix matches. The bookie though said he was aware that he will go to prison and that he regrets the shame. The sentencing will take place on Thursday.
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Spot-fixing case: Amir and Majeed involved - judge
Justice Cooke began his summing-up of the alleged spot-fixing trial and directed the jury to deliberate for a verdict on the basis that agent Mazhar Majeed and teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir were "involved in spot-fixing".
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Bookie Majeed approached me, claims Afridi
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that alleged bookmaker Mazhar Majeed, who is at the centre of a spot-fixing scandal since last year, approached him and tried to befriend him several times in the past.
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Asif was 'sucked in to fixing' 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.
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Spot-fixing case: When Butt confronted Majeed
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt told a court on Monday how he confronted his agent Mazhar Majeed about text messages he had sent him to fix elements of a Twenty20 match against South Africa at the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup.
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'Majeed has put every player under suspicion'
Alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that the Australians were the biggest offenders of corruption in cricket is far from true but it has put every player under suspicion, feels ACA chief executive Paul Marsh.
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Fixing charges: Australian players given clean chit
An ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer has rubbished alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing, saying the world body had "no evidence" of any wrongdoings carried out by the Aussies.
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Harbhajan, Yuvraj reject Majeed's allegations
The cricket world has been hit by allegations of nexus between players and bookies but the two Indian players - Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh - who were mentioned in the reports as also Cricket Australia rubbished suggestions of any wrongdoing.
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Court hears million-dollar plan to fix Oval Test
Mazhar Majeed, the agent of several Pakistan players, was offered US$1 million by an Indian bookmaker to ensure the team lost the third Test at The Oval against England, which they eventually won, a court heard in London on Tuesday.
