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Butt, Asif and Amir were convicted of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments for their role in the so-called spot-fixing scandal, in which Butt as captain and Asif and Amir as fast bowlers conspired to bowl no-balls at prearranged times, for money, in the Lord's test against England in August last year.
Harsh Sentences Could Help Fix What Ails Cricket Richard Lord 2011
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The allegations of so-called "spot-fixing" stem from an investigation by the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World tabloid, which was closed down in July when it became engulfed in Britain's phone-hacking scandal.
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The cricket agent Mazhar Majeed has accused the former Pakistan captain Salman Butt of instigating the spot-fixing plot and alleged that the bowler Mohammad Asif was already involved in a match-fixing conspiracy with a separate consortium.
Cricket agent accuses Salman Butt of recruiting spot-fixing players 2011
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The court was told how Majeed, a cricketers' agent, had that afternoon taken £140,000 from an undercover journalist he believed to be an Indian businessman arranging "spot-fixing" of events at cricket matches.
Agent 'arranged to visit Mohammad Amir before bowling no balls' 2011
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It's not cricket, Mr Justice Cooke could not resist saying as he sentenced the four men at the centre of the Pakistani spot-fixing trial to lengthy spells in prison.
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The 19-year-old criticised his former captain Salman Butt and team-mate Mohammad Asif, also both jailed on Thursday for their involvement in spot-fixing, for slandering him during the trial.
Mohammad Amir blames lack of information from PCB for spot-fixing 2011
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Pakistan's recent run of encouraging form has come in the face not only of the disruption caused by the spot-fixing affair, but also of the team's itinerancy.
Pakistan Transformed for Test vs. England Richard Lord 2012
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Mahmood told the court that after publishing his spot-fixing story on 29 August last year he had received death threats, though he did not disclose where from.
'Fake sheikh' Mazher Mahmood denies all knowledge of phone hacking 2011
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Although the International Cricket Council tribunal hearing the case of the three Pakistan players accused of "spot-fixing" is continuing, fears that the scandal would cause fans to turn away from the sport have dissipated.
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"We turn to the matter of spot-fixing," Milliken-Smith said.
Cricket agent accuses Salman Butt of recruiting spot-fixing players 2011
bilby commented on the word spot-fixing
Sports - the practice of bribing players to 'fix' certain aspects of play in a match rather than the result.
September 6, 2010