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Wasim, Waqar, Ijaz, Moin also fixed matches: Majeed
LONDON: Mazhar Majeed, a sports bookie, claimed that spot/match fixing was a ‘centuries’ old practice and named former Pakistan cricket stars Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ijaz Ahmed and Moin Khan as alleged participants. The sports agent accused of taking bribes to fix matches said Australian cricketers were “the biggest” culprits and that some of Pakistan’s…
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Pakistan players “betrayed cricket” with bribes: court
LONDON: Three Pakistan cricketers, driven by greed, betrayed their team mates and the sport of cricket itself by taking bribes to fix incidents during a test match against England last year, a London court heard on Wednesday. The plot was orchestrated by Pakistan captain Salman Butt and his agent Mazhar Majeed and involved the team’s two opening…