MUMBAI, INDIA – An Indian income tax investigation into 27 cricketers has allegedly found many of them lining their pockets during the second IPL tournament last year by ’spot fixing’ aspects of the matches. ‘Spot fixing’ refers to batsmen deliberately scoring low numbers of runs in particular overs or bowlers conceding large numbers of runs through [...]
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Jailed NBA Referee’s Book Cancelled
Deadspin claim to have acquired a copy of 'Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA', a book by disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy about alleged corruption in the league. Donaghy served eleven months in prison for his part in a gambling scandal and wrote the memoir during this time, but the publisher, Triumph Books, cancelled the book. Pat Bergan, the liaison between Donaghy and Triumph, claims the NBA threatened legal action. The NBA denies these claims.
NFL Week Seven betting preview – San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs
Week seven of the NFL season sees the San Diego Charges travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs. Neither team has had the start they had hoped for, with the Chargers losing last Monday to Denver and falling to 2-3 and Kansas City getting their first win of the season over the Washington Redskins, taking them to an unimpressive 1-6.
Bettors get upper hand in early pre-season games
Bettors had the upper hand over bookmakers in the first week of NFL pre-season action.
