New Zealand to make match-fixing a criminal offence

“New Zealand is not immune to the international risks of match-fixing and we are taking pre-emptive steps to protect our well-deserved reputation for playing fair and the integrity of New Zealand sport”

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The New Zealand government have announced that they are making match-fixing a criminal offence under its Crimes Act of 1961.

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Al Hasan and Zadran fined for on-field altercation

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Al Hasan and Zadran both made physical contact with each other

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Afghanistan pace bowler Dawlat Zadran were both fined 50 per cent of their match fees after getting involved in an on-field altercation during their World Twenty20 qualifying round match, which Bangladesh won by nine wickets.

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Warner fined over de Villiers ball tampering claims

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“It would be a lot better if people talked about how well you executed your skills instead of looking at ways of how you got that skill”

Australia opening batsman David Warner has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for saying that South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers was deliberately roughing up one side of the ball in order to allow the team’s pace attack to get more reverse swing during the second Test in Port Elizabeth.

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We have ‘unanimously decided to support the paper’, says SLC

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“If we are going to object to their proposals our cricket is going to suffer”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they have “unanimously decided to support” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia’s revamp proposal.

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