Cairns has vowed to contest the charges against him
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns’ perjury trial is likely to take place in October 2015 after he made a brief appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
Cairns could spend up to seven years in prison if he is found guilty of perjury
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been released on unconditional bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last Thursday.
“At least there will now be an opportunity to face my accusers in an open forum”
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British prosecutors have charged former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns with perjury, meaning that he could spend up to seven years in prison.
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“Honestly, I’m as much in the dark as you are”
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has revealed that he hasn’t “heard from anyone from the ICC [International Cricket Council]” after having been accused of match-fixing.
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“I think Indian cricket needs cleansing and as far as I am concerned I am going to go after them”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to expel former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi after a special general meeting (SGM) in Chennai.
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Modi feels Shukla should be held responsible for failing to keep the IPL clean
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi believes Rajiv Shukla’s resignation will not exonerate him of the terrible state in which he left the tournament.
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Shukla’s failure to keep the IPL clean has stained the tournament’s name
First it was Lalit Modi and now Rajiv Shukla has joined the list as the second Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner to resign after failing to detect illegal activities taking place throughout the tournament.
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Modi believes the IPL was completely clean during his tenure as commissioner
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their “lack of governance” and announced that there was never any match-fixing taking place while he was in charge of the star-studded Twenty20 tournament.
Modi is certain that match-fixing will become more prominent in the future
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi believes that match-fixing has become cricket’s cancer, stating that there is no cure for it and added that it would go on spreading like wildfire as players and officials will continue to be approached by bookies in the future.
The Lord Chief Justice believes that the damages Modi was ordered to pay were fair
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has lost his appeal against the amount of damages he had to pay ex-New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns in a libel case in March.
