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Match-fixing scandal
Cricket is embroiled in allegations of match fixing after British police arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers. The controversy was initiated by a News of the World article alleging members of the Pakistan team were involved in a betting scam in a Test match against England at Lord’s. The newspaper claimed several blatant no-balls had been delivered by Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, and said it had paid £150,000 to a middle man who correctly told them in advance when those illegal deliveries would be bowled. Police seized the mobile phones of Amir, Asif and Pakistan captain Salman Butt, and arrested the alleged middleman, Mazhar Majeed.

