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Tainted Pakistani cricketers leave England
LONDON: The three Pakistani cricketers accused of spot-fixing during the recent series against England have left the country to return home on Friday. “The Metropolitan Police has been notified that Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will return to Pakistan later this morning,” said a statement from Addleshaw Goddard, the London legal firm representing the players. Police had questioned Test team captain Butt and bowlers Amir and Asif over claims in the News of The World newspaper that they took money to deliberately bowl no-balls in a Test match against England at Lord’s last month. The players, who have denied wrongdoing, were released without charge after being quizzed at a London police station on September 3. Despite their return to Pakistan, the lawyers’ statement said the cricketers “remain available to co-operate fully with the police investigation and have each given undertakings to return to the UK if required to do so.” ”The players are looking forward to being reunited with their families,” it said. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police in London confirmed it was aware that the trio were leaving Britain and said the players had promised “through their solicitor to return to assist the Metropolitan Police Service inquiry in due course.” Meanwhile, a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt also confirmed their return. “Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir are now returning to Pakistan. They have not been charged by the Police with any offence. They have fully co-operated with the police in their inquiries and maintain that they are innocent of any alleged wrong doing. They have agreed with the police to return to England if the police request them to do so to assist them in their inquiries.”
Pakistan choose to bowl in rain-shortened first ODI
CHESTER-LE-STREET: Shahid Afridi chose to bowl first in the first one-day international match against England on Friday. Towering fast bowler Mohammad Irfan is set to make his debut after being included in the squad for the first match. In the second change to their Twenty20 side that lost the second match on Tuesday, Pakistan have dropped opener Shahzaib Hasan and included middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq. Shafiq and Irfan were called up to the Pakistan squad as reinforcements for the three players accused of spot-fixing, Mohamma Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt. England have dropped wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter for Steve Davies, while Jonathan Trott replaces dropped batsman Kevin Pietersen. Batting all-rounder Ravi Bopara is also in the side, replacing Luke Wright. Meanwhile, the match has been reduced to a 41-overs-a-side match after heavy rain delayed the start in Durham. Covers were still in place on the pitch at the scheduled 1015BST (0915GMT) start of what was supposed to be a 50-over match following overnight and morning rain. Teams Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Mohamma Yousuf, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Irfan England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Steve Davies, Jonathan Trott, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Iain Gould Third umpire: RA Kettleborough Match referee: Jeff Crowe Reserve umpire: RK Illingworth
How to Update iPhone 4 on iOS 4.1 Without Upgrading 1.59.00 Baseband to 2.10.4
The final version of iOS 4.1 features a new baseband 2.10.4 which is currently not supported by Ultrasn0w 1.1-1. If you update your iPhone 4 to iOS 4.1, and then later downgrade back to iOS 4.0.x (with SHSH blobs), you still wont be able to unlock your phone as the downgrading of firmware wont downgrade
Guide How to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.1 with PwnageTool
The unofficial version of PwnageTool for iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3GS has been released. It can jailbreak iPhone 3GS (with old bootrom only) using iOS 4.1 custom firmware. For those of you who don’t know, PwnageTool for Mac enables iPhone users to upgrade to the new firmware without upgrading the baseband, hence making it possible
Review: Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Samsung Galaxy S – the fastest and the most powerful Android handset available is now in our hands for a full review. Galaxy Spica was Samsung’s first Android phone which didn’t do too well in the market because of low specifications, and it had Android 1.5 which was never updated to Eclair. It’s been a
LTM-205-BX X-Stand for iPad
iPad accessories are all the rage nowadays. Ranging from DIY stands to branded accessories, they all try to make typing and viewing easier on the iPad. X-Stand by Bracketron is a nifty little stand that makes using an iPad even more fun. The LTM-205-BX X-Stand produced by Bracketron was named after the “X” shape of
Why Women Make More Eye Contact With Men When Communicating
Research has shown that women make more eye contact than men do. Why should this be so? Below are just a few of the possible reasons why: Connection: Women are other-oriented. They seem more interested in affiliation, bonding, acceptance, and social maintenance. Consequently, they look more. Intimacy: Intimacy is important for women, and making eye
Strauss says fixing scandal hurting cricket
CHESTER-LE-STREET : Although agreeing that the match-fixing crisis overshadowing Pakistan ’s tour is hurting cricket, England captain Andrew Strauss argued Thursday that the sport is generally free of corruption.
Teardown: iPod Nano 6th Generation
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Wahab Riaz to be questioned by police: PCB chief
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board said Thursday fast bowler Wahab Riaz will appear before Scotland Yard police next week in relation to match-fixing allegations. Ijaz Butt said the left-arm paceman will be interrogated by police on Tuesday. “They want to question Wahab Riaz and we have set the date for it,” Butt told reporters in Lahore. Riaz will be the fourth Pakistani player to be questioned by police. Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir had earlier been questioned by Scotland Yard for nine hours before they were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council last week. A British tabloid last month accused Salman Butt, Asif and Amir of accepting money in return for bowling deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s test against England. Butt said that police were yet to share any “incriminating material with the PCB” regarding their investigation against the Pakistan players. “They have not charged any of our players and I would like the suspended players to travel back to Pakistan within the next few days,” Butt said. Scotland Yard and the ICC’s anti-corruption unit are carrying out parallel investigations into the allegations of match-fixing against the Pakistani cricketers. However, Butt claimed that Scotland Yard had told the ICC to wait until the police investigation was completed before beginning its own inquiry. “Scotland Yard had written to the ICC to say that there can’t be a parallel investigation and you should not do this,” Butt said. The PCB chairman admitted that during the police search of players’ rooms in the aftermath of the newspaper allegations, 2,500 pounds sterling ($3,850) were found in Salman Butt’s room and 1,500 pounds ($2,300) in Amir’s room. But he said Salman Butt was paid the money by his agent as an advance for making an appearance at the opening of an ice cream parlour in England. “The deal was of 5,000 pounds and Salman got half of the amount as an advance,” Butt said. Similarly Butt said that Amir had already declared that he had 1,500 pounds in his possession. Butt did not elaborate on the details of money which was found from Amir’s room. —AP
Poor Pakistani cricketers seek game’s riches
KARACHI: For millions of dirt-poor Pakistani boys, a professional cricket career is an escape route into a world of glamour, celebrity and untold riches. But it can also represent a fast-track on the road to ruin as the corruption scandal which has engulfed the international team has so dramatically highlighted. Many of the country’s best players – like Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, currently under investigation in the ‘spot-fixing’ scandal – hail from small villages, from poor and uneducated backgrounds. Pakistani players’ agent Salman Ahmed believes it is a lack of grooming and guidance that leaves players stumped by excessive money and open to manipulation. “An 18-year-old who bursts into the limelight and the glamour world needs special grooming. Not only in terms of cricket, but manners and awareness of good and bad,” said Ahmed, whose Portfolio World has had a contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) since January 2009. “Most importantly, wealth managers should be introduced to them, to these boys, who at one time could not buy a beverage and today are brand ambassadors for it,” added Ahmed, referring to Amir. Former PCB chairman Tauqir Zia managed to establish the National Cricket Academy in Lahore seven years ago, where courses to educate the players were finally introduced. But many commentators believe that players’ focus on the remuneration details in a contract and ignore the code of conduct. Big money came to Pakistan cricket only after Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer hired a dozen of them for his World Series of Cricket in 1978. Before the Packer circus, the only money-earning avenues for Pakistani players were stints in county cricket in England. Currently, Pakistani players can earn money through central contracts, soft-drink and mobile phone sponsorship and endorsements. Players in the A category of central contracts get 250,000 rupees a month; B category brings 175,000 and in C they get 100,000. In addition, a top-category player gets 350,000 rupees for playing a Test match and 300,000for an ODI and 250,000for a Twenty20 match. Players in the corresponding categories get 50,000less in each form of the game. There are special win bonuses and cash awards on performances, opening up riches largely unseen in a country where 74 per cent of the population survive on less than two dollars a day, according to the World Bank. “An average player in the national team can make from 100,000 to one million dollars a year, depending upon his popularity and seniority,” said Ahmed. Endorsements for bats can range from 30,000 dollars to 100,000 dollars per annum, while top players like Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar can easily make 25,000 to 150,000 a year through commercials. But compared to the superstars of the Indian game, these sums are modest. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni earlier this year signed a three-year endorsement worth 2.1 billion rupees (42 million dollars). It was in India where Pakistani players looked set for life when they featured in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Four out of eleven Pakistani players were bought at the IPL auction for over 400,000 dollars a season, with Afridi topping the chart with 675,000 followed by Asif with 650,000. But Pakistani players’ were then hit hard when they were banned from the next two IPL seasons after relations between India and Pakistan came to a flash point following the terrorist attack on Mumbai, an atrocity which New Delhi blamed on militants based across the border. Many observers believe that those losses in the IPL forced the Pakistani players to find short cuts to boost their incomes and fell into the trap of the illegal bookies. “All Pakistan players need is guidance and stability, this will bring loyalty and eliminate any shortcuts which one might need to take to fulfil dreams, aspirations, and at times, unlawful desires,” said Ahmed.
Ban cheats for life: Vettori
WELLINGTON : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said on Thursday any player caught cheating should be banned from cricket for life to protect the game’s integrity.
Teardown: iPod Touch 4th Generation
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Google Instant Search Is Now Live on Google.com
Google just announced Instant Search, which is now live on Google.com for U.S users. Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. This helps in getting better and faster results instantly as you type your search query. The most obvious change is that you get to the right content much
How to: Turn Off Google Instant Search
Google Instant Search was released a few minuets ago and was made live on Google.com for all the U.S. users. Instant Search is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. However, if you would like to turn it off and disable it, follow the instructions below. How to Disable Google Instant Search