Pakistan moots legal action on British tabloid
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 26 (AFP): Pakistan cricket authorities said Tuesday they were weighing up legal action against British tabloid The Sun over allegations of spot-fixing after an investigation cleared their players.
The Sun tipped off the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it had evidence that the scoring pattern of Pakistan's innings in the Oval one-day against England on September 17 was pre-arranged with bookmakers.
The ICC launched an immediate inquiry, but on October 13 cleared the Pakistan team, saying they did not find any corroborative evidence.
Rizvi said there will be no rushed action.
"We think that The Sun has a case to answer but we will not take any hasty decision."
The Sun tipped off the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it had evidence that the scoring pattern of Pakistan's innings in the Oval one-day against England on September 17 was pre-arranged with bookmakers.
The ICC launched an immediate inquiry, but on October 13 cleared the Pakistan team, saying they did not find any corroborative evidence.
Rizvi said there will be no rushed action.
"We think that The Sun has a case to answer but we will not take any hasty decision."