Saturday, August 28, 2010

Man Arrested Over Test Match 'Betting Scam'

A Man Has Been Arrested Over an Alleged Scam betting During the current Test Match Between England and Pakistan. 

A tabloid newspaper Alleged That some members of the Pakistani team were Involved in cheating During the Lord's Test. 
The News of the World Claims Gave it to a £ 150.000 Middleman, Ken Promised Thurs Arrange for Pakistani players Thurs bowl "no balls" During the match. 

The man was Secretly Filmed by Reporters posing as an interested Representatives of gambling cartel as they counted out the money. 
A dossier Compiled by the tabloid has Been Passed to the Police, Ken in turn alerted the International Cricket Council, the game's ruling body. 
Yawer Saeed, Pakistan's team manager, Said last night: "I Can Confirm That We Are Aware of the allegations and Scotland Yard police are with us now at the hotel and we are Helping Them with Their Inquiries." 
Police'd say Not Whether They were planning for months Thurs interview Pakistani players in Relation to the allegations. 
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Following information Received from the News of the World but we have Arrested a 35-year-old man has Suspicion of conspiracy Thurs defraud bookmakers." 
The England cricket team is understood to Be Aware of the Claims and is Currently Tryin to today's play to go ahead as Scheduled. 
The match, the fourth and final Test in the series, was Potentially decisive in the series as England Held a 2-1 lead going into the game. 
But England appeared close to an innings victory and a 3-1 series win on Pakistan-taking 14 wickets on the on the third day's play yesterday.

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