Cricket Corruption Case: "Pakistani Crickters Guilty in Spot-Fixing"

Sargodha : Pakistan | Nov 03, 2011 at 6:15 AM PDT

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Cricket Corruption Case:

Jury declares Pakistani Crickters Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty in spot-fixing.

Salman Butt awarded 2.5 years jail sentence in cricket corruption case.Asif gets 1 year imprisonment.Amir sentenced 6 months.

Bookie Mazhar Majeed awarded jail term of 2 years and 8 months,Verdict on Pakistani crickters due shortly.

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Cricket agent Mazhar Majeed arrives at Southwark Crown Court

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