Samuels facing minimum two-year ban after corruption probe

                   
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guardian.co.uk     13-May-2008            

'Corruption is a serious matter, dealing with it effectively is fundamental to the integrity of our sport' Samuels was regarded as one of West Indies' most talented players. Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images The West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing at least two years out of the game... [read full story]                

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Windies star faces long lay-off

clubcall.co.uk     13-May-2008          

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels faces a lengthy ban after being found guilty in a probe over alleged links to a bookmaker. The West Indies Cricket Board found that Samuels had "received money, benefit or other reward which could bring him or the game into disrepute", although the player denied...                

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West Indies' Marlon Samuel betting link ban

telegraph.co.uk     13-May-2008          

By Charlie Caroe and agencies West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been banned for two years for breaching cricket's code of conduct after a probe into alleged links with a bookmaker. Samuels, 27, was suspended by the West Indies Cricket Board from May 9 after a disciplinary committee ruled...                

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SAMUELS FACING MINIMUM TWO-YEAR BAN

sportinglife.com     13-May-2008          

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing two years out of the game after being found guilty of corruption. The West Indies Cricket Board last Friday concluded that Samuels had illegally colluded with a bookmaker after carrying out an investigation on behalf of the International Cricket...                

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Samuels faces two-year ban

ecb.co.uk     13-May-2008          

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing two years out of the game after being found guilty of corruption. The West Indies Cricket Board concluded that Samuels had illegally colluded with a bookmaker after carrying out an investigation on behalf of the International Cricket Council. Samuels,...                

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Samuels facing minimum two-year ban after corruption investigation

guardian.co.uk     13-May-2008          

'Corruption is a serious matter, dealing with it effectively is fundamental to the integrity of our sport' Samuels was regarded as one of West Indies' most talented players. Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images The West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing at least two years out of the game...                

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ICC: Marlon Samuel's two-year betting-related ban shows corruption still a threat to cricket

telegraph.co.uk     13-May-2008          

By Charlie Caroe and agencies The two-year ban imposed upon West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels shows that the threat of corruption in cricket has not gone away, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Dave Richardson, the acting chief executive of the game's global governing body,...                

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Samuels guilty of corruption

independent.co.uk     14-May-2008          

The West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is facing two years out of the game after being found guilty of corruption. The West Indies Cricket Board carried out an investigation on behalf of the International Cricket Council and concluded that Samuels had illegally colluded with a bookmaker. Samuels,...                

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Cricket: Samuels given two-year ban for links with bookmaker

guardian.co.uk     14-May-2008          

Marlon Samuels' two-year ban for accepting money from a bookmaker verifies a claim by Dr Julian Hunte when he became president of the West Indies Cricket Board last year that he would restore the credibility of Caribbean cricket. The International Cricket Council approved the ban imposed by the...                

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Cricket: End of four-day county games proposed to let in Twenty20

guardian.co.uk     14-May-2008          

County Championship matches should all be played over three days to make room for a Twenty20 league, Jack Simmons, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board's cricket committee, is proposing. Simmons wants 120 overs to be bowled each day, rather than 96 as now, and proposes adding half...                

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