Cricket mogul Stanford to be stripped of knighthood over Ponzi scam

October 23rd, 2009 England managers talk tactics with Mike HolmgrenLONDON — Three of England's top sports managers have been swapping techniques with a Super Bowl-winning coach. England soccer coach Fabio Capello, rugby union team manager Martin Johnson and cricket team director Andy Flower were at a sports summit in London on Friday to meet Mike Holmgren, who led the Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers to the 1996 Super Bowl title.

October 7th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India have been clubbed with South Africa and England among seven countries in Group B for the 2011 cricket World Cup. West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands are the other teams in the group, it was announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) here Wednesday.

September 26th, 2009 HOUSTON - Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges related to an alleged seven billion dollar Ponzi scam, was taken to hospital after being injured in a prison fight with another inmate. "Stanford was being treated after an altercation at the private Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe about 40 miles north of Houston," The Daily Star quoted Deputy US Marshal Alfredo Perez, as saying.

September 15th, 2009 Stanford lobbied for Cubans to play in tournamentWASHINGTON — Financier R. Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial on charges he orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme, spent a half-million dollars in a lobbying effort to gain U.S.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Punters have improved England cricketer Andrew Flintoff's odds of getting a knighthood and winning the BBC Sports Personality of the year award following his Ashes heroics. Betting and gambling website William Hill has placed the Lancashire all-rounder at 16-1 odds for being knighted, down from its earlier bet of 25-1, which now compares favourably with the 7-2 quote by Paddy Power.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - A US court has ruled that cricket mogul Sir Allen Stanford must stay in jail until his trial on fraud charges on Tuesday.he 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a lower-court ruling that revoked Stanford's bond on the grounds that he is a "flight risk", the Daily Express reports. The judges noted that Stanford "has the means, the motive, and the money to flee".

August 20th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Former New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee is spending his days trying to boost sales for his 13th book. According to the Dominion Post, Hadlee has been in hiding for a year, putting the finishing touches on "Changing Pace" his third biography, which took him eight years to complete.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - England star all rounder Kevin Pietersen was targeted in an alleged 80 million pounds fraud by a British "Bernie Madoff-style" gang. Suspected tricksters tried to get England's former captain, who played in yesterday's historic win to invest in a "Ponzi" scheme, which has since collapsed.

July 16th, 2009 KARACHI - Senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are not thinking of boycotting the 2011 World Cup. Sources in the board told IANS Thursday that the PCB top brass remains hopeful of finding an amicable solution to the crisis that emerged after the International Cricket Council (ICC) stripped Pakistan of its status as a World Cup venue in April this year.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Texas billionaire businessman and alleged fraudster, Sir Allen Stanford, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he orchestrated a seven billion dollars fraud at his sprawling financial empire. The cricket entrepreneur has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, ten counts of mail fraud and conspiracy to launder money.

June 26th, 2009 DUBAI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Friday the 2011 World Cup cricket matches taken away from Pakistan would be held by other co-hosts India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Pakistan's offer of holding the 14 matches at a neutral venue like the United Arab Emirates has thus been rejected by the ICC, which had stripped the strife-torn country of the hosting rights after the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - US authorities have charged Texas billionaire businessman and alleged fraudster, Sir Allen Stanford, with 21 criminal offences.he cricket entrepreneur has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, ten counts of mail fraud and conspiracy to launder money. Stanford appeared in a federal court in Richmond, Virginia, and was denied bail.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Texas billionaire businessman and alleged fraudster, Sir Allen Stanford, has surrendered to US authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest. It was not yet clear what criminal charges he faces.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Nick Faldo will add a knighthood to his six major golf championship wins, as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours. One of the Britain's most successful golfers, Faldo, won 30 European Tour titles, including six majors, before effectively ending his playing days in 2006 to embark on a new career as a television golf analyst.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Golfer Nick Faldo, who received a knighthood in recognition of an incredible sporting career, described the honour as a "real surprise". "I am more than a little bit humbled to have been afforded this great honour.