Sighn Appeal

[Thiele]

Starts today what will the outcome be.

[Thiele]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html

[Rik E Boy]

The results are in: Harbajhan is a wanker.

regards,

REB

[BIG SEXY]

surely India would have no grounds for appeal on that one Rik

[Baron Greenback]

I hope he burns...can't stand monkey haters.

[locky801]

IMO the decision will be wrongfully overturned

[dinglinga]

new evidence has been found ... recordings from the stump cam ... india do not want this used cos they think it has been tampered....

the only thing india tamper with is cricket balls just ask tendulkar who has been found guilty of this be4

[Dogwatcher]

News from a good source that the Indians have cancelled buses from the Melbourne airport to the MCG where they were to play a game on Friday....a sign of things to come?

[Thiele]

i reckon there is a decsion expected shortly

[hearts on fire]

he has gotta be banned. If he gets off, i will be very disapointed because once again the ICC are a bunch of pussys and let the players off. f*u*c*k the ICC.....

[Thiele]

Stories going Singh has been charged 50% match fees from the sydney

[Blue Boy]

Stories going Singh has been charged 50% match fees from the sydney

Just reported that on Fox !!!

[stampy]

i just heard the same thing, if its true it is an absolute joke, disgrace call it what you like, they obviously were scared that the stump mic would prove what he said so they demanded that it not be used as it might be tampered with, WTF!!!! is this cricket we are talking about or an ASIO investigation ? i cannot believe this, the australian cricketers should stand up and say that they will not take part in the odi series until justice is done - now that would throw the cat amongst the pigeons wouldnt it!!

[locky801]

Looks like he has gotten away with it, total joke, this is going to open the door one feels to some pretty ugly things occurring on the field if the stories I have just heard from media in the City are right, charge has been hugely down graded and he will lose approx 50 percent of his match payment, enoughs enough I say, now we just wait for the official announcement at around 5.30pm

[GWW]

Anyone charged with anything for now on, will just say they're going home, a precedent will be set if he gets away with it

[stampy]

Anyone charged with anything for now on, will just say they're going home, a precedent will be set if he gets away with it

that only works if you are india/pakistan

[Wedgie]

Found guilty of bad language and not racial abuse.
A fair result but crikey, if every cricket player that swore on the field got fined then someone would be in for a massive windfall!

[locky801]

MMM I wonder now what will happen with all those spectators around Australia that were thrown out of the ground for making "alleged" racist remarks. Perhaps a big can of worms being opened for the ICC and ACB. How do we now determine what is and what isn't a racist comment at sporting level


and bad language oh please, this is a huge cop out

[magpie in the 80's]

THE International Cricket Council has cleared Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh of racial abuse after a hearing in Adelaide today.

Harbhajan was originally suspended for three matches after being found guilty of racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second Test at the SCG.

The ICC appeals commissioner, Justice John Hansen of New Zealand, has reportedly just released his ruling.

Justice Hansen today heard an appeal from Harbhajan and Indian hierarchy against the spinner's three-Test ban for allegedly calling Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds a "monkey'' during the second Test in Sydney.

Justice Hansen heard about five hours of evidence at the Federal Court in Adelaide from key figures in the controversy including Harbhajan, his teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Symonds and Australian captain Ricky Ponting.

Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Lalit Modi today said in New Delhi today that India's tour would be abandoned if Harbhajan was found guilty.

"If a clean chit is not given to Harbhajan, the Indian board's decision is to call the team home,'' Modi said.

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) told Reuters the more serious charge of racial abuse had been downgraded to a lesser charge of using abusive language at today's appeal hearing.

"The racial abuse charges have been dropped," BCCI board secretary Niranjan Shah said.

"It is finished. The punishment is only for using obscene language."

The decision means threats by the BCCI to cancel the rest of the Indian tour of Australia will no longer place in jeopardy the one-day international tri-series involving Sri Lanka and the hosts.

[Mr66]

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