They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralizing spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier on Friday to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL.

The spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League seems to have had little impact on the enthusiasm of cricket fans as there was a huge crowd for the eliminator match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The International Cricket Council on Thursday launched the official event website for ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales between June 6-23.

Fined for his twitter tirade against a couple of journalists, Australian opener David Warner said he was "remorseful" of his comments but insisted that he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report lambasting the IPL due to the ongoing spot-fixing scandal.

The Sahara Group accused the BCCI of "betrayal of trust" while rejecting claims of the Board that the IPL team was to be blamed for the controversy surrounding the franchise fee, leading to Pune Warriors pulling out of the Twenty20 tournament.

India's Dipika Pallikal defeated Denmark's Line Hansen in a marathon first round encounter to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships.

Australian batsman David Warner was fined USD 5,750 by Cricket Australia for his expletive-laden twitter rant against two noted cricket writers.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team's reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling "bereavement in some ways".

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is on the verge of making a dramatic return to Test cricket as the Black Caps bid for a series-levelling win against England at Headingley.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's skipper Cameron White feels his team enjoyed a "fantastic" journey in the Indian Premier League even though it could not make the final after losing to Rajasthan Royals in the 'Eliminator'.