Bail for man arrested in cricket 'fix' probe

The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan cricket team was bailed without charge, police have said.

Mazhar Majeed, 35, was arrested on Saturday as officers investigated claims that reporters paid a middleman £150,000 in return for exact details relating to play during the Lord's Test match.

In a statement on Sunday night, Scotland Yard said Mr Majeed was bailed to appear before police at a future date.

Meanwhile, it emerged that four Pakistan players, including captain Salman Butt, gave statements to police over the claims.

The allegations centre on the timing of "no balls" delivered during the latest Test match at Lord's.

But it was also suggested that other matches may have been "fixed". Up to 80 international Tests could form part of the police investigation, it was reported..

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed confirmed that bowlers Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and wicket keeper Kamran Akmal joined Butt in being questioned by police.

Butt, Asif and Aamer had their mobile phones confiscated by authorities as part of the investigation, he added.

The claims caused shockwaves across the sporting world with pressure mounting on the Pakistan Cricket Board to act following the latest in a string of match-fixing allegations to dog the team since the 1990s.