| Pakistan betting scandal: Wahab Riaz questioned by police • Fast bowler becomes fourth player to be interviewed• Scotland Yard: Riaz was questioned under cautionA fourth Pakistani cricketer was interviewed by detectives under caution after claims of spot-fixing, Scotland Yard said today.The fast bowler Wahab Riaz was questioned by officers after fellow players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were grilled for nine hours over allegations published in the News of the World last month.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed last week that the bowler would be questioned today.A Scotland Yard statement read: "[We] can confirm that today, Tuesday 14 September, one further Pakistani cricketer was interviewed by appointment under caution."Butt, Asif and Amir have been suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC). All three deny any wrongdoing.Pakistan cricket betting scandalPakistan cricket teamCricketguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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West Ham 1-2 Newcastle A second half of mundane mediocrity was lit up by a superb winner from Newcastle's Andy Carroll, who finished his troubled week the right way.Joey Barton had earlier created Newcastle's opener and on 70 minutes he unloaded another vicious cross that made a mug of Manuel da Costa and found Newcastle's troubled No9. His header offered Tim Krul no chance and secured three invaluable points to lift up the visitors seven places into ninth position.Carlton Cole had Newcastle's first opportunity in front of Krul's goal to evade a tackle and attempt a shot, but he was unable to create any space. Frédéric Piquionne also whipped in a cross from his wide-right berth, but there was no colleague to apply the finish.After 12 minutes this changed. Piquionne had wandered over to the left and from Mark Noble's floated pass over the Newcastle defence the French forward ran on to the ball and mistimed a shot that became a cross. Cole came sliding in to tap home his first goal of the season, 10 games and two months after its start.Cole's finish upped the Upton Park roar and placed Avram Grant's team on course for a first victory since Spurs were beaten 1-0 a month ago.But before 25 minutes had elapsed Barton, playing on the right of Newcastle's midfield, produce a curving cross towards Robert Green's goal that was the ideal fodder for Carroll.The striker, second only to Wayne Rooney in the week's football headlines due to an assault charge and the torching of his Range Rover, rose up and his awkward blend of power, height and elbows defeated Da Costa, before the striker's header found Kevin Nolan. The Newcastle captain, who is now effectively Carroll's landlord due to a court order related to the assault charge, finished neatly and it was a deserved equaliser for Chris Hughton's team.Newcastle would offer further thrusts at West Ham's goal, but it was Victor Obinna who came closest . The forward's pace moved him into area before a sharp cut-back into the six-yard box shaved Cole's shins before rolling to safety.Scott Parker ended the half by bisecting the Newcastle defence with a pass that took Noble in behind down the right. His cross would have been perfect for any team-mate making a late run into the area, but no-one took up his offer.During the interval Grant may have told his team to play down Obinna's flank, as Danny Simpson, the Newcastle right-back, and Mike Williamson, the nearest central defender, had been made to look like pensioners by the Nigeria forward.Hughton's ploy should have been to ask his wide players, Jonás Gutiérrez – who was anonymous throughout – and Barton to raise more high balls towards Carroll's flying ponytail.Hughton's plan worked. The 21-year-old's fifth goal of a debut Premier League season was his first since 28 August. It gave Newcastle joy for the journey home, and kept Grant's men rooted to the bottom. They walked off to boos from the Upton Park fans and the future is not looking bright.Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedNewcastle UnitedJamie Jacksonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |