Month: October 2020

Free speech has limits, Canada’s Trudeau says

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities. “We will always defend freedom of expression,” Trudeau said in response to a question about the right to show caricatures deemed blasphemous, as France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine did. “But freedom of expression is not without limits,” he added. “We owe it to ourselves to act with respect for others and to seek not to arbitrarily or unnecessarily injure those with…

USA National MaqT10 Nov 14

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The popular USA National Championships Maq T10 will bowl off on November 14. This is the news coming out of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) headquarters at Margate in Florida.  The popular T10 tournament has been around for the past three years and, is now a fixture on the US cricket landscape. The first match of the tournament will see Maq All Stars against Global Warrior All Stars at Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach on November 14 at 9.30 am. Two hours later Stars will come up…

Ali Khan to feature at US Open T20

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MARGATE/FL – USA: American cricket’s poster boy Muhammad Ali Khan is to feature at the US Open T20 tournament which will be played at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale from December 15. Information reaching 925 News is that the Kolkata Knight Riders player will be lining up with the US All Stars/Falcons/Multan team at the cash-rich tournament. Khan has had a series of injuries which has affected him during the Caribbean Premier League and also the Indian Premier League. He left Abu Dhabi recently after he got…

Teams vie for $25K in Chicago Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The 2021 Chicago Cup will carry a winning purse of $25,000 and will be played on July 4. The tournament which will be hosted by Midwest Cricket Conference is under the umbrella of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA). Interested teams can go to www.cricketerbook.com and register for this tournament or they can contact the president of Midwest Cricket Conference Shiraz Najam. Speaking about this tournament the chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi said: “We are all looking forward to this tournament and, we hope that by the time the tournament rolls…

Eight teams to battle for US Open honors

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Only eight teams will battle for the coveted US Open T20 title this December when Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) hosts their 12th edition of the popular tournament. Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi confirmed on Thursday that the teams have been declared at eight and the battle will be amongst them for the title. The eight teams taking part are Al Masafi, Brampton Pacers, Somerset Cavilliers, Punjab Blues, SAMP Army, Atlanta Paramveer, US All Stars/Falcons/Multan, and 22 Yards. According to Qureshi: “Due to the Covid 19…

SAMP Army overjoyed at US Open invite

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MORRISVILLE/NC – USA: One of the new entrants at this year’s US Open T20 tournament, the SAMP Army is eagerly looking forward to taking part in the tournament and will be coming prove themselves. The 12th Edition of the popular US Open T20 tournament takes place from December 15 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale and, SAMP Army will be going into action for the first time at Central Broward. Owner of the team Ritesh Patel speaking on MaqTv Tuesday morning, said: “We are so very excited…

Pacers excited to be at US Open

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BRAMPTON/ON – CANADA: New kids on the block the Brampton Pacers are looking forward to their first stint at the US Open T20 cricket tournament which bowls off on December 15 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, USA. Owner of the team Jagjit Randhawa speaking on MaqTv on Tuesday morning said: “My brother and I were at the US Open last year with the Miami Sharks and, it blew our mind. The competition is not only the best in America but the best in North…

CCUSA has sound Covid 19 protocols

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is confident they will pull off a safe and successful 2020 US Open T20 come December. This according to the chairman of the tournament committee Shah Zafar. Speaking on Maqtv on Monday he said: “We have followed all the guidelines set out and we will be ready in terms of the Covid 19 protocols when the tournament comes around. The 12th edition of the popular tournament will bowl off on December 15 at the Central Broward Regional Park and will involve eight teams.…

More runs to come from Qureshi’s bat

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Bowlers beware the broad bat of Zishawn Qureshi still has a lot of runs in it. The hard hitting right hander has been in the pink of form this season and has been churning out the runs on a regular basis. Only recently he copped the batsman of the tournament in Tampa where he batted four times and was not dismissed. Prior to this has was making runs regularly in the domestic tournaments. Speaking to 925 News he said:” I am continuing to enjoy my form at…

Qureshi: Mergers will help teams

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Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi, left, with tournament operations manager Shah Zafar.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahamamd Qureshi says that mergers between or amongst cricket teams for the upcoming US Open T20 will help players nationwide. With the Covid 19 pandemic around CCUSA has decided that they will take in eight teams for the 12th Edition that will be played at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale from December 15 to 20. The board is still in deliberation as to whether they can take it up to 10 or 12 teams. The reason for reducing…