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Ian Gould reflects on Sachin’s controversial DRS verdict during 2011 World Cup semi-final

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ Sachin Tendulkar got one reprieve after another in the historic ICC ODI 2011 World Cup semi-final where arch-rivals Pakistan and India locked horns in a fiercely competitive brawl. Tendulkar got several let-offs and one of them was very controversial. Saeed Ajmal was arguably at the pinnacle of his career and was bewildering the batters with his doosra and sharp off-spin. Ajmal induced an error when Tendulkar was still warming up to the task and the little master missed a straighter delivery that thumped his pads – it…

Congress Must Stand Up to the White House and Deliver Relief to the Postal Service

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A United States Postal worker makes a delivery with gloves and a mask in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo

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COURTESY BY: https://www.thenation.com/ EDITOR’S NOTE: The Nation believes that helping readers stay informed about the impact of the coronavirus crisis is a form of public service. For that reason, this article, and all of our coronavirus coverage, is now free. Please subscribe to support our writers and staff, and stay healthy. This month, the US Postal Service sounded the alarm: Mail revenue could drop by more than 50 percent this year as a result of the novel coronavirus crisis. Without a large federal cash infusion, the USPS may not survive he summer. On Capitol Hill, leaders on both…

Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff

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Unemployed Americans will lose a federal safety net long before the economy fully recovers — potentially creating a messy Election Day for the GOP. COURTESY BY: https://www.politico.com/ Republicans are trying to pull off a high-wire act over the next three months: Reopen the economy enough to get most jobless Americans back to work and off the public dole, while resisting another giant stimulus package. If they fail, they’ll face a coronavirus cliff — an even deeper collapse in spending and sky-high unemployment in the months before Election Day. That could…

Ohio’s G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity

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Gov. Mike DeWine wore a protective mask made by his wife at a coronavirus briefing this month. His handling of the pandemic has led to a surge in his approval ratings.Credit…Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch, via Associated Press COURTESY BY: https://www.nytimes.com/ For 40 years, Mike DeWine rose steadily if blandly up the ladder of Ohio politics, finally landing his dream job as governor. He took office last year as a familiar figure in the state, not because of any indelible political identify, but because, at 72, he had been around forever.…

Trump and Florida’s DeSantis talk reopening plans and share mutual congratulations

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COURTESY BY: https://edition.cnn.com/ Last week, when a Republican governor set plans to begin reopening his state, President Donald Trump signed off before reversing himself and declaring the strategy a mistake. This week, as another GOP governor contemplates his own reopening scheme, he’s talking to the President in person. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with Trump in the Oval Office as the expiration of his state lockdown order nears on May 1. He said during the meeting he would unveil his reopening plans on Wednesday. And he made…

PSL franchises not willing to share financial details with PCB

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COURTESY BY: https://cricflare.com/ Majority among the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises are unwilling to share financial details with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) because of differences in the dollar rate. According to sources, franchise owners want the PCB to fix the dollar rate, for franchise fee, in the same way as they did for title-sponsoring company. For the inconclusive 5th edition, payments were made at a rate of 138 but it was decided that a financial firm’s services will be recruited to settle this matter in the future. KPMG International…

Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket activities

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ Umar Akmal has been handed a three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan. Umar was suspended on February 20 for two breaches of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code and has now been barred from all cricket activities for three years. Earlier this month, the middle-order batsman withdrew the option of challenging the PCB decision before the Anti-Corruption Tribunal. Umar’s case was thus transferred to the Disciplinary Panel, which finalised the sanctions imposed on him after a thorough review of the charges laid out…

West Indies ‘flexible’ over England tour as ECB weigh overseas offers

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“West Indies beat England 2-1 in a three-match Test series in the Caribbean at the start of 2019. ©AFP” London (AFP) – Cricket West Indies have said they are “flexible” about rearranging their tour of England but will not risk their players’ health just to complete a three-Test series. The fixtures were all due to take place in June but Friday saw the England and Wales Cricket Board extend the delay to the start of its season until July 1. English officials remain hopeful they can reschedule all international fixtures…

Archer finds his World Cup medal at last

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“Medal find – Jofra Archer was a key figure in England’s 2019 World Cup triumph. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – England’s Jofra Archer said Sunday he’d finally found his World Cup winner’s medal after “going mad” looking for the prized possession following a house move. The 25-year-old Sussex fast bowler published a photograph of the medal on a bed with the caption: “Randomly searching the guest bedroom and boom.” Archer, when previously asked about the whereabouts of his medal, told BBC Radio on Saturday: “I had it hanging off a…

England cricket captain Knight concerned for women’s sport post-virus

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“Concerns – England captain Heather Knight (right) has worries about the future of women’s sport following the coronavirus outbreak. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – England women’s cricket captain Heather Knight revealed on Sunday her “worry” that all women’s sport could get left behind once the coronavirus pandemic ends. Sport around the world has been left in limbo by COVID-19 and now there are concerns that cash-strapped governing bodies, desperate to regain lost income, will prioritise money-spinning men’s events over generally less lucrative women’s fixtures when live action resumes. Asked if…