6 d. ago World Cricketers’ Association calls for radical reform of ‘chaotic and confusing’ schedule

The players’ body has hit out at the demands placed on cricketers by an ever more congested calendar

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7 d. ago Players’ body hits out at ‘confusing’ schedule and wants Nations League of cricket

World Cricketers’ Association calls for reform of calendarWCA also wants modernisation of global governing bodyThe World Cricketers’ Association has called for reform of the global calendar and of the International Cricket Council, the world game’s governing body, describing the current schedule as “chaotic and confusing”.In a report published on Wednesday, based on interviews with 64 stakeholders including the Australia Test captain, Pat Cummins and England’s Jos Buttler, the WCA demanded that the ICC be “modernised” to “ensure it is fit for purpose to lead the global game”, criticising its “lack of centralised global leadership”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump administration live updates: Trump calls judge a ‘radical left lunatic’ for pausing deportation flights

President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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2 w. ago Key Farage ally suggests Reform UK leader could replace party chair after chaotic week for party

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there

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3 w. ago No, ‘playing dead’ is the last thing Democrats should be doing | Megan Romer

Party insiders are trying to make the case for doing nothing against Trump. That’s a colossal mistakeIn a recent New York Times Op-Ed, Democratic super-consultant James Carville boldly called for “the most radical thing [Democrats] can do” – nothing at all. Standing over the putrefying carcass of three-day-old road kill, thinking we don’t notice the fur sticking to the bumper of his F-150, this man is pointing at the rotting heap and screaming “Don’t move!”His argument is simple and incredibly dangerous: give the Republicans enough rope to hang themselves and they will do it. Their inability to govern, he argues, is self-evident and when they shut down enough social programs, people will notice and Democrats can swoop in and save the day.Megan Romer is the national co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I'll hold it but I won't eat it': Reform UK's Richard Tice's chaotic Glasgow chippy visit

During a gaffe-riddled visit to a Glasgow chippy, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice made clear he’s not a details man.

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