"Asian cricket has previously thrived on a pay-as-you-play structure," he added. "These teams don't have gas and electricity bills - they don't even have clubhouses - so in some ways they are immune to the economics. But if these same players are obliged to put food on the table rather than play cricket when their businesses do reopen, then we will be looking at a huge decline in numbers." … [Read more...] about ECB urged to make junior schemes more relevant to South Asian community
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‘It became a true refuge’: Michelle Obama reveals how she made the White House feel like a normal family home where her daughters could hang with friends – and she could ‘hide out in sweats’
'I installed a sculptural wood, bronze, and glass chandelier by Pagani Studio — it was like a mobile and reminded me a bit of George Nakashima’s work, which was vastly different from the traditional fixtures in the Residence — and I grounded the space with an aubergine patterned rug I designed for Mansour.' … [Read more...] about ‘It became a true refuge’: Michelle Obama reveals how she made the White House feel like a normal family home where her daughters could hang with friends – and she could ‘hide out in sweats’
For and against the quest for a president of Igbo extraction (1)
Immediately afterwards, Brig. Murtala Ramat Mohammed became head of state. However, in a sort of karmic retribution for his ignoble role in the northern coup of July 1966 and the Biafran war, Mohammed was killed on February 13, 1976 by a gang of soldiers led by Lt. Col. Bukar Suka Dimka. Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, replaced Gen. Mohammed as head of state. It must be mentioned in passing that the assassination of Mohammed was the third coup by a faction of the northern soldiers who took active part in the coup of July 1966. … [Read more...] about For and against the quest for a president of Igbo extraction (1)
