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The 2024 T20 World Cup is set to be played in America and the Caribbean through the month of June, starting right after the completion of IPL 2024. The deadline for selection of the provisional squad is May 1. New Zealand became the first team to announce their squads, while England will also release their list on April 30.
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1 year ago Read more at Wisden

Matt Henry edged out Ben Sears for vacant seam bowling berth in New Zealand's squad for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States. Kane Williamson will captain the squad for a fourth time as New Zealand hunt for the maiden title.
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1 year ago Read more at Daily Times

Keith Thornton has an impressive career spanning five decades from the 1980’s to the present day. You don’t listen to Kool Keith for consistency, you listen because he’s a completely unpredictable eccentric scientist of rap who makes albums like “World Area.” “Pet Her Like a Doggy” gets two favorable marks — I didn’t predict Keith doing a track with Three 6 Mafia style production.
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1 year ago Read more at RapReviews

The U.S. and Mexico are withdrawing their bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 2031 World Cup will call for the same level of investment as the Men’s. It will be the first time the tournament will be hosted by three countries.
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1 year ago Read more at Deseret News

Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt lead New Zealand’s nine-strong swimming contingent named for this year’s Paris Olympics. The duo will both head to Paris after respective victories at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar earlier this year. Fairweather, 24, won the 400m individual medley and 200m butterfly at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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1 year ago Read more at New Zealand Herald

Hazel Ouwehand stormed home in the Women's 100m Butterfly in a New Zealand record time of 57.43s. The other six athletes will make their Olympic debuts in Paris after swimming qualification times at the New Zealand Swimming Championships earlier this month.
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1 year ago Read more at RNZ

The U.S. Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation dropped their bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The two remaining bids come from Brazil and a neighborly effort from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. All but Germany would be first-time hosts of the competition after they hosted the 2011 World Cup, while Brazil would be a first time host from South America.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS Sports

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The decision comes less than three weeks before the FIFA Congress chooses the hosts on May 17. Brazil and a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands are the remaining candidates. South Africa also withdrew their bid and said they would instead focus on the 2031 tournament.
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1 year ago Read more at The Star Online

Brazil and a combined bid by Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the remaining candidates for 2027. Brazil is the front-runner to host a tournament that has never been staged in South America.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

Global Citizen, Jacobs Ladder Africa, One Campaign, and others will join hands with African governments. The summit is intended to help African nations advance fundamental needs that are cornerstones of development.
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1 year ago Read more at New Vision