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Cricket eyes Twenty20 for 2020 Olympics

BEIJING (Agencies): As players from around the world backed former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist's call for Twenty20 cricket to become an Olympic sport, officials said it would take another 12 years at least for it to get on the Games roster. But a spokesman for the International Cricket Council, the global governing body, said that if cricket decided it was intent on pursuing Olympic ambitions, then Cricket was part of the Olympics just once, in 1900, but last year it was again recognised as an Olympic sport -- the first step towards full admission. Gilchrist, in his column for Indian daily the Deccan Chronicle, said Monday: "It doesn't matter where the 2020 Olympic Games are held but many of us who've experienced international Twenty20 cricket and the IPL (Indian Premier League) are convinced that cricket should bid to become a

Is open source hurt by piracy?

Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office and pirated MS office as "free" alternatives. If we stop piracy, then there is no longer a free MS Office alternative leading them to select Open Office instead.

Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition

As I have been going around alternately prodding my friends and family to try Linux, or asking them if they thought it would be possible, one thing I have heard repeatedly is that a lot of people use Microsoft Office and are concerned about their Office documents on Linux. I should also mention that a lot of them are very angry that Microsoft has changed the default document format in Office 2007 (again), such that it is incompatible with previous Office versions. Yes, of course, I know there are converters and such, but it's just one more thing for users to have to worry about - and in general they aren't confronted with it, or sometimes even aware of it, until they send a critical document to a colleague and discover that the colleague can't open it.

Sports ministry grants RO20,000 to OCC for promoting cricket

MUSCAT — The Ministry of Sports Affairs has allotted RO20,000 to Oman Cricket Club for the promotion of cricket in the Sultanate of Oman. The funds would be made available in two parts of RO10,000 per year. The funds would be utilised for the development of cricket, for the pre-tour expenses of the national team, development of Omani cricketers, for the development of women’s cricket and cricket in Omani schools.

Prima Group and Sri Lanka Cricket to uplift Junior Cricket

CRICKET: The Prima Group, in partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket announced its sponsorship of the Prima Champions Cup 2008. Under 15 district Cricket Tournament, for the second consecutive year. This year’s tournament which is powered by Prima Nutrition is titled ‘Bringing the Champions out’.

Office Live Workspace 1.2 improves Firefox support

Microsoft Office Live Workspace is a free online service currently in the beta phase (see our first-look post). The website allows users to upload, share, and collaborate on documents but still requires the Microsoft Office client software to perform any substantial editing. Office Live Workspace 1.2 has been recently released, and although it is a web service, the new version requires users to install an update on their computers. The Office Live Update 1.2 installer, which automatically detects and installs necessary updates on a PC, includes the following:

Cricket Australia seeks mediation course in racism abuse cases

Peter Young, general manager of Public Affairs for Cricket Australia leaves the ICC Code of Conduct appeal hearing of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh at the Federal Court in Adelaide, in January. Cricket Australia is currently lobbying the International Cricket Council for a mediation phase in cases of racial vilification in international cricket, reports said Thursday.

Call of Duty: World at War Coming to PS3, 360, PC and Wii

Activision and Treyarch announced today that they will be taking Call of Duty players deep into the South Pacific and European theaters this fall for Call of Duty: World at War, a gritty fight that will pit players against enemies that know no surrender and show no mercy. Utilizing the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War throws out the rulebook of war to transform WWII combat through a new enemy, new tactics and an uncensored experience of the climatic battles that gripped a generation. As U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers, players will employ new features like cooperative gameplay, and weapons such as the flamethrower in the most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date.

TCA youth cricket festival launched

The Technical Cricket Academy (TCA) has moved one step closer in its goal to make the game of cricket a favourite among the younger population of Antigua and Barbuda with the launching of its inaugural Youth Cricket Festival last Saturday at the Dredgers’ Cricket Ground.

Lankan cricket owes it to its roots

July 23: Right at the entrance of the Sri Lankan Cricket board office, substantial space is occupied by the SL Schools Cricket Association. In a sense it is an apt reflection on how important it is for cricket in schools to act as the supply chain for the national team and also keep interest alive in the game.

Copyright Office Releases Online Registration of Claims

Beginning July 1, 2008, the Copyright Office is offering online registration of claims to copyright. Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims for literary works; visual arts works; performing arts works, including motion pictures; sound recordings; and single serials. Advantages of online filing include a lower filing fee; the fastest processing time; online status tracking of your claim; secure payment by credit or debit card, electronic check, or Copyright Office deposit account; and the ability to upload certain categories of deposits directly into eCO as electronic files. To register your claim electronically, go to the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov and click on the eCO logo.

Scotiabank presents One Day International Cricket Tri-Series

TORONTO, Aug. 15 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is pleased to announce that it is the title sponsor of the One Day International Cricket Tri-Series beginning Monday, August 18th in King City. The tournament, hosted by Cricket Canada and the Canadian National Cricket team, will feature the national cricket teams of the West Indies and Bermuda.

Enable Holdings, Inc. (Formerly uBid.com Holdings, Inc.) Announces Q2 Earnings Conference Call

Asset Recovery Leader To Hold Q2 Conference Call August 18th CHICAGO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enable Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ENAB), the leading asset recovery solutions company for the world's most trusted brands, today announced it will hold it's Q2 Conference Call on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 4pm ET. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080814/AQTH536LOGO) To participate in the conference call, please dial (866) 831-5605 (passcode 42422068) or follow the link for the webcast of the call at: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=73804&s=wm&e=1923207 For more information please visit http://www.enableholdings.com. About Enable Holdings, Inc. Enable Holdings, Inc. is the world's leading excess inventory solutions company that links brand name sellers with customers around the globe.

CRICKET: English cricket set for Twenty20 double

English cricket is to feature two Twenty20 competitions as part of a new structure for the domestic game starting in 2010, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced.

STAR Cricket to Telecast Twenty20 Between India and England Womens Cricket Teams

STAR Cricket will telecast the only Twenty20 match between the Indian eves and the English Women’s cricket team on September 05, 2008. The Indian team led by Mithali Raj will try and reverse the flow of form in the only Twenty20 match. The Indian teams lags 0-2 in the 5 match ODI series.

London side to face Windies squad

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An Under-19 blind cricket team from the London Community Cricket Association will be arriving in the Caribbean this weekend to face a West Indies blind cricket development side in a two-match series.

Cricket Australia backs inaugural 20-20 Champions League in India

Cricket AustraliaMelbourne, July 31: Cricket Australia has supported the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) move to host the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League in the last week September and the first week of October.

Cricket Australia seeks mediation course in racism abuse cases

Cricket Australia is lobbying the International Cricket Council for a mediation phase in cases of racial vilification in international cricket, reports said Thursday.

CRICKET: Australia seek mediation course in racism abuse cases

Cricket Australia is lobbying the International Cricket Council for a mediation phase in cases of racial vilification in international cricket, reports said Thursday.

Cricket South Africa statement on ICC-Zimbabwe issue

Cricket South Africa’s President, Norman Arendse, SC, released a statement on Friday after the International Cricket Council’s resolution on the Zimbabwe Cricket issue was announced in Dubai.

CRICKET: Holding quits ICC over Oval change

Cricket officials who hoped this week might end with one sort of resignation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) had to cope with another as Michael Holding quit its cricket committee.

Briefs-Bangladesh cricket rights go for $56.88m (Reuters)

Cricket - Bangladeshi cricket television and marketing rights up until 2012 have been bought for $56.88 million, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Monday.

Briefs-Bangladesh cricket rights go for $56.88m

Cricket - Bangladeshi cricket television and marketing rights up until 2012 have been bought for $56.88 million, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Monday.

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