New: France Cricket's chairman appears to have kept from his own board government letters confirming his organisation had lost official recognition. www.france24.com/en/sport/202... @france24.com

France Cricket implodes: letters hidden in a drawer and a board at war

France Cricket's chairman appears to have kept the sports ministry's letters – confirming the body had lost government recognition – from his own board, which is now in revolt. The International Crick...

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My reporting corroborates that the ICC has frozen France Cricket's funding. It will vote on whether to put France Cricket "on notice" this Saturday, considering it in breach of several guidelines. Nice scoop from @coynejames.bsky.social www.thecricketer.com/Topics/inter...

ICC to decide on France's future | The Cricketer

France Cricket is at threat of being placed on notice by the ICC

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Excellent work by @pobjourno.bsky.social here, bringing to light something that has been an open secret in associate circles for years.

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Great piece of work by @pobjourno.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social on cricket governance @cricketacademic.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/greed-a...

Great piece of work by @pobjourno.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social on cricket governance @cricketacademic.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/greed-a...

How cricket's 55 million USD development fund gets gamed

The International Cricket Council distributes tens of millions of dollars per year in development funding through a system insiders say is loosely monitored and easily manipulated.

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The International Cricket Council says France shall henceforth be known as France Cricket. Simple, right...? More great work from James Coyne @thecricketer.com

ICC breaks silence on France situation | The Cricketer

'France Cricket' have been permitted to begin the qualification process for the next Men's T20 World Cup, despite their government's refusal to accredit their board

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Ceci n'est pas une French national cricket team. At least, not according to the French government. Yet FRANCE is written across their blue, white and red kit, and FRANCE are moving up and down the ICC official rankings as the tournament goes on. Is this even legal? I found out: f24.my/BqmF

“They only care about mass surveillance when it comes to US citizens.” @en.france24.com’s @pobjourno.bsky.social explains how AI companies’ priorities shift as military use grows More in #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BnUW

In response to the latest part of our France Cricket investigation, the board in a statement has said they're continuing to operate as normal, saying "no authority, national or international, has published any decision withdrawing or modifying" their official status. The context 👇 f24.my/BdWm

France Cricket faces power struggle as government backing hangs in the balance

The French governing body for cricket is set to lose its state mandate, just six months after winning an executive seat on the International Cricket Council. Now, a rival federation looks to control…

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Pleasure having @davekeating.substack.com swing by the studio during his Paris weekend break to talk about the uproar around the EU's planned tweaks to GDPR and the AI Act. Thanks Dave! youtu.be/NqQqi8QGEiU

Brussels under fire for softening grip on Big Tech • FRANCE 24 English

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🥖 🏏 France Cricket update Here are the results of the inaugural ICC-recognised Pacific-France Women’s T20I Championship between Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, and a brand-new French national team made up entirely of players from the overseas territory of New Caledonia cricheroes.com/tournament/1... 1/7

📍 #AIActionSummit too much about #France ? @pobjourno.bsky.social put the question to @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social ➡️Your reactions on #france24

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social on falsehoods spread by AI: "AI is a way to evade responsibility, to evade accountability ... all this must stop." @france24.com

Spoke to Peter O'Brien @france24.com a bit this week about #CharmingCypress impersonating Peter in order to eventually phish users, there's a great summary by Peter on France24 (English) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6sG...

'My identity was stolen by Iranian hackers', FRANCE 24 journalist says • FRANCE 24 English

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the French cricket authorities have been boasting about the rise of women's cricket in France. one problem - some of the matches seem to have been invented to make the sport seem popular. great story. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...