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BBC News
11 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Super Kings hold on to beat MI in MLC
Daryl Mitchell defended nine off the final over as Texas Super Kings held on to beat MI New York in Major League Zealander Mitchell had been taken for 50 off his first three overs, but conceded two singles and two leg byes off the first five balls of the final left MI needing five off the last ball but Tajinder Singh could only take a single to give Super Kings a three-win run at Oakland Coliseum in Kings were asked to bat first and posted 185-6 with New Zealand's Devon Conway striking 65 off 44 balls and USA all-rounder Calvin Savage an unbeaten 53 from 34 deliveries. MI were reduced to 24-3 in the powerplay with New Zealand's Adam Milne removing openers Agni Chopra and Quinton de Kock before Afghanistan leg-spinner Noor Ahmad had Nicholas Pooran caught. A stand of 97 between Monank Patel (62 off 44) and Michael Bracewell (38 off 21) left MI needing 65 from 39 balls. Kieron Pollard smashed 32 off 16 deliveries, including 18 off four balls to start the 17th, but Mitchell had him and Patel run out in successive deliveries to turn the game in Super Kings' favour and they successfully defended 27 from the final three overs for the win.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
MLC move New York T20 World Cup pitches to California
The opening matches of this year's Major League Cricket tournament will be played on drop-in pitches used for last summer's T20 World Cup in New of the four turf pitches installed at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County have been dug up and transported 3,000 miles by trailer to the Oakland Coliseum in have enlisted Damian Hough, head curator at the Adelaide Oval, to oversee their installation at the iconic former home of the Oakland Athletics baseball pitches, which proved difficult for batting during the T20 World Cup fixtures at the Long Island venue, will have a month to bed in before MLC's third season gets under way in Oakland on 12 officials are confident that following a bit more use the pitches will be more conducive to runscoring than was achieved during the World Cup where the average score was just the conclusion of the nine MLC fixtures at the Oakland Coliseum the pitches will be dug up again then stored for future use by the USA's franchise two pitches which have remained at the ground in New York are under the control of Nassau County which leaves the potential for major cricket to be played in Eisenhower Park again at some stage in the had been hopes matches at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 could be played there, with the timezone in New York more appealing to South Asian TV prospect faded when it was announced the cricket tournament at LA 2028 would be played at a temporary stadium in Pomona, a southern Californian city about an hour's drive from the athletes' when contacted by BBC Sport a spokesperson for LA 2028 reiterated that "cricket will be played in Pomona at LA 2028" with no other sites seemingly under had been keen to hold games at the pop-up stadium in New York before it was dismantled after the conclusion of the World Cup last year, but costs were too prohibitive.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Oakland City Council adjusts timeline for sale of Coliseum
The sale of the Oakland Coliseum, long characterized by fits and starts, took another incremental step forward Tuesday when the Oakland City Council voted to align its process with that of Alameda County. In what was basically a scheduling adjustment, council members approved the second reading of an ordinance that allows the city to close the sale of its 50 percent ownership of the Coliseum by June 30, 2026. That is the date already set by the county, which sold its 50 percent share of the property to the former Oakland Athletics baseball team but still has decision making authority regarding the sale. The African American Sports and Entertainment Group has penned agreements with the A's and Oakland to acquire both shares at $125 million apiece. The 2026 sales date allows the county to pay down the remaining bonds attached to the property, the title to which can't be transferred until the bonds are paid off. The extended timeline also gives Oakland and county officials time to wind down the joint powers authority they use to manage the facility, said AASEG co-founder Ray Bobbit. "This gives everyone time to plan things out," Bobbit said Wednesday. "The good news is that everybody is on the same page at this point." The county, widely seen as moving at a sluggish pace during the sales process, approved a draft term sheet with AASEG in January and then had 30 days to finalize the deal. That deadline, however, passed without an announcement from the county, which has been skittish over potential liability for any possible hazardous waste cleanup at the 112-acre site. County officials also want assurances that it won't be on the hook for a lawsuit by the nonprofit Communities for a Better Environment challenging its initial sale to the A's over state rules that require local authorities to prioritize affordable housing on surplus public land.
CBS News
21-02-2025
- General
- CBS News
Newly discovered Oakland budget funds could go towards reopening fire stations
Oakland city leaders say they have found about $8 million to allocate in their budget, with some calling for it to be used to fund the operation of multiple fire stations that have either already closed or are scheduled to close. The city council still has yet to vote on the money will be used. "I'm just going to show you on our map here," said Oakland Fire Captain Brian Oftedal, pointing to a map that shows the large area the station covers. "We're currently at Station 21 on Skyline Boulevard. We're going to go down to Keller and we'll come down to Ridgemont Drive here." That drive is at least three miles, depending on the route you take. The drive has many lights on winding streets. Station 21 firefighters have to go there because the two adjacent stations -- Station 25 and Station 28 -- closed on January 6th in an effort to help balance the city's $129 million budget deficit. Oftedal says firefighters and the residents are feeling it. "Our call volume has definitely increased," said Oftedal. "We're definitely noticing our response time increase." CBS Bay Area got in the fire truck with Oftedal and took a drive down to the district served by Station 25. It took about six and a half minutes to get there. "The range we should be getting a fire apparatus on scene is within four minutes, so we're definitely not hitting that mark," said Oftedal regarding the national standard for a fire vehicles arrival. "Based on the call type, it's life and death." The city's finance committee is working to do what they can to fix the issue and prioritize people's safety. The committee chair, District 4 Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, started looking for the money to keep the stations open. "Various fund balances, so you have to really dig into the books go through various Excel sheets, talk to different department heads," said Ramachandran about how she found the money. Some of the funds are now available that weren't before, like $2.6 million from the Oakland Coliseum due to higher than expected ticket sales. CBS Bay Area asked if she expects to find more money. "Honestly I'm not sure. We just have to keep digging. But what I do know is we have much more opportunity for collecting revenue than we're doing right now," said Ramachandran. "For example, business license taxes and vacant property taxes. There are so many things like parking enforcement! The rest of the 8 million dollars funding will be coming from Oakland's self-insurance livability fund and Measure BB, which is a transportation sales tax that was approved by Alameda County voters back in 2014. It's not a done deal. The city council will vote on whether or not they should allocate the $8 million towards the fire department at their March 4th meeting. If they vote against it, four more stations are expected to close in March. But Oftedal remains optimistic. "I'm very hopeful that city council is going to work through that plan and keep the stations open, as well as open up the current stations that are browned out," said Oftedal. He says until then, he wants the community to know they are doing their best under the circumstances. "We do have firefighters who are here and we're going to get to your house as efficiently and as safely as we can," said Oftedal. "So just know that we are coming. It may take us a little bit longer. "
