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Globe and Mail
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
Canadian cricketers lose to Oman by 15 runs in World League 2 one-day international
Pargat Singh, battling cramps, scored 85 runs in a losing cause as Canada fell to Oman by 15 runs in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play Monday. Oman won the toss and elected to bat, finishing at 217 for six in its 50 overs at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium. The Canadian run chase ended with the last ball of the 49th over when No. 10 batsman Saleem Kana, on four, was caught at the boundary – leaving Canada all out at 202 with six balls remaining. Singh was bowled by Samay Shrivastava in the 38th over with Canada at 147 for seven. Singh, who hit 12 fours in his 104-ball inning, was hobbled by the end of his knock and had difficulty running. Shivam Sharma and Dilon Heyliger, the No. 8 and 9 batsmen, looked to be leading Canada towards the victory target. But Sharma, on 37 was caught at the boundary in the 46th over with Canada at 190 for eight. And Heyliger, on 18, followed with Canada at 197 for nine in the 48th over with bowler Mujibur Ali taking his first international wicket. 'Obviously it hurts,' said Canada captain Navneet Dhaliwal. 'We haven't batted well. For sure we have to have to more runs, especially the top order. I think Pargat played really well but he needs support.' The Canadians, who lost to the 15th-ranked U.S. by 169 runs Saturday, are ranked 18th in the world in one-day play while Oman is No. 16. The World League 2 features eight teams – also including Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates – with each side playing 36 one-day internationals spread across nine triangular series through December 2026. The top four teams move on to a 10-country World Cup Qualifier that will send the last four teams to the 2027 World Cup. The Netherlands (12-6-0 with two no-results) top the standings ahead of the U.S. (12-5-0) and Scotland (9-5-0 with two no-results). Monday's win moved Oman (9-6-0 with two no-results) past Canada into fourth. Canada (9-7-0 with two no-results) dropped into fifth. The bottom four teams can also progress to the qualifier but will have to get there via the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff which includes the top four teams from the Cricket World Cup Challenge League. Canada started well Monday with Oman's two openers falling to Sana with just 10 runs on the board. But No. 4 batsman Hammad Mirza steadied the ship with a 77-run knock off 103 balls with three fours and two sixes. Mohammad Nadeem, batting sixth, finished at 76 not out, slugging seven fours and two sixes in his 77-ball innings. He was named man of the match. Canadian bowlers Saad Bin Zafar, Sharma and Sana each took two wickets. Dhaliwal faced just two balls, out leg-before-wicket, while fellow opener Yuvraj Samra managed seven runs before he was run out with Canada at 30 for two. Singh and Harsh Thaker combined for an 80-run partnership before Thaker exited on 33 with Canada at 110 for three. And Singh's new partners did not last long with Canada stumbling to 113 for five with Zafar and Shreyas Movva dismissed for zero and two, respectively. With 20 overs and five wickets remaining, Canada needed 114 runs. Singh needed treatment for cramps with the 32 Celsius conditions feeling like 36 C. When play resumed after Singh's treatment, Mansab Gill was bowled for no score, leaving Canada at 116 for five. Gill had scored 54 in his debut in the loss to the U.S. The next wicket to fall was Singh. The Canadians, who won promotion to World League 2 from the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff, face the U.S. on Friday and Oman on Sunday.
BBC News
11-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Unfilled shifts in hospitals lead to overworked doctors
A doctor's union has said the number of unfilled shifts across London trusts is having a "detrimental impact" on medics who are working "increasingly understaffed and challenging shifts".The British Medical Association (BMA) said its investigation found more than 32,000 doctors' shifts unfilled in hospitals in London over a six-month period last union has also claimed these shifts are not taken up by doctors as extra work as NHS trusts are "colluding" to keep rates of pay for extra shifts universally low across all hospitals.A spokesperson for NHS England said on average around 90% of shifts are filled in London's NHS hospitals. 'Patients deserve better' Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the BMA revealed that across 23 London trusts at least 32,576 shifts have been offered to doctors, but have not been of the BMA North Thames Regional Resident Doctors' Committee, Dr Shivam Sharma, said the information backs up "what doctors in London already know: we are untenably short staffed".She added: "Every single one of those 32,000 unfilled shifts meant overworked doctors were left trying to do the work of multiple medics."Patients in London deserve doctors who can give them the time and energy they need."Dr Sharma said it is "only common sense that if trusts abandoned the medical rate cap and paid these shifts more competitively, as trusts in other parts of the country can do, we would see fewer rota gaps and better-staffed hospitals". An NHS England spokesperson said its "top priority is patient safety, and we work closely with trusts and systems cross the capital to support best practice".They said while 90% of shifts are filled in London, there could be "a variety of reasons" why the remaining shifts are not covered. It did not comment on the BMA's claim that shifts were being left unfilled because of low pay O'Kane, chair of the BMA London regional council, said it is "unacceptable" that doctors in the capital are being asked to work for rates that they have not been able to negotiate. He said: "When doctors take on extra work and sacrifice their already limited free time they deserve to be paid fairly, and in a way that reflects the increased costs that come from living in London. "The London medical rate cap is unjust, and we must find a way to ensure doctors are fairly paid for the extra shifts they do."This is also in the interests of hospital trusts in the capital and the patients we all serve; by agreeing a London-wide set of rates, we create stability for trust managers and deliver a reliable supply of doctors to provide the care patients need."
