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England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day three start delayed by rain – live
Over-by-over updates from 11am UK time
Hmmm, it is bright sunshine at Lord’s now, the stumps are in position and the crease lines are being given a fresh lick. However, it’s just been announced that the players are taking an early lunch and IF no further rain we will have play at 1pm. Why couldn’t they delay lunch and get out there right now whilst there is a sunny gap in the weather I hear you ask. It is a good question.
“I expect this was known to everyone apart from me until today, but here goes: I was today years old when I found out Russell Crowe is a cousin of Martin and Jeff. What a family!” writes Suhmit Rahman
Continue reading...Australia v Mexico: women’s international football friendly – live
Updates from the Matildas clash at McDonald Jones Stadium
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3 mins: Caitlin Foord sends a first warning across Mexico’s bow as the Matildas attacker drifts in off the left to collect the ball inside the box. A clever first touch opens up some space but the shot is blocked.
1 min: The Matildas have plenty of time on the ball in the opening stanza with Mexico content to sit back.
Continue reading...Japón estalla: amenaza con abandonar México<br>
La selección japonesa ha vivido una situación límite por el mal estado del césped, que les ha obligado a cambiar dos veces el campo de entrenamiento y ha generado tanta tensión que incluso se planteó abandonar el país. Finalmente, el Monterrey ha puesto a disposición sus instalaciones durante unos días, hasta la llegada de la selección de Túnez, que ya tiene reservado el centro de entrenamiento de los Rayados.
NFLPA "strongly opposes" proposed changes to California workers' compensation laws
Although most of an NFL player's rights and responsibilities are governed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NFL Players Association and the NFL, the geographic location of a player's employment has a potentially significant impact on their overall work experience.
The most obvious consequence of where a player works is the amount of state income tax the player pays. In multiple states, there's none. In California, it's 13.3 percent for all players except first-year players making the minimum salary of $885,000. (For them, it's 12.3 percent.)
Balancing out the high personal income tax rate in California is a workers' compensation system that traditionally has been favorable to NFL players. That's why the NFLPA is mobilizing to oppose proposed changes to the California system.
"The NFL Players Association strongly opposes California SB 795, which would significantly restrict professional athletes’ access to the workers' compensation system," the NFLPA said Friday. "This bill targets our players, stripping them of the constitutional rights and legal protections afforded to every other worker in the state.
"As employees in a high-risk profession, NFL players rely on workers' compensation as a critical protection. In fact, the cost of these benefits is already paid by our players out of their collectively bargained share of league revenue. By advancing this latest anti-player legislation, California's professional sports teams are seeking to evade that system for financial gain, denying injured athletes the care they are owed.
"We will not accept a system that carves professional athletes out of hard-earned worker protections. Our union urges lawmakers to reject SB 795 and stand with the players who make the game possible."
We'll take a closer look at the proposed bill and outline the impact of the possible changes to NFL players — along with the potential benefit for NFL teams headquartered in California (the 49ers, Rams, and Chargers).
The significance of workers' compensation benefits (and the associated premiums) has been well established over the years. The UFL, for example, has no teams in California. The Orlando Apollos of the defunct AAF practiced in Georgia, not Florida, due to differences in the workers’ compensation laws. Issues related to workers' compensation insurance helped end one of the various iterations of the Arena Football League.
So, yes, it's a big deal. We'll now try to figure out how big it is, from a dollars and cents standpoint, as to players and as to those who own NFL teams.