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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been urged to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan by a group of more than 160 politicians, including Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Kinnock.
The England men’s ODI side are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February but there are calls from Westminster for the ECB to refuse the fixture, taking a stand against the Taliban regime’s ongoing assault on women’s rights.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/06/cricket-ecb-urged-to-boycott-afghanistan-champions-trophy-politicians
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Publish date : 2025-01-06 18:55:27
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