30 January 2014 Current Affairs
India and Netherlands Signed MoU For Cooperation In Field Of Sports
India and the Netherlands signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in field of Sports. MoU provides exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of sports management, competition infrastructure set-up, coaching, training systems and training of referees for various sporting disciplines.The MoU was signed by Jitendra Singh, Union Sports Minister and Edith I Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Minister of the Netherlands in New Delhi on 30 January.
Kiwi Kathy Cross Is First Woman In ICC Umpire’s Panel
New Zealand’s Kathy Cross on 30 January became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires’ panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International umpires for 2014 following the annual review and selection process.The panel comprises 11 umpires that sits below the elite and international panels-officiates in ICC World Cricket League matches for teams ranked in divisions three to six and other associate and affiliate tournaments.The panel of 11 umpires’ panel for 2014 has been joined by Kathy Cross and Nigel Morrison.