Temperamental Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was on Monday banned for three years by the PCB for failing to report corrupt approaches ahead of the country's premier T20 league this year. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had suspended the 29-year-old in February pending an anti-corruption investigation by its disciplinary panel.

The PCB charged him for two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of its Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents in February this year ahead of the Pakistan Super League -- a T20 event also featuring international cricketers. Akmal had decided against appealing against the charges last month. "Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan," read a tweet from the official handle of the PCB's media department.

Akmal was suspended hours before his PSL team Quetta Gladiators was to take on Islamabad in the opening match of the 2020 edition. Reacting to the ban imposed on him, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said time has come to criminalise match-fixing. "So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent! It's high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing. Behind bars is where such jack asses belong! Otherwise brave for more!!"

Raja tweeted. Akmal is the younger brother of former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, who played 53 Tests, 58 T20s, and 157 ODIs for Pakistan, and cousin of current captain Babar Azam. Akmal, who last played for Pakistan in October, has featured in 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 84 T20s, scoring 1003, 3194 and 1690 runs respectively. Akmal promised a lot after making a hundred in New Zealand on his Test debut, but failed to live up to the high expectations that came with some fine performances early in his career. Constant run-ins with the authorities also marred his stop-start career. Akmal had earlier escaped a PCB ban in February for allegedly making crude remarks to a trainer during a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

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As the ace cricketer Rohit Sharma turns 33 today, let us go down the memory lane and relive the three double tons scored by the right-handed batsman in the ODI format.

Rohit, popularly known as the 'Hitman' made his ODI debut on June 23, 2007, but the batsman came into his known once he became the full-fledged opener in the limited formats.

Opening the batting, Rohit played his natural game and dominated the bowling attacks from the very start of his innings.

It is a testament to Rohit's aggressive batting abilities that the batsman has three double tons to his name in the ODI format.

Now, let's relive Rohit's three double tons in the 50-over format.

209 vs Australia, Bengaluru, 2013

Batting first, Rohit was slow off the mark and he took his time in building the innings. However, as soon as he got the scheme of things, Rohit started to go after the spin bowlers and in no time went past the 100-run mark. After reaching his century, he shifted gears and went on to bring up his first double century in ODIs. He went on to play a knock of 209 off just 158 balls. This innings helped India post 383 runs on the board, and the effort helped the side win the match by 57 runs.

264 vs Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 2014

Rohit went on to score 264 runs off just 173 balls against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata and this knock remains the highest score by any batsman in the 50-over format to date. The 32-year-old was given a reprieve when he was just on a score of four runs, and the batsman went on to make the most of it as he scored 260 more runs to make the Sri Lankan bowlers toil on the field.

208 vs Sri Lanka, Mohali, 2017

Batting first, Rohit Sharma went on play a knock of 208 runs off just 153 balls to take the Men in Blue's score to 392/4. The right-handed batsman's innings was studded with 13 fours and 12 sixes. This effort helped India win the match by 141 runs.

In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rohit Sharma finished the tournament as the highest run-scorer after registering 648 runs from just nine matches at an average of 81.00.

During the tournament, he had also become the first batsman to score five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup.

Rohit, who is now the vice-captain of the ODI team, has played 224 ODIs, 108 T20Is and 32 Tests so far.

The limited-overs vice-captain has so far scored 14,029 runs across all formats.

In the longest format, he has also reinvented himself as the batsman started opening the batting in Test cricket last year.

Rohit would have been in action for the Mumbai Indians had the Indian Premier League (IPL) commenced from March 29.

However, the tournament has been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Four tigers and three lions have tested COVID-19 positive at the Bronx Zoo in New York, authorities announced, weeks after a Malayan tiger at the facility was confirmed positive and six other big cats were said to be exhibiting similar symptoms. On April 5, the Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the New York zoo, reported that one tiger had tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first known COVID-19 infection found in a big cat, reports Efe news.

The first big cat, a four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia, developed a dry cough and loss of appetite in late March, while Nadia's sister Azul, two Amur tigers, and three African lions also showed the same symptoms. "We can confirm that the three other tigers in Tiger Mountain and the three African lions that exhibited a cough have also tested positive for COVID-19," the zoo said in a statement on Wednesday.

The test was done by using a faecal sample so that the animals did not have to be placed under anesthesia, as with the Malayan tiger. "The faecal tests confirmed our suspicion that all seven cats had the infection, and also determined that one tiger at Tiger Mountain that never developed a cough was also positive for the disease," it added. The wildlife centre said that "all eight cats continue to do well. They are behaving normally, eating well, and their coughing is greatly reduced".

"We tested the tigers and lions out of an abundance of caution and will ensure any knowledge we gain about COVID-19 will contribute to the world's continuing understanding of this novel coronavirus," said the zoo officials. "The testing of these cats was done in veterinary laboratories and resources used did not take from those being used for human testing," they added.

It is still believed that the animals were infected by an asymptomatic staff member who had contact with the animals before developing symptoms. As of Wednesday, two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first domestic animal cases detected in the US. Both animals live in different areas of New York state, the current epicentre of the pandemic not only in the US but worldwide.

They have mild respiratory problems and are expected to recover soon, according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories of the Department of Agriculture.

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[Source: Research & Innovation] The Danish island of Bornholm is the first ever winner of the EU RESponsible Island Prize. The Danish island won the title in recognition for its innovative energy solutions and its contribution to a sustainable and climate-friendly Europe, the European Commission announced today. The second prize went to the island of Samsø, also in Denmark, and the third prize to the Orkney Islands in the United Kingdom.

Three more patients were confirmed infected with dengue in Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Authorities there are gearing up to tackle the rising cases of the mosquito-borne disease.

The government of Nigeria has issued a warning over the use of chloroquine to treat COVID-19, after three people got overdosed, and hospitalized due to poisoning.

The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to Cyprus, Greece, and Malta for not levying the correct amount of value-added tax on yachts.

On March 25, 2020, the United States Senate overwhelmingly approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which represents the third package of financial aid measures to businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus crisis and which includes numerous tax provisions to support businesses.

Emerging three-drug combinations will change the immuno-oncology treatment which has high unmet needs. Emerging three-drug combinations are poised to

People who brush their teeth three times a day or more are less likely to develop diabetes, according to a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iDiabetologia/i.

In a direct threat to Snapchat, India's first homegrown messaging app hike messenger on Thursday rolled out three new features — Stories, a built-in camera and live filters — and withdrew "Timeline" feature that was rolled out last year.

Rebadge engineering of automobiles is becoming a trend in India. Before we go onto finding out how and why, with some of the examples that have currently gained significance of a product in the Auto-market, let’s...

The new infections marked the lowest number since early March, just before the country started reporting clusters and tolls started rising.

Three back-to-back industrial accidents were reported from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu on Thursday as factories resumed operations post lifting of lockdown curbs.

The OECD is holding three tax events on the side-lines of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This paper examines the role of businesses in the tax system. In addition to being taxed directly, businesses act as withholding agents and remitters of tax on behalf of others. Yet the share of tax revenue that businesses remit to governments outside of direct tax liabilities is under-studied.

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum), published today seven peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on tax transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR).

Costa Rica’s economic, social and environmental achievements are impressive. It has succeeded in combining rising living standards, virtually universal health care, pension and primary education systems with sustainable use of natural resources.

Promoting inclusive growth in India requires improving social and physical infrastructure.

Interbank Rate in Australia increased to 1.22 percent in September from 1.10 percent in August of 2019. Interbank Rate in Australia averaged 6.25 percent from 1986 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 18.18 percent in August of 1986 and a record low of 1.10 percent in July of 2019. In Australia, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Australia Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Mongolia decreased to 10.84 percent in January from 11 percent in December of 2019. Interbank Rate in Mongolia averaged 11.45 percent from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 15.96 percent in November of 2016 and a record low of 5.96 percent in January of 2010. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Mongolia Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Angola increased to 19.87 percent in February from 19.76 percent in January of 2020. Interbank Rate in Angola averaged 13.15 percent from 2011 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 21.05 percent in March of 2017 and a record low of 7.24 percent in August of 2014. In Angola, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Angola Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in New Zealand increased to 1.53 percent in September from 1.25 percent in August of 2019. Interbank Rate in New Zealand averaged 6.86 percent from 1986 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 24.25 percent in April of 1987 and a record low of 1.25 percent in August of 2019. In New Zealand, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - New Zealand Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Benin increased to 4.23 percent in February from 3.64 percent in January of 2020. Interbank Rate in Benin averaged 5.24 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.35 percent in February of 2018 and a record low of 3.64 percent in January of 2020. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Benin Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Guinea Bissau increased to 4.23 percent in February from 3.64 percent in January of 2020. Interbank Rate in Guinea Bissau averaged 5.24 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.35 percent in February of 2018 and a record low of 3.64 percent in January of 2020. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Guinea Bissau Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Burkina Faso increased to 4.23 percent in February from 3.64 percent in January of 2020. Interbank Rate in Burkina Faso averaged 5.24 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.35 percent in February of 2018 and a record low of 3.64 percent in January of 2020. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Burkina Faso Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Ivory Coast increased to 4.23 percent in February from 3.64 percent in January of 2020. Interbank Rate in Ivory Coast averaged 5.24 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.35 percent in February of 2018 and a record low of 3.64 percent in January of 2020. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Ivory Coast Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Saudi Arabia decreased to 1.30 percent in March from 2.14 percent in February of 2020. Interbank Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 1.84 percent from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.24 percent in February of 2007 and a record low of 0.60 percent in August of 2011. In Saudi Arabia, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Italy increased to -0.25 percent in April from -0.42 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Italy averaged 6.95 percent from 1960 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 20.51 percent in May of 1982 and a record low of -0.42 percent in September of 2019. In Italy, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Italy Rate on Three Month Deposits - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Austria remained unchanged at -0.33 percent in April from -0.33 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Austria averaged 2.70 percent from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9.87 percent in December of 1991 and a record low of -0.44 percent in July of 2019. In Austria, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Austria Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Belgium remained unchanged at -0.33 percent in April from -0.33 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Belgium averaged 3.16 percent from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 10.63 percent in January of 1990 and a record low of -0.44 percent in July of 2019. In Belgium, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Belgium Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Germany increased to -0.25 percent in April from -0.42 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Germany averaged 4.57 percent from 1965 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14.57 percent in August of 1973 and a record low of -0.42 percent in September of 2019. In Germany, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Three Month Interbank Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Interbank Rate in Greece remained unchanged at -0.33 percent in April from -0.33 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Greece averaged 4.92 percent from 1994 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 105 percent in May of 1994 and a record low of -0.44 percent in July of 2019. In Greece, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Greece Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Netherlands remained unchanged at -0.33 percent in April from -0.33 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Netherlands averaged 4.22 percent from 1978 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14.19 percent in December of 1979 and a record low of -0.44 percent in July of 2019. In Netherlands, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Netherlands Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Portugal remained unchanged at -0.33 percent in April from -0.33 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Portugal averaged 3.15 percent from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.82 percent in April of 1993 and a record low of -0.44 percent in July of 2019. In Portugal, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Portugal Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Macau decreased to 1.70 percent in April from 1.93 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Macau averaged 1.98 percent from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6.99 percent in May of 2000 and a record low of 0.15 percent in November of 2009. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Macao Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Ireland increased to -0.27 percent in April from -0.36 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Ireland averaged 4.80 percent from 1984 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 22.50 percent in November of 1992 and a record low of -0.43 percent in August of 2019. In Ireland, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Ireland Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in France increased to -0.11 percent in April from -0.27 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in France averaged 1.80 percent from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.13 percent in October of 2008 and a record low of -0.42 percent in September of 2019. In France, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - France Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Lithuania increased to -0.25 percent in April from -0.42 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Lithuania averaged 3.07 percent from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 21.75 percent in November of 1999 and a record low of -0.42 percent in March of 2020. In Lithuania, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Lithuania Average Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Slovenia increased to -0.25 percent in April from -0.42 percent in March of 2020. Interbank Rate in Slovenia averaged 1.56 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6.90 percent in May of 2003 and a record low of -0.42 percent in March of 2020. In Slovenia, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Slovenia Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Bulgaria Three Month Interbank Rate was at -0.23 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Bulgaria averaged 2.17 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.28 percent in November of 2008 and a record low of -0.23 percent in June of 2018. In Bulgaria, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Bulgaria up to 1 Day Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Bahrain Three Month Interbank Rate was at 2.23 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Bahrain averaged 2.18 percent from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.28 percent in September of 2007 and a record low of 1 percent in November of 2014. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Bahrain Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Canada Three Month Interbank Rate (Cidor) was at 0.63 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Canada averaged 3.13 percent from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8.95 percent in November of 1992 and a record low of 0.43 percent in October of 2009. In Canada, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Canada Overnight Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Chile Three Month Interbank Rate was at 0.45 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Chile averaged 2.44 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.45 percent in December of 2011 and a record low of 0.06 percent in August of 2009. In Chile, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Chile Overnight Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

China Three Month Interbank Rate increased to 2.75 percent on Friday May 8 from 1.91 percent in the previous day. Interbank Rate in China averaged 3.68 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9.89 percent in June of 2013 and a record low of 0 percent in April of 2003. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - China Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Croatia Three Month Interbank Rate (Zibor) was at 0.18 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Croatia averaged 5.14 percent from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 16.96 percent in July of 1998 and a record low of 0.10 percent in January of 2016. In Croatia, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Croatia Overnight Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Czech Republic Three Month Interbank Rate was at 0.17 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Czech Republic averaged 4.41 percent from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 27.63 percent in June of 1997 and a record low of 0.15 percent in January of 2016. In Czech Republic, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Czech Republic Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Denmark Three Month Interbank Rate was at -0.12 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Denmark averaged 0.79 percent from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 16.81 percent in December of 1992 and a record low of -0.52 percent in March of 2020. In Denmark, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Denmark Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Egypt Three Month Interbank Rate was at 9.30 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in Egypt averaged 9.79 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 13.61 percent in May of 2003 and a record low of 6.95 percent in January of 2003. The interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks in the local currency. This page provides - Egypt Interbank Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Euro LIBOR Three Month Rate was at -0.22 percent on Friday May 8. Interbank Rate in the Euro Area averaged 1.69 percent from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.39 percent in October of 2008 and a record low of -0.54 percent in March of 2020. The three month euro LIBOR interest rate is the average interest rate at which a LIBOR contributor bank can obtain unsecured funding in the London interbank market for a three month period in euros. This page provides - Euro Area Three Month nterbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.