Today, the Public Interest Registry (PIR), which maintains the .org top-level domain, announced that it will be acquired by Ethos Capital, a private equity firm (via Domain Name Wire). This move will make PIR, previously a non-profit domain registry, officially part of a for-profit company — which certainly seems at odds with what .org might represent to some. Originally, “.org” was an alternative to the “.com” that was earmarked for commercial entities, which lent itself to non-profit use.
That’s not all: On June 30th, ICANN, the non-profit that oversees all domain names on the internet, agreed to remove price caps on rates for .org domain names — which were previously pretty cheap. Seems like something a for-profit company might want.
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West Indies keeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran has been handed four suspension points after he was charged with breaching level 3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the 3rd ODI match against Afghanistan on Monday.
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Australia’s hopes of resolving their batting problems in time for the Test series against Pakistan have proved forlorn.
India captain Virat Kohli feels it is "remarkable" of Australian Glenn Maxwell to admit mental health issues, recalling a phase in his own career when he too battled "end of the world" thoughts but didn't know how to even communicate them.
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India vs Bangladesh 1st Test beginning on November 14th (Thursday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played in Indore and will begin at 09.30 HRS IST. You can also follow all the action on our live blog (IND vs BAN).
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has revealed that Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was one of the toughest bowlers he faced in his entire career.
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