Indian cricket board to suspend Modi


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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were last night set to suspend Lalit Modi, the Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, following allegations of mismanagement and corruption over the last fortnight. The suspension notice was likely to have been served on him at the end of last night's final between Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings, Cricinfo reported last night. The IPL governing council are set to convene today, a meeting which will not feature Modi. The IPL chief is also likely to vacate the posts of BCCI vice-president and chairman of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

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Strait of Hormuz

Fujairah is a crucial hub for fuel storage and is just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.

The strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just three km wide in either direction. Almost a fifth of oil consumed across the world passes through the strait.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, a move that would risk inviting geopolitical and economic turmoil.

Last month, Iran issued a new warning that it would block the strait, if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.

MATCH DETAILS

Chelsea 4 

Jorginho (4 pen, 71 pen), Azpilicueta (63), James (74)

Ajax 4

Abraham (2 og), Promes (20). Kepa (35 og), van de Beek (55)