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From today's featured article John the bookmaker was an Indian bookmaker who gave money to Australian cricketers Mark Waugh and Shane Warne in 1994–95 for pitch and weather information. One of the most publicised betting controversies in cricket in the 1990s, the matter was initially covered up by the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), which reported it to the International Cricket Council and quietly fined the players. The players and the ACB were later widely condemned by the media and public, but not generally by the sports community. The ACB requested an independent inquiry and appointed Rob O'Regan QC, who wrote that a suspension for a "significant time" would have been a more appropriate penalty. He strongly condemned the players' behaviour and recommended that cricketers be educated about the dangers of gambling and unauthorised bookmakers. The controversy prompted Pakistan to ask the two Australian players to appear in front of their own judicial inquiry into corruption; the hearings were held in Australia. Both Waugh and Warne denied the suggestion that they played with any less determination than usual in the matches. (Full article...) Recently featured: Cosmic Stories and Stirring Science Stories Battle of Barnet William Sterndale Bennett Did you know... Stroganina being sliced ... that stroganina (example pictured) is a popular raw fish dish among native Siberians? ... that Bertha Badt-Strauss was one of the first women in Prussia to receive a doctoral degree? ... that in order to film a scene for the "Give It All" music video, the film crew was forced to sneak into a local zoo? ... that a Newfoundland dog serves as both a mascot and a rehabilitation animal for Australian military personnel detained at the Defence Force Correctional Establishment? ... that Vasile Moga was the first Romanian Orthodox bishop of Transylvania in over a century? ... that the species name of the ant Dolichoderus pinguis is taken from the Latin word meaning "fat"? ... that the first test match of rugby union's professional era was played during the 1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa? ... that conceptual artist Maria Anwander French-kissed a wall at MoMA without authorization?

In the news Volodymyr Groysman Two earthquakes kill at least 29 people and injure more than 1,800 others across Kyushu, Japan. Volodymyr Groysman (pictured) is appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine following the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Argentina reaches an agreement to issue bonds and pay its creditors, ending a 15-year sovereign default. The Minjoo Party of Korea wins a plurality of seats in the South Korean National Assembly. In golf, Danny Willett wins the Masters Tournament. Ongoing events Recent deaths: Nera White Howard Marks On this day... April 16: Queen Margrethe II's birthday in Denmark Martin Luther King, Jr. 1520 – Citizens of Toledo, Castile, who were opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles V, rose up in revolt when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors. 1818 – The United States Senate ratified the Rush–Bagot Treaty, which laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the US and British North America. 1917 – Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, and joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia. 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. (pictured) wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail in response to an open letter written by white clergymen four days earlier. 2014 – The South Korean ferry MV Sewol sank 1.5 km (0.93 mi) offshore of Donggeochado, Jindo County, with 476 onboard, including 172 survivors. More anniversaries: April 15 April 16 April 17

Today's featured picture Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990) was an American jazz singer who rose to fame in the 1940s and remained active for nearly five decades. Described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century", Vaughan has received extended recognition, including induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, two entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and several tribute albums. Photograph: William P. Gottlieb; Restoration: Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Girl at Sewing Machine Peirce quincuncial projection Siberian rubythroat

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