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When did cricketers stop wearing white?

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In the year 2000, it was decided that coloured cricket clothing would now be used for all international one-day matches, completing the switch from the traditional whites to the more modern designs that we see in limited overs cricket today. Do cricketers still wear white? At the international level, whites are only worn during Test cricket. One Day International and Twenty20 matches are played with the teams wearing team uniforms in particular colours. Read More...

Are mouthpieces required in college football?

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) mandates the use of brightly colored, intraoral mouthguards by football players to reduce the frequency and severity of craniofacial and intraoral morbidity and mortality, and to enhance the ability of officials to observe player compliance. Is it a penalty in college football to not wear a mouthpiece? detennining whether a player was wearing a mouth- guard. NCAA rules instruct officials to charge a timeout against the team when a player is observed not to be wearing a mouthguard during competition. Read More...

Do NFL players get lifetime healthcare?

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A life insurance benefit of up to $50,000 is available to all vested, former players who have not yet reached age 55 or started to receive their pension through the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan. Do NFL players have life insurance? According to the National Football League Alumni, former NFL players have access to these benefits via the Former Player Life Improvement Plan: A Joint Replacement Program for former players who need joint work done to their body. Read More...