The winners of the next Intercontinental Cup have been granted a play-off against the bottom-ranked full member, with 'promotion' to the Test elite at stake.
Despite a 10-6 record that usually grants a play-off spot, the Eagles were unlucky to miss out due to an unusually strong conference that saw surprise teams such as Arizona and Detroit steal the wildcard berths.
It's a full day since Judy Murray told me at the end of my first-round match at Wimbledon that I had been granted a place to play at the Olympics as part of Team GB.
Last season, Louisiana State University was granted a chance to play for the championship despite losing twice during the season, and won.
She was 16 years and 7 months old when she won the 2011 Navistar Classic and was granted a waiver to play as an L.P.G.A. professional in 2012.
The University of Connecticut said Kentan Facey, a 6-foot-9 freshman forward, had been granted a waiver to play this season by the N.C.A.A., which had been looking into eligibility issues related to his schooling in Jamaica.
The club have already been granted a lease to play their future home games at Edgar Street, but it has not yet been ratified in which league they will play next season.
Man alive, 300 people huddled together in a single room (granted, a big room) playing games like Quake and Team Fortress 2. Is this the Nirvana that Buddha had promised us?
"The scores aren't that ridiculously low," said Wie, who was granted a special exemption to play in the tournament.
Goydos would have a certified tee time Thursday had the largely inactive Jerry Pate, 57, not been granted a special exemption to play what amounts to a ceremonial farewell round.
The centre-back has since been granted a Belgian passport, through playing for Anderlecht, and is set to talk with his suitors in the coming days.
