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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Elite West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder is set to play his first regional first-class match in four years, after being included in the Barbados Pride squad for their fourth round clash with Guyana Harpy Eagles at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua starting next Wednesday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Sports Minister Samal Duggins has highlighted the importance of sports development to St Kitts and Nevis, and believes cricket especially possesses “immense promise” for the enhancement of young people.

DHARAMSALA, India,  (Reuters) – Both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill struck their second hundred of the series to fetch India a handy first innings lead on day two of the fifth and final test against England yesterday.

(CWI) On this International Women’s Day, Cricket West Indies proudly celebrates the remarkable progress we’ve achieved in championing gender equality and empowerment within our cricketing community.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena last night in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) brutalised Monedderlust 6-0 when the KFC Elite League continued yesterday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

Guyanese FIDE Master Anthony Drayton emerged as the champion of the Caribbean Blitz Chess Championship, which was staged on Wednesday at the Ramada Princess Hotel, East Bank Demerara.

Guyana suffered mixed results in rounds 5 and 6 of the inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess Championship yesterday at the Princess Ramada Hotel in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme is set to feature in two international friendlies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the month of March as part of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Series.

The Cotton Tree trio of Kevon Jawahir, Fawaz Gafoor, and Wagar Hassan, who were adjudged the players of the final, best batsman, and best bowler, respectively, at the recently concluded AJM T20 Championship, were the recipients of equipment from the tournament sponsor.

(Reuters) – India bowled England out for a below-par 218 and cruised to 135-1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test yesterday.

(CMC) – Kieron Pollard maintained his form in the Pakistan Super League, but it was of little help to the Karachi Kings, as they suffered their fifth defeat in eight games in a five-wicket defeat to Islamabad United.

West Demerara outfit Den Amstel upset Santos 1-0 when the KFC Elite League continued on Tuesday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

Wales crushed Leonora by seven wickets when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday at the Canal #2 Sports Club ground.

The Port Mourant Turf Club will stage an East Cup Horse Meet on Sunday March 31st, with eight races to date confirmed in its provisional programme.

Guyana continued their unbeaten run in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Super50 Championship, defeating Windward Islands by 44 runs yesterday at Warner Park in Basseterre, St.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies chief executive officer, Johnny Grave, said the timing of a proposed Caricom conference on the sport next month in Trinidad could not have come at a more perfect time.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells yesterday on the eve of his first-round match, saying he is not “ready to play at the highest level”.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid withstood an onslaught from RB Leipzig to secure a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie that sent them through to the quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory yesterday.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s half-century helped Bangladesh level the series against Sri Lanka as the hosts completed a comfortable win in the second T20I in Sylhet.