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(Reuters) – Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka and opener Kusal Mendis scored half-centuries before their bowlers put the brakes on the Indian batting unit to seal a 16-run win in the second Twenty20 international and level the series at 1-1 yesterday.

Deshana Skeete, Former South American Youth Games Gold Medalist, will now compete for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) giant University of Kansas following a successful stint at junior college institution New Mexico Junior College.

(CMC) – Former West Indies Test stars Shai Hope and Shane Dowrich will lead two of the three squads in the Barbados Legends Series, which serves as preparation for the Regional First Class Championship beginning next month.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Emma Raducanu retired at 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic yesterday after rolling her ankle, casting doubt on her participation at this month’s Australian Open.

(Reuters) – New Zealand set Pakistan a tricky target of 319 and then landed two late blows to boost their hopes of a series-clinching victory in the second test yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former New Zealand captain Abby Erceg has retired from international soccer and will not represent her country when the Football Ferns co-host the Women’s World Cup in July, coach Jitka Klimkova said today.

(Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) and medical experts have moved to quell rampant speculation over what caused Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin to go into cardiac arrest during Monday night’s football game in Cincinnati.

(Reuters) – Second-half substitute Riyad Mahrez earned Manchester City a 1-0 win at Chelsea yesterday to move Pep Guardiola’s 2022 champions to within five points of leaders Arsenal in the Premier League.

Scottie Scheffler’s first two experiences at the Tournament of Champions couldn’t have been much different.

Jake Paul is entering the mixed-martial arts scene, signing a multi-fight, multi-year contract with Professional Fighters League yesterday.

(Reuters) – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe yesterday praised Kenya’s commitment to addressing doping after several positive tests for banned substances.

(Reuters) – Andretti Global and General Motors announced yesterday plans to enter Formula One with a new all-American team using the Cadillac brand and employing at least one U.S.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic battled back from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Quentin Halys 7-6(3) 7-6(5) and move into the Adelaide International 1 quarter-finals yesterday.

Along with his trusted lieutenants Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle and deputy Director of Sports Melissa Dow-Richardson and Franklin Wilson, the Honourable Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jnr.,

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Washington Wizards 123-113 on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – President of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) director Conde Riley has expressed disappointment that the island will not host any matches in the West Indies Championship for the second straight year despite being the home of the defending champions.

Ritchie siblings, Mekhi and Breann, who are emerging talents in basketball and swimming respectively, are laser focused ahead of the 2023 season, following developmental growth in 2022.

(BBC) For Joanna Rodriguez, a recent rule change by the Cuban authorities to finally allow women to compete in boxing couldn’t come soon enough.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja grabbed half-centuries as Australia made the best of a rainy day one to be 147 for two at stumps in the third test against a frustrated South Africa in Sydney yesterday.

KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Saud Shakeel registered his maiden test century but Pakistan’s lower-order collapse left the second test against New Zealand evenly poised at Karachi’s National Stadium yesterday.