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(Reuters) – Sri Lanka opener Kusal Mendis compiled a stroke-filled 54 to set up a commanding 33-run victory for the former champions in a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup against Zimbabwe in Melbourne yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 11, CMC – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) has congratulated Windies cricket legend Sir Richie Richardson on his honorary doctorate, saying it is a “deserving recognition”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and batsman Liam Livingstone have been given annual central contracts while Dawid Malan and Jason Roy have dropped from full deals to increment ones, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

HAIFA, (Reuters) – Juventus slumped to a 2-0 defeat against a Maccabi Haifa side who won their first Champions League game for 20 years as Omer Atzili’s double helped the Israelis to a famous victory at a rocking Sammy Ofer Stadium yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Kuldeep Yadav led India’s inspired spin bowling display by picking up four wickets to help the hosts skittle South Africa for 99 and set up a seven-wicket win in the deciding third and final one-day international in Delhi yesterday.

Keevin Allicock lost his South American Games semi-final bout without throwing a single punch yesterday in Paraguay after failing to make weight prior to his 57kg bout versus Ecuador’s Jean Pachito. 

Guyana’s participation in boxing at the ongoing South American Games in Paraguay ended last evening after Desmond Amsterdam and Keevin Allicock lost their respective semi-final bouts. 

A sensational century from Kemol Savory coupled with a solid half-century from Kevon Boodie ensured Essequibo an eight wicket win over the President’s XI yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies brushed aside minnows United Arab Emirates by 17 runs Sunday in their first official warm-up match but concerns remained ahead of the Caribbean side’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign.

West Demerara giant Pouderoyen FC downed Airy Hall 2-1 when the maiden edition of the Paradise Sports Club ‘Stop Violence against Women and Children’ Football Champion-ship continued on Sunday.

Berbice dominated Demerara in the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Inter-County 50-over tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground to secure a 189-run win.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Nottingham Forest held visitors Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League yesterday, halting a run of five consecutive defeats and moving off the bottom of the table.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England captain Jos Buttler declined to appeal against Australia’s Matthew Wade for obstructing the field in the series-opening T20 match in Perth on Sunday but said he might be less forgiving in the upcoming World Cup.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – Real Madrid will focus on sealing a place in the Champions League knockout stage with a win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw yesterday and striker Karim Benzema will be back in the team to help, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are top of Group F on a maximum nine points from three games and a win against second-placed Shakhtar — on five points — will take them into the knockout phase.

(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq and ex-head coach Andrew Gale are among five players who have been reprimanded by England’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) for historical social media posts, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said.

(Reuters) – British sprinter Chijindu Ujah was banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for 22 months yesterday for a doping violation at last year’s Tokyo Olympics but cleared him of intentionally taking prohibited substances.

(Reuters) – New Zealand will play two tests and three one-day internationals on their tour of Pakistan starting in December, before returning to the country next April for five Twenty20 internationals and five ODIs, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.

Star cyclist, Jamual John took his talents to Essequibo yesterday and added another ounce of gold to his palmarès. 

League leader Golden Grove remained atop the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League, defeating Cummings Lodge 2-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) stormed to an 80-run win over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last night to retain the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society 40-over second-division tournament title.