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(Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram suggested Virat Kohli might be from another planet after the Indian batter’s superb half-century guided them to a four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – Banned Russian athlete and 2012 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Natalia Antyukh is set to lose her gold medal from the London Games after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) disqualified her results from July 2012 to June 2013 yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Barbados secured their spot in the Netball World Cup in South Africa after a 68-29 victory over Antigua and Barbuda, as the regional qualifiers ended over the weekend.

Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points and Kelly Olynyk made a layup with 3.1 seconds left in overtime as the visiting Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-121 on Sunday night.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermudian Andre Lambe made his 10-year age advantage count as he captured the vacant American Boxing Federation regional welterweight title after defeating American Jose Ceja at The Shed in Dockyard on Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock’s blistering knock nearly handed South Africa victory over Zimbabwe before rain played spoilsport in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart yesterday and both teams ended up sharing the points.

(Cricinfo) Kieron Pollard has described West Indies’ failure to make the Super 12s of the 2022 T20 World Cup as a “sad day” for Caribbean cricket.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed took four wickets as they kicked off their T20 World Cup with a laboured nine-run win over the Netherlands in Hobart yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United may not have won their first game since banishing Cristiano Ronaldo from the squad but Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea seemed to confirm the belief they are better off without the individualistic superstar.

(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that Phil Simmons will be stepping down from his role as Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team following the team’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being played in Australia.

The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) closed off the national junior championships over the weekend completing three days of intense action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Add another first place trophy to the palmares of star cyclist, Jamaul John.

Warriors crushed One Mill All Stars 9-2 to seal a quarter final berth when the New Era Entertainment-coordinated ExxonMobil Futsal Championship continued Saturday evening at the Retrieve hardcourt, Linden.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., on Friday presented Certificates of Historic Achievement to 110 students from Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary,  President’s College, Wisburg Secondary,  Friendship Secondary and Rosignol Secondary schools at the Nexgen Golf Academy.

Punching his way to the podium in recent international outings has catapulted standout boxer, Desmond Amsterdam further up in the amateur world rankings.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed a stunning half-century to lift India to a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan in a classic T20 World Cup match yesterday that unfolded in front of a massive Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.

Luka Doncic single-handedly outscored the Memphis Grizzlies in the first quarter en route to a game-high, 32-point performance that propelled the host Dallas Mavericks to a 137-96 thrashing Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Kusal Mendis grabbed another half-century as Sri Lanka trounced Ireland by nine wickets at the T20 World Cup in Hobart yesterday to build confidence ahead of a potentially pivotal Super 12 clash against champions Australia.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies will allow expanded squads for the opening week of the Regional Super50, due to the availability of international players following West Indies’ premature exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Following the conclusion of the registration and qualification process, the 16 teams that will participate in the 2022 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara championships have been confirmed.