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(Reuters) – England’s limited-overs coach Matthew Mott said Jos Buttler is itching to make his return from injury during their seven-match series in Pakistan but they will not take any risks with the batsman so close to the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – World chess champion Magnus Carlsen said yesterday he believed Hans Niemann had “cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted”, adding he no longer wanted to play against the American and any rivals who repeatedly cheated in the past.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Charlie Dean’s controversial run-out on Saturday prompted heated debate about whether the dismissal was in the spirit of the game but the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has said the onus is on batters not to leave the crease at the non-striker’s end too soon.

(Reuters) – Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said he has enough quality at his disposal to deal with any injury issues ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup title defence on home soil next month.

’Internal issues’ within the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) were the determining factors which ultimately disqualified the athletes from competing at the South American Games which gets underway on October 1 in Paraguay.

Guyana Amazon Warriors completed the perfect set of home victories in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a comprehensive defeat of the table topping Barbados Royals last night  The victory means the two teams will do it all again tomorrow in the first qualifier. 

President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev will remain at the helm of amateur boxing following a voting process during the body’s Extraordinary Congress yesterday in Yerevan, Armenia.

Golden Jaguar International and Sporting Kansas City II midfielder Curtez Kellman, recently concluded his maiden campaign in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Next Pro League, the third tier of US Soccer and has described the tournament as highly competitive given the quality of the players.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A wet outfield caused by rain forced organisers to scrap yesterday’s Caribbean Premier League clash between Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Kings at the Guyana National Stadium.

The Phoenix Suns and Jae Crowder have agreed that the veteran forward won’t report to training camp when it starts today as the club attempts to trade him, according to multiple reports.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Reuters) – The United States was forced to work harder than expected to earn a ninth consecutive Presidents Cup yesterday, taking down a scrappy International team that vowed to fight until the final bell.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi yesterday to square the seven-match series at 2-2.

(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli struck half centuries as India beat Australia by six wickets in their third and final Twenty20 International in Hyderabad yesterday to claim a 2-1 series win.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s departure from tennis has raised the question of retirement of the other two members of the revered ‘Big Three’ but Novak Djokovic has assured that he does not feel “old enough” to consider bringing down the curtain yet.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor returned to form with her 38th One-Day International half-century as West Indies Women avoided a clean sweep with a four-wicket win over New Zealand Women in the final ODI here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Egypt forward Mohamed Salah will be rested for next week’s friendly against Liberia and return to Liverpool ahead of the resumption of the Premier League season, national team coach Rui Vitoria said yesterday.

(CPL) Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their place in the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs with a 37 run win over Trinbago Knight Riders last night at the Providence National Stadium.  

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle has described today’s Extraordinary Congress of the International Boxing Association as a “pivotal” one.

LONDON, (Reuters) – India’s Jhulan Goswami, the leading wicket-taker in women’s ODIs, bowed out of international cricket yesterday at Lord’s after bowling her 10,000th ball in one-day matches, as her side completed a 3-0 series win over England with a controversial final wicket.

Santos and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) will contest the final of the inaugural Joshua Denny Memorial U20 Football Championship, following semi-final wins Friday evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.