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KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Beginning a tour of the sub-continent with a draw is a result perfectly acceptable to most visiting captains but Australia skipper Pat Cummins knows the task gets significantly tougher for his team in the second test against Pakistan today.

(Reuters) – Manchester United forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani are fit and available for today’s Premier League game at home to Tottenham Hotspur, manager Ralf Rangnick said yesterday.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif., (Reuters) – Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek all came out on the winning side of three set matches while Danka Kovinic upset former world number one Karolina Pliskova in second round action at Indian Wells yesterday.

(Reuters) – A marathon century by Nkrumah Bonner helped West Indies to a 62-run lead with a wicket in hand after day three of the first test against England in Antigua yesterday.

Head Coach of the West Indies Women cricket unit, Courtney Walsh, stated that there is no such thing as too many praises for the way they have gone about business in the ICC 50-over World Cup so far.

The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has received approval from Guyana’s National COVID-19 Task force (NCTF) for the hosting of two events in March at the South Dakota Circuit.

The Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption event is scheduled to potentially have six professional fights on the card.

(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) and its locked-out players have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor deal to end the second-longest work stoppage in the game’s history, a source confirmed to Reuters yesterday.

(Reuters) – European soccer champions Chelsea are now effectively controlled by the British government after sanctions were imposed against Russian owner Roman Abramovich yesterday.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, who inspired a generation of players with his otherworldly talent, charisma and staggering success, took his place among the game’s greats on Wednesday as he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

(Reuters) – Tennis players lashing out at umpires is hurting the sport and stiffer penalties need to be imposed to discourage it from happening, Rafa Nadal told reporters yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf has been cleared to play against Australia in the second test in Karachi after returning a negative result for COVID-19 in a retest, the country’s cricket board told Reuters yesterday.

(Reuters) – Formula One champions Mercedes were the talk of pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday after turning up with a radically revised car that caught the eye and raised hackles at rivals Red Bull.

Devin Booker returned from a four-game COVID-protocol absence and had a near triple-double, helping the Phoenix Suns clinch the NBA’s first playoff spot with a 111-90 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

(Reuters) – The Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch for the first test between Pakistan and Australia has been rated “below average” by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and given one demerit point after the first test ended in a draw.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, CMC – Shemaine Campbell struck a Player-of-the-Match half-century before fast bowler Shamilia Connell and veteran off-spinner Anisa Mohammed combined to ambush England, as West Indies snatched yet another dramatic victory at the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.

Following a successful hosting of the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic on February 19 – 20 at the Burnham Basketball Court in Georgetown, a decision was made to take the one-of-a-kind event to Linden.

Village Rams effectively ended Mahdia Movement’s Family’s three-year win-streak after defeating them by 52 runs Sunday at Durban Park.

Former West Indies player Philo Wallace, has expressed his displeasure with the surface at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua where the first Test between West Indies and England is ongoing.

West Indies Women’s team vice-captain, Anisa Mohammed, believes that her side will surprise a lot of teams in the ongoing International Cricket Council’s Women’s 50-overs-a-side World Cup.