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Former West Indies player Sylvester Joseph, has showered praises on the West Indian Test seamers for their efforts on the opening day of the first Test against England in Antigua.

The Rest Selection and Team Rashad clinched the senior and U14 divisions respectively when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) conducted a three-a-side small goal football championship at the B field tarmac in Sophia on Sunday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A last session consolidation by Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner saw West Indies battle their way back into the opening Test after a top order collapse had threatened to derail their progress, on the second day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.

Kyrie Irving used torrid shooting to compile a season-high 50 points as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 132-121 on Tuesday night.

INDIAN WELLS, (Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced yesterday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester City sailed through to the Champions League quarter-finals after they played out a 0-0 draw against Sporting in their last-16 second leg yesterday, progressing 5-0 on aggregate.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) female hockey outfit, the GBTI Ladies, will compete in the Big Apple International Indoor Hockey Championship, which is scheduled for March 12th and  March 13th in Toronto, Canada.

Cuba’s Jorge Castro and Idalys Lovett were crowned Caribbean men and women’s singles champions as the 62nd annual Caribbean Table Tennis championships ended yesterday in Cuba.

Initially scheduled to be hosted at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Mandela Avenue, the Georgetown Office Assistants Promotional Committee (GOAPC) will now stage the GTT ‘Super 6 over Tape-ball Cricket Competition’ on Saturday and Sunday at the Durban Park venue.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies squandered a golden opportunity to take a firm foothold in the first Test after Jonny Bairstow struck an imperious unbeaten hundred to power England, on a compelling opening day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here yesterday.

Dejounte Murray collected 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as host San Antonio Spurs held off the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 117-110 Monday in a milestone result for Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder believes West Indies use of the second new ball today, the second day, will be key in limiting England.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Imam-ul-Haq smashed his second hundred in the run-feast in Rawalpindi but Australia’s first test in Pakistan in 24 years ended in a dull draw yesterday.

(Reuters) – FIFA has postponed Ukraine’s World Cup qualification playoff match against Scotland on March 24, world football’s governing body said in a statement yesterday.

LIVERPOOL, England,  (Reuters) – Liverpool stuttered into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate win over Inter Milan after suffering a 1-0 loss to the Italian side, who were reduced to 10 men, at Anfield yesterday.

(Reuters) – West Indies and England cricket greats Viv Richards and Ian Botham unveiled the design of the Richards-Botham trophy yesterday, ahead of England’s three-test series against West Indies.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has pointed to two explosive match-ups which he believes can influence the outcome of the three-Test series against England.

Shemar Britton, the last remaining hope for an individual singles medal for Guyana at the ongoing 62nd annual Caribbean Table Tennis Championships was beaten yesterday.

The Ramdhani siblings Narayan and Priyanna warmed up for the upcoming Pan Am badminton championships by winning medals at last weekend’s Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Badminton Championship (Provincials).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Beleaguered West Indies are refusing to take hope from the absence of the iconic fast bowling duo of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, when they clash with England in the opening Test of the three-match series starting at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here today.