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(Reuters) – Sydney Thunder batter Usman Khawaja was left feeling hard done by after his controversial dismissal paved the way for their elimination from the Big Bash League finals at the hands of the Adelaide Strikers on Sunday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was named men’s Cricketer of the Year yesterday, combining with team mates Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to help his country dominate the annual awards announced by the governing International Cricket Council (ICC).

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) yesterday named a squad to attend training sessions at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Cricket Facility from today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sports events were given the green light to resume here yesterday with only vaccinated players, officials and spectators participating, ending a ban imposed on such activity almost two years ago as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal faces a tricky test in his quest for a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title when he takes on Denis Shapovalov in the Australian Open quarter-finals today, but the Spaniard is relishing another battle with his fellow left-hander.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi rallied from a set down to topple world number two Aryna Sabalenka 5-7 6-2 7-6(10) on Margaret Court Arena in a tight contest yesterday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time.

Jayson Tatum snapped out of a 3-point shooting slump with a flourish, hitting 9 of 14 from distance en route to a season-high 51 points, and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Washington Wizards 116-87 Sunday in Washington, D.C.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Career-best cameos from Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosein caused tremors for England late on but West Indies failed to repeat their heroics of 24 hours earlier, and slipped to an agonising one-run defeat in the second Twenty20 International here yesterday.

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) is still to make a decision on the sanctions to impose against the organisers of the Futsal Final on January 8th over severe overcrowding and other breaches of  COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.

It is now crunch time for Corwin D’Anjou and Ijaz Cave to show their worth against some of the world’s best fighters.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) kicked off its 2022 calendar of activities yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre and some usual suspects were among the standout performers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool took advantage of Manchester City’s dropped points with a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday, taking a small bite out of City’s commanding lead of the Premier League.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India captain KL Rahul said there needs to be some “hard conversations” for the team after their 3-0 defeat in the one-day series against a relatively inexperienced South Africa side.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock scored a superb century as South Africa completed a clean sweep of their three-match one-day international series against India with a tense four-run victory at Newlands yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has shifted next month’s white-ball series against West Indies to only two stadiums instead of six, in order to “mitigate biosecurity risks” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Bismack Biyombo added 21 points with 13 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to six games with a 113-103 victory Saturday over the visiting Indiana Pacers.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Gael Monfils’s blistering start to the season continued yesterday as he eased past Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach his second Australian Open quarter-finals.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Home hero Ash Barty will play an Australian Open quarter-final for the fourth straight year after defeating emerging talent Amanda Anisimova 6-4 6-3 in Melbourne yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal survived a mammoth first-set tiebreaker before going on to beat fellow lefty Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (14) 6-2 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday, remaining on course for a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies bundled England out for their lowest total in eight years and lowest-ever on Caribbean soil, to snatch a dominant nine-wicket victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series here yesterday.