PAARL, South Africa, (Reuters) – India’s Jasprit Bumrah says former captain Virat Kohli still has a big role to play for the test side following the latter’s surprise resignation in the wake of the 2-1 series loss to South Africa last week.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Stand-in captain Giovante Depeiza says West Indies Under-19s still need to make critical improvements if they are to go deep into the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Rudy Gobert returned to action with 18 points and 19 rebounds, and the visiting Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 125-102 on Sunday night.
The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) will hold extensive net sessions Saturday for U15 players at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) ground from 10am.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic risks being frozen out of tennis as he chases a record 21st Grand Slam title, with rules on travellers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 tightening in the third year of the pandemic and some tournaments reconsidering exemptions.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Minnows Ireland survived a lower order wobble to beat West Indies for only the third time in a One-Day International when they stunned them by two wickets here yesterday, to also claim their first-ever series win over the Caribbean side.
Off-spinner, Junior Sinclair yesterday ensured Keemo Paul’s XI whip Leon Johnson’s XI by eight wickets inside three days during the second Guyana Harpy Eagles’ Best versus Best match at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.
The competitive juices of players from the national rugby team flowed on Saturday at the National Park following a break for the holidays.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia yesterday after a court upheld the government’s decision to cancel his visa, capping days of drama over the country’s COVID-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status.
(Reuters) – Australia underlined their utter Ashes supremacy by crushing England’s hopes of a consolation victory and winning the day-night fifth test by 146 runs with two days to spare in Hobart yesterday to seal a 4-0 series triumph.
(ICC) Bangladesh’s defence of their ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup title got off to a poor start as they slipped to a seven-wicket defeat against England in their Group A opener yesterday.
Bones Hyland had career highs of 27 points and 10 rebounds, Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 133-96 on Saturday night.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A Grand Slam accustomed to the iron rule of Novak Djokovic will emerge blinking into a brave new world today as rivals jostle to fill the power vacuum left by the departed Serbian superstar at the Australian Open.
India Under-19s skipper, Yash Dhull churned out a brilliant half-century followed by an exuberant performance by the spinners to hand their side a 45-run win over South Africa Under-19s in match four of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Under-19 World Cup yesterday.
The spinners took centre stage yesterday at the Albion Community Centre Ground, Berbice on day two of the Guyana Harpy Eagles Best versus Best second practice match.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies vice-captain Shai Hope says the team needs to find the right formula to cope with the double challenge of unfavourable wicket conditions and a penetrable Irish bowling attack in today’s decider in the One-Day International (ODI) series against Ireland.
By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) The Men’s Senior team in danger of losing a three-match ODI series to Ireland and an Executive Board in apparent disarray.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli shocked Indian cricket yesterday by abruptly resigning as the national side’s test captain, after leading the team to several memorable victories in his seven years in charge.
Overseas-based Guyanese Shaheed Yusuf is planning to stage a countrywide knockout softball tournament this year.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Three uncapped players and experienced leg-spinner and right-handed batter Afy Fletcher have been included in the 18-member squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa Women later this month.
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