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Transport Sports Club, Thomas Lands, will be the venue for today’s Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire birth anniversary dominoes tournament.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli shocked the Indian cricket world today by abruptly resigning as the national side’s test captain, after leading the team to memorable overseas victories in his seven years in charge.

Despite a valiant half-century from West Indies Under-19 captain, Ackeem Auguste, his side suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia Under-19s in their opening match of the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup yesterday.

Off spinner Junior Sinclair bagged a five-for yesterday to help rout Leon Johnson’s XI for a paltry 121 on the first day of the Guyana Harpy Eagles Best vs best four day practice match at the Albion Community Devlopment Centre ground yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A misfiring top order has left West Indies with issues to resolve ahead of tomorrow’s decisive third One-Day International against Ireland, and captain Kieron Pollard is not opposed to trying new combinations as his side take aim at an important series win.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Keegan Petersen scored a superb 82 as South Africa completed a seven-wicket victory in the third test and a 2-1 series win over world number one India on an unforgiving Newlands pitch having chased down their challenging target of 212 yesterday.

(Reuters) – There is anxiety in the England women’s camp after a member of their support staff tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the multi-format Ashes series in Australia, captain Heather Knight said yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli says the team’s batting line-up “must be looked into” for tests away from home as he pinned the blame for the team’s 2-1 series defeat in South Africa on their inability to cope in the unfamiliar conditions.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Dean Elgar admits he had to show some tough love to his players, which he believes was behind their turnaround in fortunes as they completed a seven-wicket victory over India at Newlands yesterday to claim the series 2-1.

(Reuters) – Travis Head returned from COVID-19 to smash a belligerent 101 and Cameron Green made 74 to revive Australia after a top-order collapse on the opening day of the day-night final Ashes test against England yesterday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Sri Lanka Under-19s brushed aside Scotland Under-19s by 40 runs to impressively launch their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign here yesterday. 

Desmond Bane scored 21 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 points and five blocks to lift the surging Memphis Grizzlies to a 116-108 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic was poised to take his fight to stay in Australia unvaccinated to a federal court today, after the government again cancelled his visa over COVID-19 entry rules and as the clock to this year’s first tennis major ticked down.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic today asked an Australian court to block his deportation ahead of the Australian Open after the government cancelled his visa for the second time over COVID-19 entry regulations.

The West Indies Under-19 team is set to open its 2022 World Cup campaign against Australia  today at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Bermuda-based Barbadian police officer Emmerson Carrington says he is “humbled and honoured” after being chosen to officiate at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which gets underway here today.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India’s Rishabh Pant scored a superb unbeaten century but hosts South Africa made major strides towards winning the third and final test, and the series, as they reached the close on 101 for two in pursuit of 212 at Newlands yesterday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his third triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the visiting Golden State Warriors 118-99 last night to snap a two-game losing streak.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body said yesterday it will announce in March, on the eve of the opening race in Bahrain, the outcome of an investigation into last season’s controversial Abu Dhabi finale.

(Reuters) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka, a four-times Grand Slam tennis champion who has helped raise awareness of mental health issues in sport, is the world’s highest-paid female athlete, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes yesterday.