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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The popular Party Stand is set to return for the Barbados leg of England’s Twenty20 and Test tour of the Caribbean, but patrons will find themselves facing tight COVID-19 protocols as positive cases here continue to rise.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Cricket has a deep-seated problem with racism and public funding should be limited unless the game can prove it is cleaning up its act, a British parliamentary committee said in a report published yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Discarded West Indies left-hander Jonathan Carter has been named to lead a Barbados Cricket Association President’s XI in a Twenty20 warm-up against touring England next Wednesday.

Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double and five teammates scored in double figures as the host New Orleans Pelicans never trailed during a 113-89 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers last night.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Romario Shepherd’s maiden One-Day International half-century went in vain as embattled Ireland stunned a lacklustre West Indies by five wickets under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern here yesterday, to level the three-match series.

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.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World tennis number one Novak Djokovic took to the court yesterday to practise for the Australian Open as he waited to hear whether Australia will cancel his visa for a second time, threatening his bid for a record 21st major tennis title.

LONDON, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd was yesterday formally awarded his Knighthood, during an investiture ceremony performed by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, at Windsor Castle.

Cricket Equipment Guyana, a recently established business and brainchild of national youth player, Ajay Gainda, has made a donation to all-rounder Aaron Beharry who is about to tour Sri Lanka with Ontario Cricket Academy.

West Indies under-19 lost their second International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup warm up match yesterday after going down to South Africa Under-19s by three wickets at the National Stadium, Providence.

Newly selected national coach, Lennox Daniels has shortlisted 18 boxers to begin preparing  for the Americas Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championship set to box off in Ecuador in March. 

GROUP D PREVIEW A quick glance at the make-up of Group D of ICC Under 19 men’s Cricket World Cup shows just how challenging it will be to make it out of the first round. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies will chase a series win when they face Ireland in the rescheduled second One-Day International here today, even as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hover ominously over the three-match series.

Group C of the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup pits a two-time champion against one of the rising forces in the game, with a couple of potential dark horses looking to spring a surprise. 

(ICC) The fixture schedule for the ICC U19 men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has been updated after the delayed arrival of Afghanistan into the region.

Devin Booker hit the go-ahead jump shot with 1:02 to play and the visiting Phoenix Suns went on to end the Toronto Raptors’ six-game winning streak Tuesday night with a 99-95 victory.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World tennis No. 1 and vaccine sceptic Novak Djokovic blamed human error yesterday for a mistake in his Australian immigration paperwork and apologised for breaking isolation for a photoshoot when he had COVID-19 last month.

Paul Sterling returns to captain Ireland today for the rescheduled second One Day International in Jamaica.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Jasprit Bumrah took 5-42 as India bowled South Africa out for 210 and then drove home their advantage with the bat as they ended day two of the decisive third and final test on 57 for two in their second innings at Newlands yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ireland manager Chris Siddle has described the COVID-19 setbacks in the camp as “stressful” but said the tourists were fully committed to completing the One-Day International series against West Indies.