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(CMC) – West Indies enter today’s opening game of the ICC Women’s World Cup with a heavy cloud over their batting, but hoping to turn the page on that brittle form and pull off an upset against powerful hosts New Zealand.

(Reuters) – Ahead of his 100th test for India, Virat Kohli said he can look back at his stint as captain with pride having instilled a dressing-room culture which helped the team achieve memorable victories across the world.

(CMC) – Raymon Reifer fashioned an excellent hundred to maintain pressure on Test selectors but a late order collapse saw the CWI President’s XI concede a significant lead to England on the penultimate day of the four-day tour match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Ex-Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko called yesterday for more aid and other measures in support of victims of the Russian invasion of his homeland.

(Reuters) – Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will stay at Red Bull until at least the end of 2028, the squad said yesterday, after signing a five-year contract extension that will make him one of the sport’s top earners alongside Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton.

Rory McIlroy fired a 7-under-par 65 yesterday to surge to the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.

Jrue Holiday made a game-winning floater with 1.9 seconds remaining as the Milwaukee Bucks erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take down the visiting Miami Heat 120-119 on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh has died eight days after suffering a heart attack, Australian media reported on Friday.

The Lady Jaguars suffered their second consecutive crushing defeat in the 2022 Concacaf U20 Championship yesterday, losing to Panama by a 5-0 scoreline at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Jasmine Billingy continues to defy the odds and rewrite the record books.

When the singles version of this year’s Caribbean table tennis championships serves off in Cuba Saturday, Guyana’s Miguel Wong and Chelsea Edghill will be the top seeds in their groups.

Eagles soared past newcomer Venguy 3-1 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) senior men’s first division league continued Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma will begin his reign as India’s new test captain tomorrow in a two-match series against neighbours Sri Lanka, hoping to keep the team’s juggernaut rolling at home.

(Reuters) – Australia are on a journey of discovery as they tour Pakistan for the first time in a quarter of a century and will hope to emerge with a first away test series win in six years.

(Reuters) – British sports minister Nigel Huddleston and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries will host a summit with counterparts from Europe, the U.S.,

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Jamaican Jacqueline Williams is looking forward to making a major step in her career as an international cricket umpire – taking up duty in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup which begins tomorrow – with the hope that she will be an inspiration for females across the region who want to take similar steps in sports.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and grabbed nine rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 22 points and seven assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 129-114 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in Minneapolis.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods has not competed in any official tournament for over a year but he still beat PGA Tour big hitters Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm to win the inaugural Player Impact Programme and its $8 million first prize, the U.S.-based

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – CWI’s President’s XI came in for a hiding from Jonny Bairstow yesterday, as the England right-hander blasted an unbeaten hundred to warm up nicely for next week’s first Test here.

(Reuters) – Cricket powerhouse Australia will bid to win a seventh Women’s World Cup at the global tournament in New Zealand after suffering a shock loss at the 2017 semi-finals.