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(ESPN) Zimbabwe allrounder Luke Jongwe had Angelo Mathews wallpaper when he was younger (whether this was a physical poster or the background screen on a device wasn’t clear).

(Reuters) – AS Roma named their former player Daniele De Rossi as their new manager until the end of the season, hours after parting ways with manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday.

 (Reuters) – Bangladesh allrounder Nasir Hossain has been banned for two years from all forms of cricket, with six months suspended, for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

At press time the West Indies were tottering at 159 for nine in the first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has urged administrators to schedule more Tests to help his fledgling side improve.

(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid had 41 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Houston Rockets 124-115 yesterday.

YAMOUSSOUKRO,  (Reuters) – Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia helped by Lamine Camara’s double in Group C yesterday, bringing an end to a sequence of surprise results at the tournament in the Ivory Coast.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka did not enjoy the fairytale return she hoped for at the Australian Open as the twice champion lost 6-4 7-6(2) to French 16th seed Caroline Garcia in the opening round yesterday.

(CPL) Junior Sinclair won the Lasco Food Drink Emerging Player award at the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, but he made his T20 debut in 2022.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Argentine Lionel Messi retained the FIFA men’s player of the year trophy yesterday, beating Manchester City’s treble-winning Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and France’s Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to the award.

(ESPN) Middlesex are highly unlikely to sign an overseas player for the 2024 season in a bid to alleviate the financial troubles which saw them placed under special measures by the ECB last year.

Over the past weekend, the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) held its elections and incumbent Deleep Singh was re-elected as President of the board.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – Alzarri Joseph warned yesterday West Indies were prepared to give Australia a tough run in the two-Test series starting here this week, and said a collective effort would be critical in any successful bid.

Dr. Ashni Singh, the Minister of Finance announced yesterday that a total of $4.6 billion has been earmarked in the National Budget for this year for the sports sector.

(Field Level Media) Lauri Markkanen recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Utah Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a wire-to-wire, 132-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night at Salt Lake City.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – Head curator Damian Hough believes the Adelaide Oval pitch for the opening Test against West Indies will provide assistance for both spinners and seamers, with batsmen also expected to reap rewards against the old ball.

With the first Guyana Harpy Eagles trial match rained out last week, the second match will now be played all the way on the West Coast of Demerara at the Meten-Meer-Zorg community ground.

(Field Level Media) Jimmy Butler scored 31 points in a successful return from a sprained toe and hit the go-ahead free throws with 11.8 seconds left in overtime as the Miami Heat outlasted the struggling Brooklyn Nets for a 96-95 victory Monday night in New York.

DURBAN, South Africa,  CMC – The West Indies pair of Nicholas Pooran and Keemo Paul failed to shine but Durban Super Giants still marched to their third straight win with a convincing 37-run victory over Romario Shepherd’s Joburg Super Kings here yesterday.