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(Reuters) – A sports’ social media boycott against online abuse gathered strength yesterday with seven-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton joining sporting bodies in showing solidarity with England’s soccer leagues.

(Reuters) – There should be consequences for the six English teams who sought to join the breakaway European Super League, former Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore said.

(Reuters) – Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma in their semi-final first leg at Old Trafford yesterday.

(Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bangalore duo Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson arrived home in Australia yesterday, cutting short their Indian Premier League (IPL) stints amid growing concerns over India’s COVID-19 crisis.

(Reuters) – Seamers Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali took four wickets each as Pakistan seized control of the first test against Zimbabwe on the opening day at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

(CMC) – Teenaged fast bowlers Zaida James and Jannillea Glasgow are among eight uncapped players named in a 30-member training squad for a month-long high performance camp set to get underway here Sunday.

(CMC) – Alzarri Joseph and his veteran West Indies pace partner, Kemar Roach, were among the wickets but their respective clubs experienced contrasting fortunes on the opening day of the latest series of County Championship matches yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak, who was given an eight-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for corruption, yesterday, apologised and took “full responsibility” for his actions, but said he was never involved in any attempts to fix matches.

(Reuters) – When Liverpool were romping to the title last season Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling promised there would be a “massive reaction” from Pep Guardiola’s chastened side and his ominous prediction has proved to be spot on.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Centuries from Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne gave Sri Lanka full control of the first day of the second Test in Pallekele yesterday, as the home side ended at 291 for 1 at stumps.

(Reuters) – India batting great Sachin Tendulkar has donated 10 million rupees (approximately $135,000) to a fundraising campaign that is helping hospitals treating COVID-19 patients procure oxygen concentrators.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Manchester City took a big step towards their first Champions League final as goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them a 2-1 comeback win at Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief executive, Suruj Ragoonath, has questioned the real economic benefits of hosting the Caribbean Premier League, and believes the decision by St Kitts to stage this year’s tournament was a “risky investment” especially with the future of international travel still clouded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The South American Senior Championships and the CARIFTA Games both hang in the balance due to a surge in cases of COVID-19 in the respective host territories, Argentina and Bermuda.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) executive committee will conduct a thorough tournament review and evaluation of the senior men’s team’s winless campaign in the recent FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers in El Salvador.

“Since the election of the new administration of the Berbice Cricket Board in early 2018, we have stressed the importance of education.

The Babulall and Son T10 softball continued Sunday with United Brothers securing two victories while Crown XI, Venom, Adventure Sports Club, Queenstown/Ariel XI and Golden Fleece all won once.

Chennai Super Kings 173 for 3 (Gaikwad 75, du Plessis 56, Rashid 3-36) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 171 for 3 (Pandey 61, Williamson 26*, Ngidi 2-35) by seven wickets (Cricinfo) Four contrasting half-centuries told the story of the Chennai Super Kings’ seven-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the victors climbing back to the top of the IPL 2021 points table.

Luka Doncic outscored Stephen Curry for the first time in five career head-to-heads and Dallas ran off a franchise-record 28 consecutive points bridging the first and second quarters as the Mavericks pounded the Golden State Warriors 133-103 on Tuesday in San Francisco.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue as scheduled, a senior Indian cricket board official told Reuters yesterday, despite fierce criticism of the popular Twenty20 competition being played in the midst of a national health crisis.