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MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan needs more time to recover from a knee injury and will miss the three-match one-day international series against West Indies, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s teenage fast bowler Naseem Shah led the hosts’ recovery against Sri Lanka on a riveting opening day as test cricket returned to the country yesterday for the first time since a militant attack in 2009.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli led a six-hitting fest against West Indies during a blistering unbeaten knock of 70 off 29 balls, guiding his team to a 67-run series-clinching victory in the third and final Twenty20 international today.

Timothy Tucker was re-elected president of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Monday when the body hosted its Annual General Meeting at the club’s main pavilion.

Bounty Farm Limited donated several pieces of equipment to East Bank Football Association [EBFA] side Timehri Panthers to aid in their preparation for the impending Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Super 16 Championship, which is slated to commence on Sunday December 15th.

Lusignan Sports Club and Sunrise were crowned the male and female champions respectively when the 6th Annual Dave and Celina’s softball cricket competition ended Sunday.

The quarterfinal fixtures for the inaugural ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival’ which is set to commence on Sunday at the Buxton Community ground was released yesterday.

Captain of Sparta Boss Sheldon Shepherd said that his side is primed and ready for their semi-final encounter with traditional foe Gold is Money in the inaugural Rio Indoor Championship at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Saturday.

 Former Caribbean Under – 21 table tennis champion Shemar Britton closed out 2019 on a positive note following his recent championship run in the 2019 Trinidad and Tobago Reliability Maintenance Service Limited (RMSL) Super Singles Men’s table tennis championship in the twin island republic.

A number of young volleyball players will be hoping to catch the eyes of national selectors on Sunday when the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) stages an Under-21 trials at the National Gymnasium.

Marian Academy and the Bishops’ High School battled to a scoreless draw when the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School Football League continued Monday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

(Cricinfo) March 31, 2016, Mumbai. West Indies outgunned India in the semi-final and went onto become World T20 champions.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Sonal Dinusha displayed nerves of steel to deny a strong West Indies comeback, as Sri Lanka dealt the hosts their second straight loss of the Under-19 Tri-Nations Series here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s first test match on home soil since 2009, which starts against Sri Lanka today, is a moment to rejoice for the whole country, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia opened their home season with a cakewalk against Pakistan but New Zealand should present a much stiffer challenge when they look to end their 34-year wait for a second test series triumph in their neighbours’ backyard.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The Kremlin is blaming political chicanery, not its own sports officials, after doctored laboratory data resulted in a ban that means Russia will appear on the global sports stage without its flag or anthem for the next four years.

(Reuters) – Liverpool moved into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Salzburg yesterday as a potentially tricky encounter turned into a second-half cruise with quickfire goals from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah.

Nemanja Bjelica drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Sacramento Kings claimed a 119-118 victory over the host Houston Rockets on Monday.

(BBC) The “toxic” conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground, caused by bushfires, left players feeling like they have “smoked 80 cigarettes”, says Australia spinner Steve O’Keefe.

(Reuters) – International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his current term ends in May next year, Indian newspaper The Hindu has reported.