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(Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin polished off Sri Lanka’s tail in the second test to help India equal their biggest victory and go 1-0 up in the three-match series in Nagpur yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australia sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory over England before lunch on day five of the series-opening Ashes test yesterday, having chased 170 runs without loss in a blow to the tourists’ pride.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,  CMC – Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been called into the Black Caps squad to face West Indies in the opening Test on Friday, joining wicketkeeper Tom Blundell who will replace injured first-choice gloveman, BJ Watling.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli has been rested for India’s three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka next month and Rohit Sharma will lead the hosts in the absence of their regular captain, the Indian cricket board said yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Goran Dragic scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and Wayne Ellington finished with 19 points as Miami defeated Chicago.

The Trinidad and Tobago Queen’s Park Hockey Club exacted a measure of revenge for their 2016 defeat to Pepsi Hikers by winning their showdown yesterday defeating their arch rivals 8 – 3 in this year’s final of the Diamond Mineral Water indoor hockey festival when the curtain came down at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last evening.

District 11’s Rickie Williams and Margaret Augusto of District Nine emerged winners of the male and female Open 10k road race of this years’ 57th National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which got underway yesterday.

Back Circle, Bad-A-Yard, West Front Road, Rising Stars, Leopold Street and North Ruimveldt won their matches  when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone continued on Saturday.

After yesterday’s colorful parade of districts for this year’s National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships at the National Track and Field Centre, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr.

The national men’s sevens rugby team fell just short of clinching the 2017 RAN 7s championship in Mexico City yesterday, losing 24-28 in the final to a game Jamaican outfit.

LINCOLN, New Zealand,  CMC – West Indies were in an excellent position to push for a win on today’s final day after their bowlers earned them a healthy first innings lead on the second day of their three-day match against New Zealand A.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies fast bowlers will have a critical role to play if the Caribbean side are to make an impact in the two-Test series against the Black Caps starting next month.

President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Ching-Kuo Wu has agreed to step down as head of the world amateur boxing association.

Young Achievers Volleyball club and new kids on the block, Eagles, completed solid wins in the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) male ‘A’ division championship Saturday at the National Gymnasium.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli coasted to his fifth double century as India’s frontline batsmen crushed Sri Lanka’s toothless attack to stay on course for an innings victory in the second test in Nagpur yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith’s side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four yesterday.

(Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have discussed a reported bar-room incident involving Johnny Bairstow with the Ashes tour wicket-keeper, the board said in a statement.

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – France won their 10th Davis Cup title when Lucas Pouille crushed Steve Darcis 6-3 6-1 6-0 to give the hosts a 3-2 victory in the final against neighbours Belgium yesterday.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas won Formula One’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position in a Mercedes one-two finish with four-time champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith’s side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four on Sunday.