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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Reigning world champions West Indies will seek to arrest a worrying trend when they clash with powerhouses India in the opening Twenty20 International of a three-match series here today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – It is easy to imagine England’s record-breaking bowler James Anderson walking around Dilip Jajodia’s cricket ball factory in London’s East End wearing the expression of a child in a toy shop.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Rory Burns smashed an unbeaten maiden test century as England gained the upper hand in the first Ashes test by finishing day two on 267-4, trailing Australia by just 17 runs yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has called for cricket to ditch its requirement for neutral umpires in the wake of a slew of poor decisions that blighted the opening day of the Ashes series.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh should adopt a rotation policy to prolong the careers of their top players and unearth new talents, premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton lapped fastest overall for Mercedes in Hungarian Grand Prix practice yesterday as rain limited meaningful track action in the afternoon.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the most popular footballer in South Korea at the moment but he has an ardent fan in India cricket captain Virat Kohli, who changes his club allegiance every time the Portuguese forward is transferred.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Injury has forced marquee all-rounder Andre Russell out of the three-match Twenty20 International series against India starting here Saturday.

Guyana bounced back from a humiliating defeat to trounce the Leeward Islands by 119 runs in the third round of the Cricket West Indies “Rising Stars” Regional Under-19 tournament at Cumberland Ground yesterday while the Windward Islands and Barbados also secured wins.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Cuba punched their way up the medal table picking up four golds and a silver in the boxing ring yesterday but the United States continued to pull away and were closing in on 100 Pan Am Games medals after just six days of competition.

All roads will lead to the National Cultural Centre tarmac tonight when the quarterfinal and semi-final round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship kicks-off.

Red-Line, LA Ballers, Germans United, Dave & Celina All-Stars and NK Ballers recorded dissimilar victories on Wednesday in the 6th edition of the New Era Entertainment/Mohamed’s Enterprise Futsal Tournament.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Raheem Cornwall pressed his case with a half-century while fast bowler Chemar Holder impressed with a stunning five-wicket haul but West Indies A lay in shambles after 19 wickets fell on a turbulent second day of the second four-day “Test” here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is impressed with the bench strength displayed during their one-day international series win over Bangladesh, saying the next generation of players represent a fresh start for the island nation.

(Reuters) – The English Football Association has increased its mandatory minimum ban for first-time offenders found guilty of discriminatory behaviour to six matches from five ahead of the 2019-2020 season.

(Field Level Media) Five-star recruit MarJon Beauchamp, a high school junior in Arizona, plans to pass on college to enter a training program designed to prepare him for the 2021 NBA Draft.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Australia’s Steve Smith struck a superb 144 on his return to the side as they recovered from 122-8 to reach 284 all out against England in the first innings of the first Ashes test before the hosts saw out two overs unscathed at Edgbaston yesterday.

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  CMC – West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer has underscored the value of experience in the Twenty20 unit, as the Caribbean side prepares to take on India in a three-match series starting here tomorrow.

(ICC website) I captained an Australia team that won 16 Tests in a row between 1999 and 2001. 

(CWI Media) After two days of training camp in the Florida heat, Windies coach Floyd Reifer says he is quite happy with what he is seeing from his players.