(Reuters) – Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten half-century to help the three-times champions beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets yesterday and reach their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) final.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s leadership overhaul has not created any bad blood in the dressing room and the players are toiling to achieve the goal of reaching the semi-final at this year’s World Cup, chief selector Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai said yesterday.
James Harden paired a game-high 38 points with 10 rebounds while Eric Gordon and P.J.
The fourth edition of the Independence Track and Field Classic returns to the National Track and Field Centre next weekend with lucrative cash prizes on offer.
LONDON, CMC – Former Test star Andrew Flintoff said yesterday Barbadian Jofra Archer was a must for England’s World Cup campaign and urged selectors to drop “anyone” to accommodate the rising star.
Defending champion Christianburg/Wismar Secondary successfully retained their Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Secondary School Championship, defeating Linden Technical Institute at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.
LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 yesterday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their second successive final with a 4-3 aggregate victory.
DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Stylish Shai Hope stroked his second straight One-Day International hundred and fourth in eight innings but his fireworks were negated by a ragged fielding effort, as West Indies crashed to an eight-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the second match of the Tri-Nations Series here yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies has hailed late former West Indies stroke-maker Seymour Nurse as a “true legend”.
Fireworks are coming for the Golden State Warriors this summer, when Kevin Durant is expected to opt out of the final year of his contract and Klay Thompson becomes an unrestricted free agent.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa have called up all-rounder Chris Morris for their Cricket World Cup squad after a hand injury ruled fast bowler Anrich Nortje out of the tournament, in the latest setback for the injury-plagued side.
SOFIA, (Reuters) – Vereya have been expelled from the top flight of Bulgarian soccer after repeated warnings from the sport’s European governing body UEFA over suspected match-fixing, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said yesterday.
Back-to-back half centuries followed by a three-wicket haul from Junior Sinclair ensured Berbice defeat Essequibo by 146 runs one hour before tea on the final day of the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 three-day second round match at the Lusignan Community Centre ground yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman, Seymour Nurse, has died.
ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, CMC – All-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall says he is working hard to raise his fitness levels as he eyes a call-up for India’s full tour of the Caribbean later this year.
LONDON, CMC – England seamer Jimmy Anderson believes Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer will add a new dimension of fear to the home side’s squad, if he is selected for the World Cup starting here at month end.
Soesdyke Falcons and Den Amstel secured respective victories yesterday in the inaugural KFC u20 Independence Knockout Club Football Championship.
DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has been named vice-captain for the upcoming World Cup, which is expected to be his swansong from the one-day format.
Maurice Cummings on Saturday last captured the Roger Bishop Linden Table Tennis championships men’s singles title by defeating Shavin Greene at the Mackenzie High School Auditorium.
The 4th Annual Corona Beer Futsal Championship resumes today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with another round of elimination fixtures.
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