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AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Ajax Amsterdam’s teenaged captain Matthijs de Ligt described their semi-final exit from the Champions League as a “nightmare” after the Dutch side were undone by Lucas Moura’s 96th minute strike for Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

In honour of the late proprietor of the Arokium Funeral Parlour, Phillip Arokium, a 50-mile road race will pedal off this Sunday in Berbice.

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship will resume tomorrow with several key group matches at the Silver City Hardcourt Tarmac.

The first day of the final round clash between Berbice and Demerara in the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 three-day tournament at the Lusignan Community Centre  ground was abandoned yesterday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – All-rounders will play a key role at the upcoming 50-overs World Cup in England and Wales and India could have one of the best in Hardik Pandya, 2011 player-of-the-tournament Yuvraj Singh has told Reuters.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – International T20 star Kieron Pollard will play for his native Trinbago Knight Riders for the first time in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – In-form strokemaker Shai Hope believes West Indies were let down by their batting, leading to their eight-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the their second match of the Tri-Nations Series here Tuesday.

(Reuters) – An older Dukes ball with a more prominent seam will be used in England’s tests against Ireland and Australia this year instead of the new version being used in the County Championship, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – England’s opening one-day international against Pakistan was abandoned due to persistent rain after 19 overs at The Oval yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, believes Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley, will “feel embarrassed” when he reflects on his media tirade against recent board decisions.

Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 125-89 Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World number one Naomi Osaka withstood a firm test from unseeded Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open on Tuesday while Simona Halep also advanced but Angelique Kerber’s tournament was ended by an ankle injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to move on from Tyronn Lue in their search for their next head coach, according to multiple reports yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The idea of permanent batting slots is probably irrelevant in the age of Twenty20 cricket and India should not lose sleep over a designated number four at the World Cup in England, former captain Kapil Dev said yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The goose that lays the golden eggs in Indian cricket is finally going to have a say in the running of the game in the country with a national players’ association inching closer to becoming a reality.

Defending champions Guyana were defeated by host French Guiana in the male category of the recent Inter-Guianas under 21 volleyball tournament held on May 3-4, 2019. 

With the rainy season taking its toll on the first two rounds of the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19, three-day tournament, the organisers have decided to change the venue for the final round.

(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.