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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – An Australia team still feeling reverberations from the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal will face their demons against South Africa in a one-day series starting in Perth tomorrow.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ryder Cup great Tony Jacklin has urged his sport to take a leaf out of squash’s book by using colour-coded balls to distinguish the professional game from the amateur one in the modern era of ‘grip it and rip it golf’.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – With its brand in tatters after the release of the Longstaff review, Cricket Australia will hope to move quickly to install a permanent chairman who can lead efforts to rebuild the board’s credibility.

(Reuters) – Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad’s four-month doping ban has been extended by six weeks because he played club matches during the period of ineligibility, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.

Guyana suffered the worst possible start to their CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship, going down to Guatemala by an embarrassing 4-0 scoreline yesterday at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Deandra Dottin crafted an unbeaten 43 to help the West Indies women defeat England by five wickets in an unofficial warm-up match ahead of the start of the ICC Women’s World T20 on Thursday night.

LONDON,  CMC – Shai Hope is now the highest ranked West Indian One Day International batsman, while Shimron Hetmyer has also made a huge leap in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Batting Rankings.

A night after they went down to Old Fort Mustangs 5-7 in one of the most exciting matches of the championship, GGC Vintage served out a measure of revenge by defeating Antonio’s Hikers on the fourth evening of the GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

A two-day sport meet for students with disabilities from various schools began yesterday at the National Gymnasium, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,  CMC – The West Indies produced their worst batting performance against India in a One Day International to hand the home side an emphatic nine-wicket win and help them wrap up the five-match series 3-1 at Greenfield Stadium here yesterday.

The second leg of the South American 10k Run has picked up steam to become one of the premier road race attractions on the continent and a flagship activity on the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) calendar.

Unbeaten Eagles mauled Silver Shattas 4-1, while undefeated Net-rockers edged Winners Connection 1-0 when the Upper Demerara Football Association [UDFA] Senior League resumed on Wednesday, at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden.

The calendar has flipped to November so that means the highly anticipated Race of Champions is just about four weeks away. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Days before the start of the ICC Women’s World T20 the South African women have been forced to make two changes to their squad.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic celebrated his return to the summit of world tennis with a stroll into the quarter-finals at the Paris Masters as outclassed Damir Dzumhur had to retire with injury in the second set of their third round clash yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt has finished his football trial at Central Coast Mariners and will leave the club after failing to agree commercial terms, the A-League side said yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Juan Hernangomez came off the bench to score 23 points and Paul Millsap had 16 points and six rebounds as the Denver Nuggets overcame a slugging first quarter to beat the host Cleveland Cavaliers 110-91 last night.

( Field Level Media) Joel Embiid had a season-high 41 points to go along with 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 122-113 Thursday night.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer made a comfortable start to his quest for a 100th title, despatching Fabio Fognini in straight sets to ease into the quarter-finals at the Paris Masters yesterday.