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LIMA,  (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was elected head of the International Olympic Committee’s ethics commission on Thursday as the Olympic body battles to improve its image amid a string of corruption cases involving senior members.

BELFAST, Ireland, CMC – Captain Jason Holder does not believe West Indies having to play in a qualifying tournament to reach the 2019 World Cup in England, is an embarrassment for the Caribbean side.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the latest Caribbean Football Union rankings released on Thursday: *FIFA rankings are in brackets.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have taken a tumble in the latest FIFA rankings following their poor form in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, and are on the brink of slipping out of the top 100 in the world.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African strike bowler Dale Steyn has delayed his return from a lengthy injury layoff after withdrawing from a domestic first-class series match because he felt he was not ready.

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – France cannot take anything for granted in their Davis Cup semi-final against Serbia even though the visitors will be without Novak Djokovic, team captain Yannick Noah said on Thursday.

TORONTO, Canada,CMC – Veteran Barbadian jockey, Patrick Husbands, continued to inch his way to yet another 100-win season at Woodbine when he logged a brace here Wednesday..

ZURICH, (Reuters) – A group of the world’s leading national anti-doping organisations (NADOs) have called for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to be excluded from next year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang over alleged state-sponsored doping.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Essex were on the brink of their first county cricket championship in 25 years after thrashing Warwickshire by an innings and 56 runs at Edgbaston on Thursday.

Future Stars will battle underdog Ol Skool Ballers in the final of the Guinness ‘Cage’ Football Championships Saturday following semi-final wins against Leopold Street and Back Circle respectively on Tuesday.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed a three-match Twenty20 series against West Indies set for Lahore in late November.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies Women’s captain, Merissa Aguilleira, said she was “a bit saddened” by the sacking of the entire management unit following the recent failed Women’s World Cup campaign, but says she is excited by the prospect of working with the new interim management team.

Sensible batting by Shawn Massiah led a Floodlights XI to a convincing six-wicket win over Parika Defenders in a specially arranged T20 match under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground last Friday night.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), has enabled 33 player transfers, inclusive of five international transferals during the recently concluded ‘Summer’ transfer window period of June 1st–31st July 2017.

History was created on Monday when Victory Valley Royals humbled Bankers Trust Falcons 206-46 in the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Open Basketball Championships at the Malteenoes Sports Club Hard-Court, Linden.

BELFAST, Ireland, CMC – West Indies captain, Jason Holder, has rued the washed out One-Day International against Ireland, which robbed the Caribbean side of valuable match practice ahead of the upcoming five-match series against England.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to back Pakistan’s efforts to resume international cricket in their own country and said it would provide financial assistance for security needs.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies leg-spinner Samuel Badree played a key role as the World XI levelled the three-match Independence Cup Twenty20 series with a seven-wicket win at the Gaddafi Stadium here  yesterday.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned defences around Europe that Cristiano Ronaldo is only just getting started when the Portuguese returned to action after a month by scoring twice in a 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia yesterday.

(Cricinfo) A reported blast has occurred during a Shpageeza Cricket League match between Boost Defenders and MIS Ainak Knights in Kabul yesterday afternoon.