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(Reuters) – England caretaker manager Gareth Southgate is confident his familiarity with the players will help him adapt quickly to a role he landed at short notice following Sam Allardyce’s sacking on Tuesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England pace duo James Anderson and Mark Wood have been ruled out of the team’s tour of Bangladesh following recurrence of their recent injuries, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – One-day captain Azhar Ali said Thursday Pakistan would not be taking success in the upcoming series for granted, despite West Indies’ easy capitulation in the preceding Twenty20 Internationals.

CHASKA, Minnesota,  (Reuters) – Lee Westwood is taking aim at Nick Faldo’s European Ryder Cup points record this week but nothing is more important to the former world number one than team victory, he said on Thursday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second cricket test against India starting today in Kolkata with a virus, New Zealand Cricket said.

Jeffrey Dujon, the former West Indies wicketkeeper, has said it would be a “terrible embarrassment” if the West Indies were unable to qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup.

Vehicle Workshop defeated fierce rivals Water Plant and Soft Drink Plant in the final of the Banks DIH Limited dominoes competition Friday at the Thirst Park Sports Club.

The annual Inter House track and field championships of Queen’s College will take place tomorrow from 9 am at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda because of the unavailability of the school’s ground.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Fast bowler Kesrick Williams said making his international debut in a series West Indies had already lost, had no bearing on his approach.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said his side outplayed West Indies in every department, during their 3-0 whitewash of the reigning World champions in the just concluded Twenty20 International series.

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany,  (Reuters) – Barcelona battled back from a goal down and scored twice in the second half to overcome hosts Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in their Champions League Group C match yesterday despite the absence of the injured Lionel Messi.

Soft Drinks Plant whipped Stores by eight wickets when the Banks DIH Limited GT Beer Inter-Department tapeball cricket competition continued Tuesday at Thirst Park.

Beer Plant and Trisco secured contrasting victories when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department 5-a-side football tournament continued Tuesday at the company’s sports club ground, Thirst Park, with several preliminary matches.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Theo Walcottt scored twice before halftime as Arsenal beat FC Basel 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium to move joint top of Champions League Group A yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will take on Kent in a first class warm-up match on their tour of England next summer, the English County has confirmed.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham will miss the second test against India in Kolkata due to the rib injury that kept him out of the first match in Kanpur, coach Mike Hesson said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Hours after Sam Allardyce was sacked as England manager for inappropriate conduct, the Football Association was hit by a new crisis as eight current and former Premier League managers stand accused of receiving ‘bungs’ for player transfers after a long-running investigation by The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Guyana’s national rugby team known as the ‘Green Machine’ departed for Mexico yesterday.

Max Walker, the tangle foot Australian seamer of the 1970s, has died in Melbourne after succumbing to cancer.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin says the infusion of youth in the West Indies one-day team is great for the long term development of the side.