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BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s triumphant Argentina comeback has been tempered by a groin injury that has forced his withdrawal from Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Venezuela.

(Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the U.S.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against Australia due to a calf muscle injury, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said yesterday.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Vintage and GCC Spartans secured contrasting wins in the elimination round when the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship continued on Thursday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC- Fast bowlers in Bangladesh say they are elated at the prospects of learning from former West Indies pacer, Courtney Walsh, who on Thursday began a three-year stint as the country’s bowling coach.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former paceman Ryan Harris has taken a major step towards achieving his ambition of becoming Australia’s permanent bowling coach after the 36-year-old was handed the role for the team’s limited-overs tour of South Africa.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC-Michael Muirhead is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the board has confirmed today.

Ravens were crowned the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Hard-Court u23 champion, squeaking past Pacesetters by a 45-41 scoreline yesterday at the Plaisance Community Basketball Court.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – After 17 trips to Flushing Meadows and six U.S.

Paradise overcame Litchfield United by a 5-2 score line when the Berbice Football Association (BFA) leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Namilco Thunderbolt Flour u17 Championship continued yesterday.

 (Reuters) – Quick-fire half centuries from opener Aaron Finch and George Bailey helped Australia to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international in Dambulla, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-1 lead heading into the final ODI.

PANAMA CITY, Panama,  CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will be hoping to rescue their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign when they take on a plucky Panama in the fourth round of the CONCACAF competition which resumes here tonight.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – A decisive performance from Gabriel Jesus, who scored twice and made another goal, gave Brazil a deserved 3-0 win over Ecuador yesterday and helped get their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia back on track.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will miss the tour of South Africa to rest ahead of a busy international programme at home, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

SAITAMA, Japan, (Reuters) – Ahmed Khalil scored twice as United Arab Emirates punished Japan for missing a host of chances by winning 2-1 at the Saitama Stadium in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup yesterday.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Jamaica’s sprint queen Elaine Thompson again edged her rivals as she set a Diamond League record in the women’s 200 metres yesterday to continue the form that brought her two gold medals at last month’s Rio Olympics.

(Reuters) – England’s Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow struck half centuries to guide the hosts to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Leeds yesterday as they went 4-0 ahead in the five-match series.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Andy Murray shut out the New York noise and the game of Marcel Granollers of Spain with a 6-4 6-1 6-4 win yesterday to reach the third round of the U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Sixth-seeded Venus Williams stayed on track for a possible semi-finals clash with sister Serena by sprinting past German Julia Goerges to reach the third round of the U.S.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have opened criminal proceedings against German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer and two former presidents of Germany’s football federation (DFB) in connection with its successful bid for the 2006 World Cup.