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WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja completed his fourth test century in his past six innings as Australia consolidated their first test dominance over New Zealand by reaching 238 for three, a lead of 55 runs, at lunch on the second day yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – A swashbuckling half-century by Chris Morris hauled South Africa back from the brink of defeat as they scraped past England by one wicket yesterday to level the one-day series at 2-2 with one match left.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers are aiming to build on last year’s record numbers, when the fourth edition of the Twenty20 tournament bowls off in June.

(Reuters) – Sri Lankan paceman Thisara Perera became the fourth cricketer to claim a hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals in the second match of the three-game series against India yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies will make their second appearance in the Under-19 World Cup final after a stunning three wicket victory over Bangladesh in the semi-final at Shere Bangla National Stadium, here Thursday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Nikita Miller has moved past Gudakesh Motie to become the leading wicket taker in the WICB Professional Cricket League which resumed with the start of a lone fixture in round six yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Only three players so far have signed contracts with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to represent the region in the T20 World Cup, just days before a Valentine’s Day deadline runs out.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Flamingo secured lopsided wins when the GFA-sanctioned Stag Beer League continued on Wednesday.

Heavyweight matches will highlight the start of the League Finale section in the GFF Stag Beer Elite League as Slingerz FC tackles Pele and Alpha United oppose Fruta Conquerors today at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

Guyana Jaguars’ newest addition to their four-day team, Robin Bacchus says he will be looking to cement a place in the side once given a chance to perform during the final leg of the 2015/16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) competition which restarts today.

The Lady Jaguars CONCACAF 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign got off to the worst possible start, losing to giants Canada by a 5-0 score line yesterday at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Defending Open Category champ Jason Ray Khalil as well as Nyron Joseph, Reagan Pollard and Raphael DeGroot were amongst the winners when the Guyana Squash Association-sanctioned Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap Squash Tournament continued on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Australia’s Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle destroyed New Zealand’s batting lineup with a disciplined plan of bowling straight and full to skittle the hosts for 183 shortly before tea on the first day of the first test last night.

(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is to recruit two infectious disease experts to advise potential members of their Rio 2016 Games team who are concerned about the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is urging the region to rally around the regional team as they prepare to contest the final of the Under-19 World Cup against India in Bangladesh on Sunday.

CLEVELAND, (The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Love departure in the final minute of the second quarter with a left shoulder injury marred the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 120-111 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-South Africa’s super star AB deVilliers is set for his first stint in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after signing to play for Barbados Tridents, officials announced yesterday.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Some national teams have been given unfavourable competition fixtures for failing to toe the political line inside soccer’s world governing body, the Jordanian candidate to become its next president said yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Under-19s defeated Bangladesh Under-19s by three wickets in their semi-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, here today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has questioned the timing of the Twenty20 World Cup squad’s contract demands, and says if players refuse to sign by Sunday’s deadline, replacements will have to be found.