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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, – West Indies opener Chris Gayle failed with a first ball ‘duck’ as his Lahore Qalanders lost their second straight game in the Pakistan Super League with a heavy nine-wicket defeat to Peshawar Zalmi here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Regional Super50 star Jon Russ Jagessar is now poised to make his first class debut after being named in a 14-man squad for the next two rounds of the Regional Four-Day Championship which resumes next weekend.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Millionaire Indian businessman Vijay Mallya has confirmed his purchase of Caribbean Premier League franchise Barbados Tridents, ending weeks of speculation about the proposed sale.

MUMBAI,(Reuters) – Australia’s Shane Watson attracted a top bid of $1.4 million and will join the Bangalore franchise for the next edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, while former England skipper Kevin Pietersen was bought by newcomers Pune.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) in collaboration with Ansa McAl officially launched the 2016 Stag Beer Premier League yesterday at a simple ceremony held at the entity’s Beterverwagting (BV) Headquarters.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Not even a sensational beaver-trick by former Jamaica and West Indies left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie could prevent Gemini Arabians from pulling off a 12-run victory over Sagittarius Strikers in the Masters Champions League here yesterday.

National Road Race and Time Trial Champion, Hamza Eastman departed Guyana on Tuesday for his second annual stint on the US racing circuit.

The 2016 rugby season continues this weekend at the National Park with the GTT/GRFU 15s league.

(Reuters) – Las Vegas casinos aren’t against Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning winning a Super Bowl in what is likely his final game but prefer the Carolina Panthers deny him a fairytale finish without covering the spread.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa gained a major boost in his bid to become the next FIFA president when he received endorsement from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Superstar opener Chris Gayle made an inauspicious start to the Pakistan Super League with a failure but Lendl Simmons hit an unbeaten half-century to propel Karachi Kings to a seven-wicket victory in their opening game of the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Afy Fetcher has emerged as the most successful player in the two warm-up matches put on by the West Indies women’s team as they prepare for the tour of South Africa.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Veteran batsman and former captain Tamar Lambert has been axed from the Jamaica Scorpions squad for their sixth round clash against minnows Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the Regional Four-Day Championship which resumes next week.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India have gambled on the fitness of Mohammed Shami by including the injury-prone paceman in the 15-man squad named yesterday for next month’s World Twenty20 tournament on home soil.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Left-handed batsman Henry Nicholls is in line to make his test debut against Australia next week with Ross Taylor ruled out of the side for the match at the Basin Reserve with a side strain.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – In-form batsman Usman Khawaja has been selected to play his first one-day international in three years when Australia meet New Zealand in the second match of their series in Wellington today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground has three more days to acquire the necessary paperwork to retain hosting rights for matches at the World Twenty20 tournament starting next month, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand named the following squad to face Australia in the first of their two-match series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington from Feb.

LONDON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – As global health chiefs try to bring a Zika virus epidemic under control, aspiring Olympic athletes are weighing their lust for gold against health fears surrounding the mosquito-borne virus in Brazil.

The second group stage of the fourth annual Milo Schools U20 football championships will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue with four fixtures.