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(Reuters) – Spain’s Garbine Muguruza claimed her first WTA Finals title on Wednesday, defeating Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-5 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

(Reuters) – Aaron Finch has stepped down from the captaincy of Big Bash League (BBL) side the Melbourne Renegades but is determined to lead Australia’s T20 World Cup title defence on home soil next year.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic, the world number one ranked men’s player, has reiterated his stand about freedom of choice over taking the COVID-19 vaccine as suspense grows over his participation at the Australian Open in January.

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The International Olympic Committee’s move to drop its advice on testosterone levels for transgender athletes in the absence of scientific consensus leaves sports bodies facing tough decisions on who can compete, some experts have warned.

(CMC) – Tournament Director of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Fawwaz Baksh has thanked the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St.

(Reuters) – The head of the Women’s Tennis Association on Wednesday voiced doubt over an email it received, also released by a Chinese state media outlet, in which tennis player Peng Shuai was said to deny her allegations of sexual assault.

(Reuters) – Sunday marks the point where it is one year to go until the opening match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the tournament, played for the first time in a northern hemisphere winter, rapidly taking shape.

(CMC) – West Indies Test team is ready to take on Sri Lanka in the next few days, with the aim of giving fans good cricket and a historic win at Galle, vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood has assured.

(Reuters) – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says that next year’s world championships in Eugene will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase the sport in a country where it struggles for mainstream audience despite its athletes ruling the roost.

Guyana has been named as one of the host countries for the 14th edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup next year.

Former West Indies opener, Philo Wallace, has come out swinging at Cricket West Indies, calling on them to curb the excess power players currently enjoy.

Guyanese national basketball players and former Plaisance Guardians combination, Akeem Crandon and Israel Yaw, assisted ASA College of New York to a hard-fought 70-65 win over the University of Connecticut at Avery Point on Tuesday.

Sir Curtly Ambrose says he expects to see fresh faces in the next West Indies T20 side but still be under the same leadership.

(Reuters) – Former Brazilian soccer player Pele said yesterday he was feeling better “every day”, almost two months after leaving hospital following the removal of a tumour in his colon.

(Reuters) – Pakistan securing hosting rights for the 2025 Champions Trophy is recognition of their efforts to convince international teams to return to the country for cricket, board chief Ramiz Raja said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Cyle Larin struck twice to lift Canada to a chilling 2-1 win over Mexico in frigid Edmonton on Tuesday, enabling the host nation to climb to the top of the CONCACAF 2022 World Cup qualifying standings.

(Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has set up a working group to determine the future of the game in Afghanistan under the Taliban government, the world governing body said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Cricket commentator David Lloyd has apologised after Azeem Rafiq told a British parliamentary committee that the former England coach had made disparaging comments about Asian cricketers.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic secured a semi-final place at the ATP Finals with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Andrey Rublev yesterday, his 50th match win of the year, while Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the tournament due to an elbow injury.

(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav struck a blistering half-century as India held on to beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first of three Twenty20s in Jaipur yesterday and get Rahul Dravid’s reign as head coach off to a winning start.