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Despite a 19-ball half century from Akshaya Persaud, New York Lions defeated Bachan by 137 runs in the Deo and Sons T20 League on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka yesterday called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

Guyana Amazon Warriors have one foot in the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) semi-finals following a 46-run victory over the Jamaica Tallawahs yesterday  The Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first and captain Nicholas Pooran led the way with a brutal 75 not out to set the Tallawahs 170 to win.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sherfane Rutherford has been signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the continuation of the Indian Premier League, just days after being snubbed by West Indies selectors for their Twenty World Cup campaign.

By Reds (Perreira) and Tony (McWatt) The West Indies squad for the October 17-November 13, 2021 ICC T20 World Cup has finally been announced.

BCB boss assures clubs continued support, announces plans for re-election The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), earlier this week handed over the development fund to the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) while assuring clubs in the zone of continued support. 

Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Philip Fernandes, spoke with Stabroek Sport recently on the impact of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the structures currently being formulated and instituted by the association in recognition of a possible resumption.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – One devastating over from Man-of-the-Match David Wiese was all it took to derail Barbados Royals’ run chase and condemn them to a last-place finish in the Caribbean Premier League with a game to spare here yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boys Andre Gray and Kemar Roofe both found the target in contrasting results for their sides while Jamaican striker Jamille Matt sent Forest Green Rovers back to the top of England’s League Two with a second-half strike yesterday.

Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold belt title holder, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen, will be back in the ring tonight in Kazakhstan.

Head coach of the West Indies Women team, Courtney Walsh has expressed his concern over the batting unit of his side following their loss in the second One Day International against South Africa Women yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Opener Laura Wolvaardt shone with an unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women proved light work for South Africa Women, slumping to a heavy nine-wicket loss in yesterday’s second One-Day International at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev dominated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 yesterday, reaching the U.S.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – The fifth test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled barely two hours before its scheduled start yesterday after the tourists failed to field a side following a COVID-19 case in their camp.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Tim Paine said the chances of their first ever test against Afghanistan going ahead are “not looking good” with the Taliban unwilling to let women play cricket and questioned why the game’s governing body had remained quiet on the issue.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire have apologised to former player Azeem Rafiq and accepted that he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying during his first spell at the county, the club said yesterday.

CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Barbados-born Jacob Bethell returned to haunt West Indies Under-19s, hitting a whirlwind half-century and snatching two wickets to propel England Under-19s to emphatic nine-wicket victory in the fourth Youth One-Day International here yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu will clash in one of the most improbable U.S.

(Reuters) – Factbox on the U.S. Open women’s final between British 18-year-old Emma Raducanu and Canadian 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez: U.S.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s cricket authorities yesterday pleaded with other national teams not to shun it over the country’s new Taliban rulers’ suggestion that they might ban women from the sport.