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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is off life support and recovering in hospital after emergency surgery in Sydney for a heart problem, his lawyer said yesterday.

The NBA began to reveal its 2021-22 schedule earlier this week, and sportsbooks are following close behind.

The NBA released the full schedule for the 2021-22 season yesterday, outlining just how it will celebrate its 75th season.

(Reuters) – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez confirmed that he will face Caleb “Sweethands” Plant for the undisputed super middleweight title on Nov.

(ESPN Cricinfo)-The agonisingly tense denouement to the first Test between these sides would be enough to inject life into any series, and the shot in the arm West Indies gained from that thrilling one-wicket win should serve them extremely well.

The Golden Jaguars U14 Boys and Girls team will not participate in the 2021 edition of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Challenge Series following the official confirmation of the host nation and venues.

(Reuters) – Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne and Chelsea pair N’Golo Kante and Jorginho are in the running for UEFA’s 2020-21 male player of the year award after topping an all-midfield shortlist published yesterday.

(Reuters) – Naomi Osaka said she had felt “ungrateful” at times over the last year for not fully appreciating her life as one of the world’s top tennis players.

(Reuters) – Allyson Felix isn’t done just yet. Just two weeks after she picked up gold in the 4X400m relay in Tokyo, her second of two medals from the 2020 Games to become the most decorated woman in track and field history, the 35-year-old American is returning to the track.

(Reuters) – Arsenal’s troubled start to the Premier League season could get worse before it gets better as they prepare to host Chelsea this weekend before a trip to champions Manchester City a week later.

(Reuters) – Uncapped wicketkeeper Josh Inglis was the surprise inclusion in Australia’s 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup as selectors recalled paceman Pat Cummins and leading batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner for the tournament.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi will not be included in Paris St Germain’s squad for today’s Ligue 1 game at Brest, French daily L’Equipe reported, adding that his former Barcelona team mate Neymar has also been left out.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire have issued an apology to former player Azeem Rafiq following an independent investigation into allegations of institutional racism found he was a “victim of inappropriate behaviour”, the club said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, the 81-year-old said in a statement yesterday.

(Reuters) – Barcelona learned last week that a future without Lionel Messi does not have to be so bleak and they will look to build on the greater team unity that was on display in their season-opener when they visit Athletic Bilbao tomorrow in LaLiga.

(Reuters) – The Taliban have said they will not interfere with the Afghan men’s national cricket team, the country’s biggest sporting success of recent years, or stop the expansion of the flagship Twenty20 league, an Afghan cricket official said.

(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Samira Asghari has called on the United States to help evacuate the country’s top female athletes and coaching staff “before it is too late” following the Taliban takeover of her nation.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee in partnership with the Bovell Family, will stage a King and Queen Domino Competition on Sunday August 22 at the family’s residence in Dennis Street, Sophia.

Olympian, Aleka Persaud, who has her sights set on qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will now have the support of the National Sports Commission (NSC) to help make her dreams of competing at another Olympics a reality.

The second golf camp by the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy, dedicated to former Coach Colin Ming finished on a high note Monday at the Scouts Association of Guyana ground with a final competition, graduation and presentation of trophies sponsored by Trophy Stall.