By Joseph `Reds’ Perreira & Tony McWatt
Coming as it did hard on the heels of their disastrous 133-run loss in the first of the three scheduled ODI matches, the postponement of the July West Indies – Australia Second ODI, due to a positive COVID Test by a non-playing member of the West Indies Squad, has placed a major dent in the West Indies’ 2021 ICC T20 World Cup preparation plans.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) said yesterday it would hold talks with counterparts Cricket Australia, along with public health authorities here, to determine the future of the three-match One-Day International series, after all remaining members of the bio-secure bubble involved in the ongoing tour tested negative for COVID-19.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Max Verstappen’s British Grand Prix collision with Lewis Hamilton cost Red Bull $1.8 million with ‘massive ramifications’ for a team operating under Formula One’s budget cap, principal Christian Horner said yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago international Radanfah Abu Bakr believes the country’s performance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup can reignite the national programme, and lead to a resurgence of the former powerhouses.
HARARE, (Reuters) – Wellington Masakadza took three wickets and three catches to steer Zimbabwe to a 23-run win over Bangladesh in their second Twenty20 international at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka avoided a series whitewash against a second-string India side after half-centuries by Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa led them to a three-wicket victory in the rain-hit third and final one-day international yesterday.
LONDON, CMC – Carlos Brathwaite’s top score failed to rescue Manchester Originals, as they lost to Oval Invincibles by nine runs in the opening men’s fixture of the newfangled Hundred here late Thursday.
(CMC) – Australia’s One-Day International series against West Indies was thrown into doubt yesterday after a member of the home side’s support staff tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the suspension of the second ODI at Kensington Oval.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the local governing body of association football, and Marcio Maximo, have reached a mutual agreement to terminate the latter’s contract as the head of the Golden Jaguars Senior program.
Table tennis star, Chelsea Edghill, and swimmer, Andrew Fowler, will be bestowed the honours of being Guyana’s Flag Bearers during the Olympic Games opening ceremony today in Tokyo, Japan.
On Wednesday, the national cyclist earned his second back-to-back signature win of the 2021 season, sprinting to victory in the Farmsup/Doosan sponsored 45-mile road race.
(Reuters) – Rugby League World Cup organisers and Britain’s sports minister yesterday said they were “extremely surprised and disappointed” after defending champions Australia and New Zealand withdrew from this year’s tournament in England.
(Reuters) – The Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September will feature Formula One’s second sprint race after the experimental format made its debut at Silverstone last weekend, the sport said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Australia will play five Twenty20 International matches in seven days in a whirlwind tour of Bangladesh next month, the cricket boards of both countries said yesterday.
(Reuters) – India’s build up for its five-test series against England suffered another setback after fast bowler Avesh Khan injured his thumb in a warm-up match in Durham.
(Reuters) – South Africa’s David Miller hit an unbeaten 75 runs to help the tourists out of early trouble before their spinners then restricted Ireland to secure a 42-run victory in the second Twenty20 international at Belfast yesterday.
(Reuters) – Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar scored half centuries as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets to win the first match of their Twenty20 series at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.
(Reuters) – Andy Murray has overcome career-threatening hip surgery to give himself a shot at completing a hat-trick of Olympic tennis titles, but the Briton will have to hit the ground running in Tokyo after being given a tough first-round draw yesterday.