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(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s junior women’s volleyball team will still be allowed to take to the court in their opening match of the seven-team Junior Pan American Games Women’s Volleyball Qualification Tournament against defending champions Dominican Republic in Aguascalientes, Mexico today from 5 pm.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi said yesterday he wanted to power Paris St Germain to their first Champions League trophy, putting the tearful farewell he bade to Barcelona behind him after signing a two-year contract with the deep-pocketed French soccer powerhouse.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Grenadian Kirani James’s successful battle against illness to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last week has earned the admiration of Bahamian great Pauline Davis-Thompson.

BELFAST, (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection yesterday.

(ICC) All-rounder and captain of the West Indies women squad Stafanie Taylor was deservingly voted the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz face a difficult trip to the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City next month, for their opening match of the final round of the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi joined star-packed Paris St Germain yesterday after leaving Barcelona, the club where he had begun and expected to end his career.

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has said that the current spinners within the West Indies setup for the last few series were selected despite Veerasammy Permaul’s feat in the Best vs.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former New Zealand cricket all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support at a Canberra hospital after recently collapsing with a heart problem, New Zealand media reported yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has expressed concern about the match fitness of the West Indies squad, just days ahead of the opening Test against Pakistan at Sabina Park here.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The biggest move of a busy NBA offseason was Russell Westbrook’s return to his native Los Angeles to join the Lakers franchise he grew up worshipping.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan boxer Eldric Sella, who represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Games, said yesterday he will move to Uruguay after being unable to return to Trinidad and Tobago, where he had been living.

(Reuters) – Welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. has been forced to withdraw from his Aug.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The Belarusian Olympic Committee (BOC) yesterday dismissed U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Opener Haseeb Hameed is making a “very strong case” for a test recall in England’s ongoing home series against India, coach Chris Silverwood has said.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is preparing a bid for the game’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the governing body said yesterday.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Mark Chapman and spin bowler Todd Astle have been included in New Zealand’s 15-man Twenty20 World Cup squad, while Finn Allen and Colin de Grandhomme have missed out.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women will host South Africa Women in an eight-match limited overs series starting at month end, as the the Caribbean side continue their preparation for the ICC World Cup qualifiers next December.

(Reuters) – England seamer Stuart Broad hurt his calf during practice yesterday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, casting doubt over his participation in the second test against India at Lord’s tomorrow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England added spin all-rounder Moeen Ali to their squad for the second match against India at Lord’s from tomorrow as they seek to get their team balance right after the drawn series opener in Nottingham.