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(Reuters) – New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult could make a surprise return to the team for the second test against England, which begins on Thursday, coach Gary Stead said.

(Reuters) – England have added off-spinner Dom Bess to the squad for the second test against New Zealand at Edgbaston which begins Thursday, coach Chris Silverwood said yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Sri Lanka’s men’s cricketers have agreed to tour England uncontracted, after Sri Lanka Cricket committed to revealing specifics about the player evaluations that form the basis of the board’s new proposed contract scheme.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team will carry no scars from their agonising loss to England in the 2019 World Cup decider when they take on India in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) in Southampton on June 18.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – The proliferation of domestic Twenty20 leagues poses a threat to international cricket and the game must find a way to balance both, according to South Africa’s former captain Faf du Plessis.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic survived a huge scare as he fought back from two sets down against teenager Lorenzo Musetti to reach the French Open quarter-finals yesterday after his Italian opponent retired with cramps in the fifth set.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Claycourt king Rafael Nadal overcame a wobbly start and issues with the stadium lights to subdue Italian teenager Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0 yesterday and book a place in the French Open quarter-finals.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – South Africa bowling coach Charl Langeveldt believes his inexperienced side can still pull off a series win against West Indies but will have to be disciplined enough to execute the right things “for longer periods”, during the two-Test rubber.

MIKI, Japan, CMC – Watford striker Andre Gray scored his first goal in his second appearance for Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz but it was not enough as Serbia hit back to earn a 1-1 draw here yesterday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Top-ranked Test all-rounder Jason Holder said his rest following the Indian Premier League has left him “in a really good place” for the two-Test series against South Africa bowling off here Thursday.

(Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) went “over the top” by suspending fast bowler Ollie Robinson from all international cricket for racist and sexist comments he made on Twitter in the past, UK culture minister Oliver Dowden said yesterday.

The weightlifting fraternity was plunged into mourning on Friday following the passing of Winston Bentham, a long serving member in many capacities of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA).

Try as I may, it was hard to understand the need for the West Indies selectors to pick a squad of 17 players, one week before the South Africa test set to begin this Thursday in Antigua.

Persecution, marginalisation and discrimination. All of the above possess a certain synonymity and can be used to illustrate a narrative.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after the American was beaten 6-3 7-5 by an inspired Elena Rybakina in the French Open fourth round yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Pakistan have recalled fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah for the Test tour of West Indies, while including uncapped batsman Azam Khan for the five-match Twenty20 International series.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world number one Roger Federer, who is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, withdrew from the French Open yesterday, a day after winning a tough third-round match, opting to save himself for the grass-court season.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England offered stiff resistance in the final session to secure a tedious draw against New Zealand on day five of the first test at Lord’s yesterday.

Trae Young had 35 points and 10 assists and the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks upset the top-seeded and host Philadelphia 76ers 128-124 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference semifinals yesterday afternoon.

Golden Fleece Sports Club were crowned the inaugural Babulall and Sons T10 softball champions when they defeated Queenstown Ariel by six wickets recently.