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LONDON, (Reuters) – Play on day three of the first test match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s was abandoned due to rain yesterday without a ball being bowled.

(Reuters) – American Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Brianna McNeal has been banned for five years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday, with her participation in the Tokyo Games in doubt until her appeal is heard.

Skipper of Blackwood’s XI, Jermaine Blackwood, believes that a batting collapse coupled with injuries to two of his frontline pacers affected the outcome of West Indies’ lone intra-squad four-day match.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-hander Kieran Powell has been recalled to the West Indies Test setup for the first time in nearly three years, after being named in a provisional 17-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa starting next week.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Russian player Yana Sizikova has been released from police custody a day after being arrested at the French Open over match-fixing allegations related to last year’s tournament, her lawyer said yesterday.

Nikola Jokic finished with 36 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a series-clinching 126-115 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers in Game 6 of their Western Conference playoff matchup on Thursday night.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A Japanese Olympic Committee board member yesterday blasted organisers of the Tokyo Games for ignoring public concerns about holding the global sporting showpiece amid a pandemic, as Japan’s top medical adviser urged new steps to reduce the risk.

Despite being on the wrong side of history, Golden Jaguars head-coach Marcio Maximo is confident that his charges will conclude the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on a positive note, as they face-off with host nation St.

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) formal protest to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) regarding the ineligibility of Trinidad and Tobago international Andre Boucard in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March, was officially dismissed.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the Linden Table Tennis Steering Committee, the Department of Education Region 10, Lindley Langhorne, and Coach Shavin Greene have presented several schools in Linden with table tennis equipment.  

Locally based sprinters, Noelex Holder and Akeem Stewart, one-half of the bronze medal winning quartet at the just concluded South America Senior Championships in Ecuador have labelled their achievement as surreal.

(Reuters) – Claycourt machine Rafa Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday by handing his longtime pal Richard Gasquet a 6-0 7-5 6-2 masterclass as he stormed into the third round of the French Open yesterday.

(CMC) – Roston Chase returned from injury to hit an aggressive match-winning knock as Jahmar Hamilton’s XI wrapped up the West Indies four-day inter-squad match with a three-wicket victory over Jermaine Blackwood’s XI yesterday.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer lost his trademark cool but found some vintage tennis as he beat Marin Cilic 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 to move into the third round of the French Open yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sports streaming service DAZN said that it had struck a five-year global deal with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable, after an earlier agreement with Comcast’s Sky to host Hearn’s top fighters expired.

(Reuters) – England finished day two of the first test at Lord’s on 111-2 and trail New Zealand by 267 runs in the first innings after Devon Conway’s double ton took the game away from the home side yesterday.

(Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman will remain at the club next season after agreeing to extend his contract, president Joan Laporta said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The remainder of the 2021 Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi from June 9, with the final set for June 24, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Chris Froome has ruled himself out of contention for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title later this month, saying he needs more time to rediscover the form needed to battle for the yellow jersey.

(Reuters) – The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out yesterday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.