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Following the intervention of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB), the Pomeroon Cricket Committee (PCC) is now recognized.

The Suddie Ground is expected to undergo a transformation following the election of a management committee for the sports club.

(BBC) Anthony Joshua called Tyson Fury “a fraud” in a furious social media exchange after the news that their heavyweight showdown might be off.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, (Reuters) – Fred Kerley underlined his impressive sprinting range by winning the 100m in 9.96 seconds, taking two notable scalps in the shape of fellow American Justin Gatlin (10.08) and Canada’s Andre De Grasse (10.17), at the Ostrava Golden Spike yesterday.

One unidentified NBA player tested positive for COVID-19 in the most recent round of testing.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Hungary’s world record holder Kristof Milak posted the second fastest men’s 200m butterfly of all time at his home European swimming championships in Budapest yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal snatched a 3-1 win away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League yesterday thanks to stoppage-time goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolas Pepe, keeping up their slim hopes of playing European football next season.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from COVID-19 ahead of the team’s England tour next month, the 36-year-old said.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The four Australia bowlers who played in the infamous “Sandpapergate” test have been in touch with Cameron Bancroft to “clear the air” over suggestions they knew about the ball-tampering, captain Tim Paine said yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia is hoping for packed stadiums for this year’s Ashes series even if England’s “Barmy Army” of travelling fans are unlikely to get into the country, interim chief executive Nick Hockley said yesterday.

Jayson Tatum scored 23 of his 50 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics punched their playoff ticket with a 118-100 victory over the Washington Wizards in an NBA play-in contest on Tuesday night.

Shimron Hetmyer and Kevin Sinclair were both named in an 18-man provisional T20I squad named by Cricket West Indies’ selection panel yesterday.

The 2021 Caribbean Premier League is swiftly approaching and with it comes opportunities for young local talent to make a name for themselves.

The Golden Jaguars’ final group stage match in the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Puerto Rico, which was scheduled to be staged on local shores, will now be held on the island of St Kitts and Nevis.

Everest Cricket Club has made its  disappointment over the non-selection of Shimron Hetmyer in the West Indies red ball training squad known.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – River Plate may be forced to use an outfield player in goal for their next Copa Libertadores tie after all four of the club’s registered keepers tested positive for COVID-19.

(Reuters) – Batsman James Bracey and seamer Ollie Robinson have received their first call-ups for England for the two-test series against New Zealand which begins on June 2, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Three years after the infamous ball-tampering scandal plunged Australian cricket into crisis, “Sandpapergate” has reared its head again following a suggestion that responsibility for the affair might run deeper than the three players punished for it.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Six uncapped players have been named in a 19-man South Africa squad for next month’s two-Test series against West Indies, with the governing body  describing the tour as a “massive outing for the Proteas”.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.