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(Reuters) – England batsman Joe Denly has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against Ireland through injury, with Liam Livingstone taking his place, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Newcastle United head into the short Premier League close season surrounded by uncertainty after the collapse of the proposed Saudi takeover — with an owner who wants to sell the club but with no viable purchaser in place.

(Reuters) – NBA teams bowed their heads and knelt during the playing of the U.S.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sir Everton Weekes was yesterday immortalised as a “special gift of grace, gentility and greatness” and also hailed as a working class hero and nation-builder, as the country and region bid farewell to the West Indies legend who passed away earlier this month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former West Indies batting coach Toby Radford has questioned the preparation and technical approach by the side’s batsmen during the just concluded Test series, and also believes the Caribbean unit placed undue pressure on their seam attack by not rotating their squad.

While acknowledging the level of talent that presently encompasses the Senior Men’s Programme, former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse, says that Guyana runs the unwanted danger of losing its identity due to the lack of a strong local core.

President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) David Fernandes is hoping that the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic subsides in the coming months so as to expose the country’s top juniors to some much-needed international squash in an effort to further foster their development. 

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has finally paid off the remaining financial debt to the players for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2017 International Friendly against South Asian opponent Indonesia.

West Indies captain, Jason Holder is the latest to speak out on the financial issues affecting Cricket West Indies (CWI).

Colin Lewis recently went on the record with Stabroek Sport to discuss his ordeal in Cuba and his future plans in a Question and Answer. 

(Reuters) – Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels the U.S.

(Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty will skip this summer’s U.S.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – An NBA season like no other resumes inside a bio-secure bubble in Orlando today, following a four-and-a-half month break, in what will probably be the most uniquely challenging title run in the 74-year history of the league.

(Reuters) – England named an unchanged squad for first match of the three-test series against Pakistan that begins on Aug.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The onus will be on Pakistan’s top batsmen to post competitive totals against England but batting coach Younis Khan said the team will need “a fighting tail” to win the series.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal’s three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

LONDON,  CMC – Kemar Roach’s four-wicket first innings haul in the Old Trafford third Test has seen him gain one place in the latest International Cricket Council’s Test bowling rankings.

(Reuters) – Former champions Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams have all entered next month’s Western & Southern Open in New York, which will serve as a tune-up for the U.S.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Another stunning batting collapse sent West Indies to their heaviest-ever Test defeat at Old Trafford in terms of runs as they conceded the three-match series, 2-1, to end their all too brief hold on the coveted Wisden Trophy here yesterday.

The Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) more than a decade long tradition of hosting its annual Diamond Mineral Water International hockey tournament may be in jeopardy due to the ongoing global pandemic.