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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.

With the advent of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeping the world, some cricket boards have taken the bold step to reintroduce the game under new restrictions with the West Indies and England christening the first international series since.

The just concluded virtual Referees Assistance Programme (RAP), the first to be hosted utilising the online platform, has been deemed a major success by the participants.

Following the announcement of Guyana’s return to the international circuit with the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the Golden Jaguars will also commence their second campaign in League-B of the CONCACAF Nations League in June 2022 during the 2022/2023 cycle.

(Reuters) – Playing on a single site away from fans in a quarantine setting, teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) face plenty of unknowns as the league restarts its season this week.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Hollywood star power fueling the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers makes them the favorites to win the Western Conference and hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy when the novel coronavirus-hit NBA season crowns its champion in Orlando, analysts said.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – UEFA’s claim that Manchester City “disguised equity funding” from their owners was “unsubstantiated” but the club showed “blatant disregard” to the Financial Fair Play investigation, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Stuart Broad says he still feels fresh and is keen to reprise his heroics against West Indies when England return to the test arena next week for a three-match series against Pakistan.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s suspended athletics federation (RusAF) has asked World Athletics to postpone a decision on potential fresh sanctions or even expulsion.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to score an impressive solo goal and complete a 2-0 win over Napoli which kept his side second in Serie A yesterday.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Curtis Campher received his maiden call-up to the Ireland senior side yesterday as they named a 14-man squad for tomorrow’s first one-day international against world champions England in Southampton.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has said the inaugural Lanka Premier League Twenty 20 tournament will be held from Aug.

(Reuters) – Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and fast bowler Wahab Riaz have made the cut in Pakistan’s 20-man squad for the three-test series against England starting next week, the country’s cricket board (PCB) has said.