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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India became the first team to reach the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals yesterday after beating New Zealand by three runs to register a third successive victory at the tournament.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Restrictions on the international loan of players are set to come into force in July as part of a wide-ranging reform of the transfer system, FIFA said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s football fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the shooting death of former national player Irvino English here Wednesday night.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s appeal against a four-year ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will not be heard before the end of April and will be closed to the public, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee is “fully committed” to holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule despite the coronavirus outbreak, IOC President Thomas Bach told Japanese media in a conference call yesterday, Kyodo news agency reported.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis belted hundreds as an  uninspired West Indies suffered their heaviest-ever defeat to Sri Lanka in yesterday’s second One-Day International, to concede the three-match series and extend their disappointing record of never having won a series on Sri Lankan soil.

Canal Number Two Sports Club, McGill Super Stars, Dynasty, Belle Vue, Independence A and B all secured victories in the latest round of matches in the West Demerara Cricket Association President’s T20 tournament.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday staged the CONCACAF Next Play Programme Festival at the National Training Center, Providence. 

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 26, CMC – Sloppy West Indies lost to Pakistan for only the second time in Twenty20 Internationals when they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat here Wednesday, in their second match of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC – Fast bowler Chinelle Henry has described West Indies’ last two games as “must-win” fixtures in the wake of yesterday’s surprise defeat to Pakistan, and says the struggling side needs to pull itself together in order to hit its best stride.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Five-day cricket remains the ultimate format for Australia fast bowling great Glenn McGrath, who believes day-night tests are the way forward for the format to survive in the age of the shorter Twenty20 version.

Ramdhani siblings Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani have earned the opportunity to represent the Province of Alberta at the upcoming Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships, after copping further success in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) championships played on Sunday last. 

By Monday evening, Elishaba Johnson was perhaps the sole talking point of the annual Forbes Burnham Memorial Table Tennis tournament after he claimed both the Under-21 and “B” Class titles. 

Gudakesh Motie and Akshaya Persaud have been brought into the Guyana Jaguars side for the sixth round of the West Indies Championship against Jamaica Scorpions from today in Jamaica.

The newly elected executives of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, under the presidency of Vemen Walter met recently and named its various sub-committees, captains and vice-captains of the respective teams among others for the year 2020.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first Formula One grand prix will go ahead as planned on April 5, the sport said yesterday, despite continuing concern about the coronavirus epidemic that has caused the cancellation of China’s race.

LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 118-109 on Tuesday night.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – A 120-run opening wicket partnership between captain Aaron Finch and David Warner laid the platform for an emphatic 97-run victory for Australia over South Africa yesterday to win the Twenty20 series 2-1.

The Lady Jaguars sealed their qualification for the knockout round in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship, defeating Puerto Rico 2-1 yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic A Cristina Roque own goal in the 54th minute handed Guyana the lead following a scoreless first half interval.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has found itself again fighting off the ropes after it failed to meet a February 24 deadline to pay for accommodation and meals for a team of eight selected to participate at the Olympic Qualifiers in Argentina.