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Chris Gayle has been recalled to play for West Indies for first time in two years, while senior fast bowler Fidel Edwards is back in the national squad after a nine-year hiatus. Both Gayle, who is 41 years old and Edwards, who turned 39 this month, have been named in West Indies' squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which will be played between March 3-7 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, which will be making its international debut. Gayle arrived in Antigua

India Legends will play their first match against Bangladesh Legends on March 5 and Sri Lanka Legends start their campaign against West Indies Legends on March 6. Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the 'Road Safety World Series' starting here on March 5. Former Sri Lankan swashbuckling opener Sanath Jayasuriya, who is remembered for the vital role he played in the team's 1996 ODI

As the Qatari golfer took the Qatar Open Amateur Championship lead with an overall card of one-over after the second round on Friday, Ali al-Shahrani had an enthralling back nine. The 27-year-old Qatari, who had two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine, made three birdies in the last five holes before finishing with a double bogey on the 18th to end one-under for the day at the Doha Golf Club in cloudy weather. Al-Shahrani, who began the day in the second

As Al Sadd kept the Qatar Cup title with a 2-0 win over Al Duhail in the final at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, the dreaded striker Baghdad Bounedjah scored a brace. Al Sadd won the second award in the tournament yesterday, after its relaunch under the new name in 2014. That was also the Wolves' 74th overall title when they lived up to their idol’s name in front of socially-disconnected fans against The Red Knights. Bounedjah, who also scored a brace in last

Chris Woakes has left the England camp but is set to feature in ODI series; the 31-year-old has not played a Test match this winter; Jasprit Bumrah will not play for India due to personal reasons Chris Woakes has returned home as part of England's rotation policy despite not playing any part in the four-match Test series in India, the team confirmed on Saturday. England's approach has been to rest and rotate their multi-format players throughout their India tour to reduce the strain

India will be without fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the fourth and final Test against England after his request to be released from the squad for personal reasons was accepted by the BCCI; India need to avoid defeat to reach the World Test Championship final Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India's squad for the fourth and final Test against England for personal reasons. The Indian team issued a statement accepting Bumrah's withdrawal, and confirming he will not be replaced in the squad.

TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics should take place before a live audience, Japan's new Olympics chief has said, despite concerns about hosting the Games during a global pandemic. Seiko Hashimoto, who became the Tokyo 2020 president last week, told Japanese media the Games should have spectators just like other major sports hosting events before fans, although in limited numbers. Any final decision will depend on the coronavirus pandemic, she said in an interview conducted on Friday (Feb 26) and published on Saturday. "When we

BOSTON - The Celtics -- already mired in a three-game losing streak, and having lost eight of their past 11 games -- found themselves down 18-4 five minutes into Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers. It was the kind of performance that, had fans been allowed into TD Garden, would've been met with a hearty round of boos. But rather than resigning himself, and his team, to another ugly loss in a stretch full of them, Kemba Walker put the Celtics on

Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end "discriminatory" testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. Semenya is hyperandrogenous -- meaning she has naturally high levels of the male sex hormone -- and is fighting against new rules introduced in 2019 by track and field's governing body World Athletics (previously known as the IAAF) that regulate levels of the hormone in female athletes. World Athletics said the rules were about "leveling the playing

Seventeen former British gymnasts, including three Olympians, have notified British Gymnastics of their intention to take legal action, alleging coaches subjected them to "systemic physical and psychological abuse," according to a statement from their law firm Hausfeld. "This is a landmark moment in our campaign for justice," Claire Heafford, a former elite gymnast and one of the 17 claimants, said in the statement. "This is not and has never been about a few bad apples, this is about decades of systemic abuse, encouraged

NYON, Switzerland: Manchester United and AC Milan will face off in the last 16 of the Europa League after being paired together in Friday's (Feb 26) draw in Nyon. United, who beat Real Sociedad 4-0 on aggregate in the previous round, will face the seven-time European champions in a two-legged encounter after they squeezed past Red Star Belgrade on away goals. The tie will pit Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club in United, where he won the 2017 edition of the Europa League.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool ripped up the record books in the 2019-20 campaign, but

Opener Chris Gayle is set to play his first match for West Indies in two years after he and veteran fast bowler Fidel Edwards were recalled for the three-match home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka next week. Opener Chris Gayle is set to play his first match for West Indies in two years after he and veteran fast bowler Fidel Edwards were recalled for the three-match home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka next week. Former captain Gayle last played for West Indies in

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving isn't letting go of his idea for the National Basketball Association to incorporate a silhouette of Kobe Bryant on its logo. The current distinctive logo was introduced in 1969 and features the silhouette of LA Lakers great Jerry West dribbling a ball, but Irving says it should be replaced in honor of Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter and seven others on January 26 last year. Bryant is considered one of the sport's greatest

Deshaun Watson could be the next quarterback to be traded and while there have been numerous reports about his unhappiness with the Houston Texans, he has not expressed an opinion either way. Watson sent a cryptic tweet on Thursday amid swirling trade rumors. Earlier this week, Watson was spotted working with his foundation in his hometown of Gainesville, Ga., to help feed over 10,000 people. It’s unclear what will happen next between Watson and the Texans. Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair attempted to shut

Russell Wilson still wants to play for the Seattle Seahawks, his agent said Thursday amid a new report detailing a potential growing fracture between the two sides. Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN if there was a trade coming down the line Wilson would only want to play for a handful of teams. Rodgers told ESPN that Wilson’s trade list would include the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. Wilson also has a no-trade clause in his contract and an out after the 2021 season. The New York Jets or Miami

Tiger Woods, the golf legend involved in a serious car crash earlier this week, was moved to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday to continue "orthopedic care and recovery." Woods had been receiving care at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He suffered extensive damage to his right leg in a rollover crash on Tuesday on the border of the communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer and interim chief executive of Harbor-UCLA, outlined Woods’ "significant injuries

Three minutes - three minutes - stood between Arsenal and Europa League elimination on away goals from a tie where both legs were played at neutral venues. It would have summed up Arsenal's season had the Gunners lost their only remaining chances of silverware in such circumstances, but when the chips were down, Mikel Arteta's team produced a comeback so spirited it may just salvage something from what has been a season to forget so far. Almost a year to the day since

Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on, meaning the youngster (17y 23d) became their youngest-ever player in Europe; Solskjaer would like to face former side Molde in Europa League last 16 Shola Shoretire has a bright future and will play in front of Man Utd's fans, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after becoming their youngest-ever player in European competition. Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on Thursday,

Alex Hartley wrote on Twitter it was "nice of the England boys" to finish their Test in India before England Women played in New Zealand; men's players Rory Burns and Ben Duckett were not impressed with the bowler's comments; England's men lost by 10 wickets inside two days in Ahmedabad Players from England's men's and women's cricket teams have had a public disagreement after a tweet from Alex Hartley about Joe Root's side's loss in India on Thursday. England's men were beaten by