Jamaica foward Shamar Nicholson (11) advances the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C soccer match against Costa Rica, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Associated Press/John Raoux/
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By Nelson A. King
FIFA World Cup Qualifying for
Qatar 2022 in the CONCACAF Region
returns on Thursday with another
quadruple-header as teams look to
build on strong September showings,
or turn the tide if the first three
games of the final round did not go
as hoped.
“All eight teams are in action and
looking to get results that will help
them move into the top three, which
will automatically qualify them for
the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,
or be the fourth-place team, which
moves into a playoff,” CONCACAF
said on Wednesday.
The United States plays a World
Cup qualification match in Texas for
the first time, hosting Jamaica at
Austin’s Q2 Stadium.
“While young stars Christian Pulisic
and Gio Reyna are out with inju-
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West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul
during nets. Action Images via
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Coaching
course
By Azad Ali
Former West Indies captain and batting
maestro, Shivnarine Chanderpaul
is among a group of 17 coaches taking
part in the first locally planned highperformance
coaching course of Cricket
West Indies (CWI).
Chanderpaul is one of six well-known
players who are part of the group
involved with the coaching course,
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T20 World
Cup film
By Azad Ali
West Indies Twenty20 and One-Day
International Captain, Kieron Pollard
and Indian skipper, Virat Kholi are
featured in an animated film to promote
the upcoming ICC T20 World
Cup tournament, which begins on the
United Arab Emirates and Oman later
this month.
And Pollard, a two-time winner of
the tournament, is looking forward to
be part of the World Cup experience
again.
He said the upcoming ICC Men’s T20
World Cup will give the team more special
moments.
Composed by renowned Bollywood
music director, Anit Trivedi, the animated
film features young fans from all
over the world immersed and engaged in
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