Trinidad and Tobago defender Alvin Jones (16) takes a penalty kick against the United States during the
second half at Exploria Stadium on Jan 31, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, USA. Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
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By Nelson A. King
The United States Men’s National
Soccer Team (USMNST) on Sunday
kicked off 2021 with a crushing 7-0
win against Trinidad and Tobago’s
Soca Warriors in Orlando, Fl. in a
friendly international.
With four players scoring and five
adding assists, the USA got off to a
scorching start and kept up relentless
pressure all night, according to
USASoccer.com.
It said forward Jesus Ferreira
helped spark the victory, scoring
twice while setting up three other
goals.
Forwards Paul Arriola and Jonathan
Lewis also scored twice, marking
the first time since 1993 that three
USMNST players scored multiple
goals in a single game, USASoccer
said.
It said Ferreira and Lewis’ goals
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West Indies, Shai Hope bats during
the Cricket World Cup match between
Afghanistan and West Indies
at Headingley in Leeds, England. Associated
Press / Rui Vieira, fi le
Ruled out
By Azad Ali
West Indies batting star Shai Hope,
and his older brother, Kyle Hope, have
both been ruled out of the this month’s
Super50 Cup in Antigua and Barbuda
after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Barbados Cricket Association
(BCA) announced the positive test,
after the Barbados Pride touring party
underwent testing recently in preparation
for travel.
The BCA said in a release following
the results of the first completed
COVID-19 tests, Kyle and Shai Hope
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CWI lands
ESPN deal
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has landed
a new multi-million broadcast rights
deal with American sports cable giant,
ESPN+ which will see the broadcast of
all West Indies’ Tests, One-Day Internationals
and Twenty20 Internationals in
the ICC Future Tours Program starting
from March 2021.
CWI has been without a rights deal
for the last year but will now see the
upcoming home tours by Sri Lanka,
South Africa, Australia and Pakistan
later this year televised by North America’s
largest sports broadcaster.
Marquee tours of England and India
next year will also fit into the commercial
deal.
CWI President, Ricky Skerritt said
the latest development was “just the
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