Sports Briefs

Regional Under-17 Championship - Round 2

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago (CMC):

Summarised results from round two of matches played in the Regional Under-17 Championship here yesterday:

At Canaan: Barbados beat Leeward Islands by nine wickets.

LEEWARD ISLANDS 93 off 31.4 overs (Dimari Prince 22, Jerrilous Louis 20; Donte Niles 4-24, Jarion Hoyte 3-10).

BARBADOS 96 for one off 14.5 overs (Thaddaeus Chase 52 not out, Shian Brathwaite 39 not out).

At Shaw Park: Jamaica beat T&T by one wicket.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 147 off 48.4 overs (Cephas Cooper 65, Kirstan Kallicharran 31; Shalom Parnell 2-14, Sanjay Williams 2-22, Javeur Royal 2-29).

JAMAICA 148 for nine off 31.4 overs (Raewin Senior 38, Javeur Royal 21; Kirstan Kallicharran 4-49, Siba Batoosingh 2-29).

At Louis D'Or: Windward Islands beat Guyana by 103 runs.

WINDWARD ISLANDS 237 for eight off 50 overs (Kimani Melius 76, Tahj Tavarnier 29, Allick Athanaze 27, Johann Jeremiah 25; Bhaskar Yadram 3-40, Richie Looknauth 2-31).

GUYANA 134 off 38.1 overs (Joshua Persaud 32, Rolando Alimohamed 20; Lee Louisy 4-26, Narun Singh 3-21).

Root lifts England

CARDIFF, Wales (AP):

England were 343 for seven at the end of the first day's play in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Cardiff, Wales yesterday.

Score: England 343-7 (Joe Root 134, Gary Ballance 61, Ben Stokes 52; Jason Hazlewood 3-70, Mitchell Starc 3-84).