West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of Sri Lanka’s  tour of the Caribbean. This being a day game, West Indies believed their bowlers could extract some movement from the Sabina Park surface earlier in the day.

West Indies do not have Shimron Hetmyer in their XI, though he is named in the squad. Justin Greaves looks set to open alongside John Campbell. With captain Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford and Roston Chase make up the middle order. Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph are the frontline seam options.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have also appeared to make a change at the top order, bringing Kamindu Mendis to the opening position. Their attack is made up of two frontline spinners, and two frontline quicks in Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando. Allrounder Milan Rathnayaka plays his second ODI.

This is the first ODI at Sabina Park since 2022.

Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka,  Kamindu Mendis,  Kusal Mendis (capt, wk),  Pavan Rathnayake,  Charith Asalanka,  Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Milan Rathnayake,  Maheesh Theekshana,  Dushmantha Chameera,  Asitha Fernando

West Indies XI: John Campbell,  Justin Greaves,  Keacy Carty,  Shai Hope (capt.)(wk),  Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase,  Matthew Forde,  Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph,  Jayden Seales

Qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream French Open run as she beat Anna Kalinskaya to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final.

The world number 114 was left open-mouthed with shock after completing a superb 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over 22nd seed Kalinskaya on a blustery Paris day.

Poland’s Chwalinska is the second qualifier after Nadia Podoroska in 2020 to reach the singles semi-finals at Roland Garros.

She is only the sixth qualifier in the Open era to reach the women’s singles semi-finals at a Grand Slam.

Only one – Britain’s Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open – went on to win the title.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka could await Chwalinska the last four, with the Belarusian taking on Russian Diana Shnaider later on Wednesday.

“I honestly don’t know what is going on,” Chwalinska told the crowd.

“I know I repeat myself, but every match here is kind of crazy for me.”

At least 21 people have been killed and many others injured after a fire tore through a multi-storey building in south Delhi, police in India’s capital say.

Many of the victims were foreigners – including people from South Asian and African countries – who had travelled to India for medical treatment or to accompany relatives undergoing care, local media reported.

The building in the Malviya Nagar area allegedly operated as a bed-and-breakfast catering to patients and relatives of those receiving treatment at a nearby private hospital.

More than 40 people were rescued and taken to hospital. It remains unclear how many were inside the building when fire broke out. Its cause is not yet known.

The blaze is one of the deadliest in recent years in the Indian capital.

“The fire was brought under control quite early on – it was contained very quickly. We have now cleared the building and opened it up for the police,” fire officer AK Malik said.

Delhi minister Ashish Sood said authorities were investigating whether the building had the necessary permissions to operate as a bed-and-breakfast facility, adding that those found responsible for any violations would face criminal action.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and announced compensation of 200,000 rupees ($2,088; £1,552) for the families of those killed and 50,000 rupees for those injured.

Videos on social media showed flames shooting from the building as people gathered nearby. Footage broadcast by Indian news channels showed its exterior badly charred as emergency workers searched the site.

Witnesses said the fire spread rapidly, trapping people on upper floors. Bystanders helped some escape before emergency crews arrived.

“The fire broke out at about 08:50… we rushed to the spot to see that the entire building was on fire. There is a mattress shop at the corner from where we took out mattresses and laid them on the road,” Wasim Raj told ANI news agency.

“People started to jump out of the building from the second and third floors. The fire-fighting team had reached the spot immediately and started rescue work.”

Sher Khan, who lives nearby, described scenes of panic as people trapped on the upper floors cried out for help.

“As the fire intensified, it seemed as if there was no way to jump from here. People spread mattresses, and some from the third floor jumped out with a little kid… She was saying that she fractured her leg,” he said.

Israr Khan, another local resident, told reporters that “all of us have been here since morning. We rescued a child who jumped from the higher floor”.

Several people in the building were from Bangladesh and other South Asian countries and had travelled to Delhi for medical treatment, local lawmaker Satish Upadhyay said.

Fires are common in India, where building safety laws are often poorly enforced.

From factories and coaching centres to hospitals and entertainment venues, many of Delhi’s deadliest blazes have exposed a persistent gap between safety rules on paper and their implementation on the ground.

Investigations have repeatedly pointed to lax inspections, faulty electrical systems and buildings operating beyond their approved use.

[BBC]