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(Field Level Media) Kyrie Irving scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr.

West Demerara powerhouse Slingerz FC completed their return to the GFF Elite League, defeating Victoria Kings 1-0 yesterday in the playoff eliminator at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Ravens and Kwakwani secured a 1-0 lead in their best of three playoff series against Pacesetters and Mambas, respectively, when the inaugural edition of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Massara Strikers and Potarinau Sky Kings were crowned the Lethem Super Cup men’s and women’s divisional champions, respectively, on January 6th at the Wadapna ground.

Guyana’s record holder in the men’s javelin throw, Leslain Baird, along with rising sprint stars Tiana Springer and Noelex Holder, were among the winners yesterday at the National Track & Field Centre (NTFC) in Edinburgh on the West Coast of Demerara.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Panthers and the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) have booked their spots in the final of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/SVC/Precision Services Inc.

Wowetta and Fairview recorded wins in the men’s division, while the All-Star Blazers were victorious in the women’s segment when the RDC Republic Football Cup continued on Saturday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) completed a perfect 5-0 record in the Women’s 1st Division Football League to cap off a flawless championship campaign, disarming the Pakuri Warriors 3-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Guyanese national basketball player Israel Yaw and his team, the University of Maryland, went down to Howard University 61-72 at the Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC, on Saturday.

DCB/SVC/Precision Inc Inter-Association T/20 By Michaelangelo Jacobus The round-robin phase of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/SVS/Precision Inc.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. says  that the disciplines of boxing and cycling are to be added to the National Sports Academy over the course of the next 12-24 months.

(ESPN) West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is “quite clear” on the XI he will take into the first Test against Australia next week, which will include at least three debutants, and praised his largely inexperienced team with making good use of their warm-up match in Adelaide.

Kyle Kuzma poured in a game-high 29 points to help lead the visiting Washington Wizards to a 127-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks yesteday.

GQEBERHA, South Africa, CMC – Former West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran blasted a breathtaking half-century as Durban Super Giants beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 35 runs in the SA20 here yesterday.

The Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) season is underway and the second of many scheduled developmental meets will run off today at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC) at Edinburgh on the West Coast of Demerara.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein made an instant impact, snatching two wickets in a stingy spell as Melbourne Renegades won only their second game in nine outings with a six-wicket victory over local rivals Melbourne Stars here yesterday.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa,  CMC – West Indian umpires Nigel Duguid and Patrick Gustard have been named to stand in the opening round of the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup which gets underway here next Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) announced on Thursday  that they have hired Deanna Weekes as the league’s new tourism partner manager to strengthen their drive to develop sports tourism across the Caribbean.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Olympic 100 and 200 metres gold medallist Usain Bolt enjoyed an uncanny level of speed behind the wheel of the world record-breaking Genbeta electric race car ahead of the first race of the Formula E season in Mexico City.

(ESPN) Rohit Sharma’s T20I return with the bat was unspectacular; both Virat Kohli (personal reasons) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (groin injury) were unavailable for the Mohali T20I, but India still eased past Afghanistan.