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(Reuters) – Antum Naqvi bludgeoned 300 not out from 295 balls on Friday to break Zimbabwe’s domestic first-class record for the highest individual score by a batsman.

(Field Level Media) The Indiana Pacers weren’t slowed by the absence their top scorer, as they placed eight players in double figures and overpowered the host Atlanta Hawks 126-108 yesterday to post their ninth victory in 10 games.

(ESPN) He will go in at the top for the first time in his career against West Indies in Adelaide Steven Smith has laid out his rationale behind pushing for a move to open in Test cricket, and it’s pretty simple: he doesn’t want to wait.

(Field Level Media) Alperen Sengun scored 29 points and the visiting Houston Rockets edged the Detroit Pistons 112-110 last nightt.

(Field Level Media) Paul George drained seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 35 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the banged-up Memphis Grizzlies 128-119 last night.

Technical Director (TD) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Bryan Joseph, has confirmed that the national U20 programme has resumed its preparatory phase for the impending 2024 edition of the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers.

The Guyanese senior men’s basketball team finished third in the international goodwill tournament in Paramaribo, Suriname, defeating French Guiana 85-69 to conclude the event on a positive note.

Georgetown Football Association (GFA) President Otis James has confirmed that the entity’s pre-season championship, which is in partnership with the West Demerara Football Association, will commence this Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

Guyana’s local cycling season will kick off later this month as the Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycle Club announces the 5th edition of their ‘Guyana to Suriname Cycling Group Ride’, which is proposed for January 25th-29th.

Four Guyanese referees have secured qualification to the 2024 FIFA List to officiate in international matches during this 12-month period.

Local golfers in Guyana will benefit from equipment that was donated by local and overseas patrons of the sport, as several hundred clubs were handed over to the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy recently.

Guyanese basketball player Israel Yaw’s two-game win streak ended on Monday against Coppin State University, as his team, the University of Maryland, lost 55-58 at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Reuters) – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, one of the most successful coaches in National Football League history, will leave the team after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles, he said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has a year to live in a “best-case scenario”.

(ESPN) Wanindu Hasaranga wrecked the Zimbabwe batting order with 7 for 19 in his first international in seven months, his googly causing devastation on a major scale, his slider and legbreak not far behind.

(ESPN) West Indies showed they are determined to put up a fight during their Australia tour with a spirited effort on day two of their warm-up match in Adelaide.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Shivam Dube proved his utility in India’s crowded batting lineup with a belligerent half-century to secure their six-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the opening T20 International in Mohali yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Mahindra Formula E racing team scrapped plans for an AI-generated female influencer yesterday after facing a backlash on social media.

(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Colin Graves apologised yesterday to anyone who suffered racism at the club and for his previous dismissal of racist incidents as banter.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Twenty-year-old right-hander Teddy Bishop has gained a maiden senior West Indies call-up for the One-Day International tour of Australia next month.