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By Donald Duff Former national cyclist Victor Rutherford is calling for the appointment of a national cycling coach attached to the Department of Sport following the retirement of veteran coach Hassan Mohammed.

As expected, the Commonwealth Youth Games record breaking relay quartet dominated in their individual events when the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) trials was staged at the Police Progressive Youth Club ground yesterday.

(Reuters) – American Christian Coleman stunned world champion Noah Lyles to win the men’s 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon yesterday as Jamaican Shericka Jackson took the women’s sprint title.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Jamaica Tallawahs put themselves on the brink of qualification for the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League when they brushed aside beleaguered St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 59 runs in their penultimate group stage game here yesterday.

Agatash dismantled AK Galaxy by a 4-1 score-line when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana will miss the Asia Cup final against India after sustaining a hamstring injury during their win over Pakistan, the country’s cricket board (SLC) said yesterday.

A no-cash baggage policy by Copa Airlines has resulted in four cyclists who were set to compete at this weekend’s Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships in the Dominican Republic Being grounded.

National players Tevin Imlach and Akshaya Persaud have been selected to captain the two sides which will be engaged in trials to select the Demerara Cricket Board team for the upcoming Inter County limited overs competition.

EUGENE, Oregon, CMC – Two-time women’s world 200 metres champion Shericka Jackson will head the list of Caribbean athletes looking to make a strong finish to the season when the World Athletics Diamond League gets ready to crown its champions today and tomorrow at the Prefontaine Classic in the United States.

PRETORIA, – Heinrich Klaasen bludgeoned the ball to all corners in a blistering knock of 174 to lead South Africa to a comprehensive 164-run victory over Australia and level the five-match one-day series to 2-2 yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Opener Dawid Malan hit a superb century before Moeen Ali grabbed four wickets as England beat New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth one-day international yesterday for a 3-1 series victory.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Shubman Gill’s magnificent 121 could not prevent India’s narrow six-run loss to Bangladesh in an inconsequential Asia Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) yesterday named a three-member team to represent Guyana at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile next month.

The Commonwealth Youth Games history making quartet will be in action today at the Progressive Youth Club Ground, Eve Leary.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah could miss their early Cricket World Cup matches in India next month having injured his bowling shoulder at the Asia Cup.

Eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard will meet with the Golden State Warriors next week, The Athletic reported.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body issued a written warning to Red Bull’s motorsport adviser Helmut Marko yesterday after the Austrian blamed the patchy form of the team’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez on his ethnicity.

MADRID, (Reuters) – A group of 39 players from Spain, including most of the 23 Women’s World Cup-winning squad, said yesterday it wanted further changes at the Spanish soccer federation and that the resignation of chief Luis Rubiales and the replacement of the team’s manager was not enough.

Inter Miami travel to Atlanta for their second league meeting of the season against the United yesterday.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Australian opener Travis Head’s participation at next month’s World Cup is in doubt after he broke his hand during yesterday’s one day international against South Africa.