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DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – Travis Head’s rapid hundred trumped Rachin Ravindra’s gallant 116 as Australia survived late drama against New Zealand before winning the highest-scoring match in World Cup history by five runs to close in on a semi-final spot yesterday.

Luka Doncic capped a 49-point performance by hitting a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left as the host Dallas Mavericks executed down the stretch of a 125-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The second edition of the Randolph ‘Ducky’ Singh Memorial cycle race pedals off today from Vlissengen Road/Irving Street and last year’s winner of the inaugural event, Jamual John is confident that he can make it two in a row. 

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Yesterday, the Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycling Club (KARCC) launched its “Fireworks 2: Pink Edition Cycle Race” at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Guyana will be hosting the 2024 Caribbean Cycling Championships, a first for the country.

With a place in the coveted final up for grabs, the semifinal section of the Courts Pee Wee Football Championship will occur today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Their batting, led by Demario Richards, set them up, and their bowling, led by Romario Greaves, formalised a comfortable, 121-run win for Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners against Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Super50 Cup yesterday in Trinidad.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Aiden Markram cracked a crucial half-century as table-topping South Africa broke their 24-year World Cup jinx against Pakistan with a nervy one-wicket victory and inched closer to securing a semi-final place with their fifth win in six matches.

Anthony Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 100-95 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

(Reuters) – The Bangladesh squad were not affected by skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s unplanned trip to Dhaka in the middle of their World Cup campaign and they appreciate the fact that he went to hone his technique, Taskin Ahmed said yesterday.

Damian Lillard collected 39 points and eight rebounds to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.

The NBA’s new player-participation regulations are being put to the test right from the start of the season, as the league is investigating James Harden’s absence from the Philadelphia 76ers’ opener on Thursday in Milwaukee, multiple media outlets reported.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will stage its constitutionally mandated Electoral Congress on December 9th at 11:00 a.m.

The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) officially launched the 61st edition of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

In what can only be described as habitual, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) once again is yet to remunerate the Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme for their match-day fees for the international friendly against Ethiopia and Nations League encounters against Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas.

Enterprise Primary School has an ambitious vision long in the making.

Flying Stars Cycle Club has announced that World Masters Sprint Champion James Joelyn Joseph will compete in tomorrow’s ‘Duckie’ Memorial event, which gets off to a flying start at 13:30hrs around the circuit of the J.B.

League leader and undefeated outfit Beacons crushed Wolves 5-0 when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

Lusignan Sports Club defeated their Enmore counterpart by five wickets to clinch the coveted Navin/Hanso/Revision Optical T20 Championship.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka breathed life into their World Cup campaign and left England in increasing danger of missing out on a semi-final spot after crushing the defending champions by eight wickets in a low-scoring match yesterday.