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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Rovman Powell smashed an unbeaten fifty as Barbados Royals pulled off the second highest run chase in Caribbean Premier League history to beat hapless St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by six wickets here Saturday night.

The Colts, Kwakwani Untouchables and Mambas recorded wins when the inaugural edition of the “One Guyana” Basketball Premier League continued on Saturday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Winfred Yavi of Bahrain stalked world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech for all but one lap of the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase, surging past the Kenyan over the final 400 metres to capture gold at the World Athletics Championships yesterday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s soccer federation will hold an urgent meeting today as its president, Luis Rubiales, faces a FIFA suspension and a storm of criticism over allegations he gave a player an unwanted kiss on the lips after Spain won the Women’s World Cup.

The “Keep Ya Five Alive” Futsal Championship final between Bent Street and Sparta Boss was abandoned on Saturday evening with less than seven minutes on the clock as a brawl erupted amongst spectators in the southern stand during the first half at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he pipped Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in the men’s javelin yesterday with an 88.17 metre effortin the final.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships yesterday, bouncing back from bitter disappointment in the 1,500m four days earlier.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Femke Bol produced an astonishing final leg to snatch gold for the Netherlands in a thrilling women’s 4×400 metres relay yesterday, the final event of the World Championships.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – The United States maintained their vice-like grip of the men’s 4×400 metres relay yesterday when they emphatically won their ninth world gold from the last 10 finals.

Guyana’s Sachia Vickery is through to the US Open lawn tennis tournament after winning the qualification tournament and will face Donna Vekic of Croatia, the number 21 seed on Tuesday in her first round match.

The Lady Jaguars will open their group ‘A’ campaign in League of the Concacaf W Gold Cup Qualifiers on September 20th away to Antigua and Barbuda.

Guyana secured four bronze medals at the recent Pan American Mixed Martial Arts Championship which was staged in Bogota, Colombia.

Guyana’s Kataleya Sam won a bronze medal in the U10 female category at the CAC Youth Chess Festival in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday after winning her round nine encounter while Kyle Couchman saved his best for last toppling the U14 champion Kael Samuel Bisnath of Trinidad and Tobago.

VSH United joined the chorus of companies to support the Strikers Sports Club “All Female Domino Championship,” donating the third place package for the event, which commenced yesterday at the entity’s Meadowbrook location.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon became the first woman ever to complete a 1,500-5,000 metres double at the World Championships after she raced to victory over the longer distance yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – South African Faf du Plessis struck a half-century and Khary Pierre followed up with a four-wicket haul as St Lucia Kings trounced Trinbago Knight Riders by 54 runs, to win their second game and go top of the Caribbean Premier League here yesterday.

Traditional giant Pouderoyen rebounded from their previous loss in the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, quelling newcomer Uprising by an 8-0 scoreline yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Everest Cricket Club and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) marched into the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association Speaker’s Cup T20 tournament after convincing victories yesterday in the semi-final.

There were mixed fortunes for the two New Amsterdam teams competing in the Berbice FA’s Senior Men’s League (SML) when play continued last Friday at the Rosignol Community Center ground.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – The United States won both 4×100 metres relays at the World Championships yesterday as their individual superstars Noah Lyles and Sha’Carrie Richardson ran anchor legs to complete triple medal weeks.