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(Reuters) – Argentine club Deportivo Riestra were branded “shameful” and a “disgrace” after putting an influencer into the starting line-up for yesterday’s top-flight game against leaders Velez Sarsfield before substituting him inside the first minute.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s singular focus over the next two months is on winning the five-match series in Australia and the players will not be distracted by the race to reach the World Test Championship (WTC) final, head coach Gautam Gambhir said yesterday.

(Sportsmax) West Indian superstar duo Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin powered the Melbourne Renegades Women to a dominant nine-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers Women in Women’s Big Bash League action at the Karen Rolton Oval on Monday.

(Sportsmax) The Barbados Pride rebounded from their defeat at the hands of the CCC in their last game with an eight-run DLS method win over the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain yesterday.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Jos Buttler rampaged into form in his second innings back in charge of England’s T20I side, a brutal 83 off 45 balls helping to clinically ice a chase of 159 and give the tourists a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Republic Bank Schools FootballThe perfect records for defending champion Chase Academy, Dolphin Secondary, and Waramuri were maintained yesterday following contrasting victories in the Republic Bank U-18 Schools Football League at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(Reuters) – An unbeaten 47 from Tristan Stubbs, and a 42-run partnership with Gerald Coetzee, saw South Africa haul themselves over the line for a three-wicket win over India in their Twenty20 international at St George’s Park yesterday.

Elite 16 Basketball ChampionshipVictory Valley Royals and Kwakwani Untouchables recorded dominant victories when the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) Elite 16 Championship continued on Saturday night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

GCB National T20 League   In a battle of the Berbice franchises, the Piranhas handed the Caimans a 32-run defeat despite opener Sachin Singh’s unbeaten 62 for the latter at the No.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Roughly 20 days after the women’s team won the T20 World Cup, and about a week after the men’s Test team completed a whitewash of India at home, New Zealand’s cricketers continue to do the near-impossible.

(Reuters) – Pakistan thoroughly punished Australia for resting their top players in the one-day international series decider at Perth Stadium yesterday, cruising to an eight-wicket win in the third and final game after a sublime display of seam bowling.

Swan and Herstelling Raiders recorded comfortable wins when the East Bank Demerara Football Association U-14 League continued yesterday.

– Jamaican Brackenridge set to join squad   The local contingent of the Golden Jaguars programme will depart local shores today for the first leg of their CONCACAF Play-In fixture against Barbados, with Jamaican Romaine Brackenridge the newest addition to the squad.

ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions   Longstanding Guyanese race-car driver Kristian Jeffrey made a triumphant return to action yesterday at the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions, winning two Group 4 (4WD) races in the sweltering heat at the South Dakota Circuit.

The Guyana Darts Association will stage its national championship from Saturday, November 30th – December 1st.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – A superb unbeaten century by Phil Salt led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies for a 1-0 lead in their five-match T20I series in Barbados.

CWI Regional Super50 In a rain-affected game, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force middle-order batsman Amir Jangoo hit a brilliant maiden List-A century to help his team defeat the Guyana Harpy Eagles by 45 runs after the game had been reduced to 45 overs a side.

Republic Bank Schools Football Defending champion Chase Academy, as well as Dolphin Secondary and Waramuri, continued their undefeated streaks following contrasting wins when the Republic Bank U-18 Schools Football continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Money Bell, Bomberz, and Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) tallied wins when the New Era/ExxonMobil Futsal Championship continued on Friday night at the Retrieve Tarmac in Linden.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), via a notice yesterday in another publication, has advertised for External Audit Services for the next three years.