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By Julien Pretot and Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic took a giant leap towards claiming a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 French Open semi-final victory over an ailing Carlos Alcaraz in a clash of titans that ended in anticlimactic fashion on Friday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pat Cummins produced a vicious bowling onslaught to leave India battered and bruised as Australia took a 296-run lead on day three of the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval yesterday.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Defence Force and AC Port of Spain, the two teams challenging for the inaugural title in the Trinidad & Tobago Premier Football League Tier 1 competition this season, will renew their rivalry again when they face each other in the group stage of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, starting in August.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will commence a four-day ‘Physical Preparation in Football’ workshop for coaches attached to Elite League clubs and the Academy Training Centres from today at the National Training Centre, Providence.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shattered the world record in the women’s 5000 metres at the Paris Diamond League meeting yesterday in her first race at the distance in eight years just a week after breaking the world mark in the 1,500m.

The quarterfinals of the ExxonMobil boys and girls U14 football championships will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

While conceding that Golden Jaguars head-coach Jamaal Shabazz’s passport is currently with the US Embassy pending possible approval for his travel visa, GFF President Wayne Forde posited that while he was aware of his inability to travel prior to employment, he is optimistic of a positive outcome.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in partnership with the National Sports Commission, have fulfilled their pledge of financially supporting the international training activities of history-making CARIFTA Aquatics Championship five-time gold medalist Raekwon Noel.

The 17th edition of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) coordinated ExxonMobil/National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) was officially launched yesterday at the Herdmanston Lodge, Queenstown.

(CMC) – Johnson Charles will replace Gudakesh Motie in the West Indies 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier, starting on Sunday, June 18, in Zimbabwe.

The fifth edition of the ‘Stage of Champions’ Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship returns on July 9 at the Ramada Princess Hotel and the event is gaining positive attention from corporate entities.

The month of June is Women’s Golf Month and Guyana leads the Region with the highest percentage of women golfers.

(Reuters) – Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151-5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval yesterday Having bled 327 runs on the opening day with only three wickets to show for, India staged a comeback after their seam-heavy attack bowled out Australia in yesterday’s second session.

PARIS,   (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee executive board yesterday recommended withdrawing recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) over its failure to meet a set of reforms, the Olympic body said in a statement.

Undefeated teams Western Tigers and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) battled to a scoreless draw when the KFC Elite League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence on Tuesday evening.

Guyana’s men and women’s teams both suffered 3-0 defeats as the Pan American Squash championships continued in Cartagena, Colombia.

(Reuters) – The world of golf was left stunned on Tuesday as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit, who have been involved in a bitter fight that has split the sport, announced a shock agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity.

The high level pre Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games training camp involving pugilists from Guyana and Barbados was literally in full swing yesterday at Camp Ayanganna.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev returned to the semi-finals of the French Open yesterday a year after leaving Roland Garros in a wheelchair, while defending champion Iga Swiatek also maintained her quest for a third title in four years.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Johnson Charles said his thoughts were already on a maiden One-Day International hundred after scoring a Man-of-the-Match half-century on Tuesday in his second match since his return from a seven-year spell on the sidelines.