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LONDON,  (Reuters) – When Marketa Vondrousova punched away a volley and fell to the ground after completing one of the most unexpected runs to the Wimbledon title, a jumble of thoughts must have been running through her head.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James is switching back to No. 23 for the 2023-24 season.

(Reuters) – Argentine great Lionel Messi has completed his signing for Inter Miami on a deal that will keep him in Florida until 2025, the Major League Soccer side said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has said he would not hesitate to repeat his controversial stumping of England’s Jonny Bairstow should a similar opportunity arise in the final two tests of the ongoing Ashes series.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Former Leeward Islands captain Ralston Otto died on Friday at his home in Antigua.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Three batsmen got half-centuries and Barbados made a strong start against Guyana to the West Indies Men’s Under-19 three-day championship yesterday in St Vincent.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz will have to kick Novak Djokovic off his Wimbledon throne in Sunday’s final because he will not be given an inch, according to seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – West Indies sank to a depressing innings and 141 runs defeat against India in the first Test yesterday in Dominica after Ravichandran Ashwin preyed on their supine batting with a destructive spell of off-spin bowling.

(ESPN) Bangladesh overcame a scare to beat Afghanistan by two wickets in the first T20I in Sylhet.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially announced a Match Officials and Referees Fee Structure which will be implemented immediately for the 2023/2024 season.

DALLAS, Texas,  CMC – Former West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell hit a typically explosive 55, but he failed to inspire Los Angeles Knight Riders and the Texas Super Kings cruised to a 69-run win when the Major League Cricket tournament opened on Thursday in the United States.

(CWI) CWI offers condolences to the family and friends of Ralston Otto, who passed away in his native Antigua yesterday The former Leeward Islands batsman made 2550 runs in 48 first-class matches between 1980 and 1990.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz delivered the Wimbledon final the world wants to see with a brutal, and at times breathtaking, demolition job on unfortunate Russian Daniil Medvedev yesterday, roaring to a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Manchester City soccer player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of one count of rape and one of attempted rape by a British court, PA Media reported yesterday.

Cycling action returns to the open roads of Berbice tomorrow with the staging of a 50-mile road race. 

 (Reuters) – England have been awarded the women’s 4×100 metres relay gold from the 2022 Commonwealth Games after race winners Nigeria had their result expunged, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade is joining the ownership group of his hometown Chicago Sky, he announced Friday.

(CMC) – West Indies had little reward after enduring a long, hard grind, while the Indian opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma made merry and carved out monumental hundreds to put their side firmly in control of the first Test yesterday in Dominica.

Guyana’s rugby team was scoreless once again on day two of action yesterday in this year’s Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s U19 XVs tournament being staged at the Mona Campus in Jamaica.

Mil Ballers bested Agatash United by a 4-2 score-line when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.