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The National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence Three-Stage road race which was scheduled to be held this weekend, has been postponed to next weekend to facilitate a smoother running of the event.

Guyanese marksman Lennox Braithwaite is on course to retain the West Indies Individual shooting title although he trailed Canadian Geoff Woodman by three points at the end of two days of competition at the West Indies Fullbore Rifle Shooting Championships being held at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol Ranges in Antigua/Barbuda.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will clash with United Arab Emirates in Sharjah next month in a three-match One-Day International series which will serve as preparation for their campaign in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers.

The Woodpecker Trophy and Sport Junior National Squash championships continue this evening with 12 matches at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, Bruce Brown scored 25 points off the bench and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-102 in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers are on the verge of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2001.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav has forged a reputation as a six-hitting machine but on Tuesday the Mumbai Indians batting lynchpin proved he is no one-trick pony by engineering his team’s campaign-reviving win against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins wants to play international cricket for another five years but has already experienced one period of burnout which forced him to reassess the balance in his life.

Dexter `DeKid’ Marques was not kidding yesterday. At a press conference hosted by Briso Promotions at the 704 Sports Bar, Albert and Lamaha Streets, ahead of the upcoming May 21st ProAm fight card at the National Gymnasium, Marques was all business.

The Petra Organization, the coordinators of the ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U14 Football Championships, conducted a team briefing and ball distribution exercise yesterday for the competing teams at the National Library ahead of the event’s kickoff on Saturday at the National Insurance Scheme ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships fired off at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol ranges in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday but up to press time scores were unavailable for the first day of the Individual competition.

Guyana squash teams participation in the Qualifiers for the Pan American Championships in Cartagena, Colombia next month received a timely financial boost from the Guyana Olympic Association.

Grace Kennedy Money Services under its Western Union brand has thrown its support behind the Strikers Sports Club’s second annual ‘Salute to Mothers’ domino competition which is scheduled to end tomorrow at the Strikers Sports Club’s Meadowbrook location.

Guyana’s ‘Dynamite’ Desmond Amsterdam bowed out of the International Boxing Association’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan yesterday losing his round of 16 clash against Spain’s Jalidov Gafurova Gazimagomed Schamilov 0-5.

BRISTOL, England, CMC – Barbadian Nico Reifer struck a run-a-ball 48 to help Surrey flourish on a rain-hit day one of their Second XI Championship match against Gloucestershire.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Debutant seamer Allison Gordon said bowling “hard lengths” was key to her four-wicket haul for Barbados in their first round victory over Trinidad and Tobago.

LONDON, CMC – Barbados-born England speedster Jofra Archer has cut short his stint in the Indian Premier League to focus on “rest and rehabilitation”, following recent elbow surgery.

It was an afternoon of drawn affairs when the inaugural edition of the Isun Health Conscious Masters Football League continued Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Skin cancer prevention should be a priority for cricketers and fans spending hours under the sun, England wicketkeeper Sam Billings has warned after suffering a scare last year.

LeBron James finished with 27 points and Lonnie Walker IV scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers built a commanding lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 104-101 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Monday.