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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard and fellow retired international all-rounder Dwayne Bravo are two of four established Twenty20 specialists retained by four-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders for this year’s Caribbean Premier League, starting in August.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek continued her imperious, merciless march towards a third French Open title in four years with a 6-0 6-0 humiliation of Wang Xinyu yesterday to reach the fourth round.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester City moved to within one victory of completing a momentous treble as they deservedly beat arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s record-breaking double yesterday.

(Reuters) – Batsman Marnus Labuschagne believes Australia will benefit from increased stability in their Ashes squad as they prepare to face England in the first test of the series later this month.

The excitement is fever pitched and Elton Dharry and Ronald Ramos are ripped and ready for their headline bout on the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card this evening at the National Gymnasium.

Bodybuilding gem, IFBB Elite Pro, Rosanna Fung has returned to Barbados with her award winning physique on a quest to win her first international pro show.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will face Grenada on June 17th at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and according to assistant coach of the national squad Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover, the team will be ready.

Bodybuilders and fitness athletes representing eight territories are expected to compete on the fifth edition of the Stage of Champion’s event on July 9 at the Princess Hotel.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) downed Santos 2-0 in a clash of the unbeaten sides to maintain their perfect record and climb atop the standings of the KFC Elite League on Thursday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies A failed in their attempt to finish their tour on a winning note when international discard Mahmudul Hasan Joy hit a defiant, fourth first-class hundred to earn a draw for hosts Bangladesh A in the third “Test” yesterday.

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon set a women’s 1,500 metres world record yesterday by clocking 3:49.11, while world champion Fred Kerley triumphed in the men’s 100 metres at the third Diamond League meeting of the season.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the match schedule and venue for the West Indies Women’s international home series against Ireland Women.

(Reuters) – England’s Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett struck record-breaking centuries and debutant Josh Tongue picked up his first wickets as the hosts took complete control of their warm-up test against Ireland on the second day at Lord’s yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Aryna Sabalenka roared into the French Open fourth round yesterday but the Belarusian world number two steered clear of political questions amid the war in Ukraine by skipping her post-match press conference citing mental health reasons.

HENGELO, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago pair of former Olympic javelin champion Keshorn Walcott and sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye and are carded to make appearances at the FBK Games on Saturday and Sunday in Holland.

(Reuters) – Andre De Grasse has thrown his Olympic champion weight behind a call to stop the punishment of young track athletes in the United States for celebrating victories, with the Tokyo 200 metres winner saying kids should be allowed to have fun.

BARCELONA, CMC – Lewis Hamilton said he fears struggling to get into the top 10 during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix after a difficult first day of practice yesterday.

Fresh off a JetBlue Airlines flight from JFK, Elton Dharry arrived in Guyana yesterday and headed to the gym to put the finishing touches on his camp ahead of the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card.

Fierce rivals Ann’s Grove and Buxton United played to a 1-1 stalemate in a tense East Coast Demerara derby when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

R9, Good Fellas, Kara-Kara, and Young Gunners recorded victories to earn quarterfinal berths, when the Linden ‘One Guyana’ Beach Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening outside the PPP/C office in Mackenzie.