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Devin Booker recorded 45 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 129-124 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain moved a step closer to a record 11th Ligue 1 title when Kylian Mbappe’s double earned them a 2-1 victory at bottom side Angers yesterday.

North East La Penitence, Leopold Street, and Mackenzie All-Stars recorded contrasting victories when the One Guyana Futsal Championship resumed on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will stage its Ordinary Congress on May 27th at 10:00hrs at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

A confident, medal chasing boxing contingent departed last evening for St Lucia to compete in the Champion of Champions event which will conclude on Sunday.

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition will commence tonight at the Silver City Hard-court with 10 elimination matches.

Despite the Lady Jaguars failing to advance to the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) stated that it’s proud of the team’s overall performance at the recently concluded qualifiers in the Dominican Republic.

An impressive outing with the ball by left-arm spinner Aryan Persaud secured Essequibo a five-wicket win over Select XI in the Guyana Cricket Board’s under-19 inter-county three-day tournament.

The multipurpose sporting complex is set to be opened at Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice on April 30.

(CMC) – Andre Russell found a spark with the bat, but he and fellow West Indies outcast Sunil Narine failed to make an impression with the ball, and Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to their fourth loss in the Indian Premier League yesterday, when Delhi Capitals won by four wickets.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will miss next week’s Madrid Open after a setback in his recovery from a hip injury sustained at the Australian Open in January, the 22-times major champion said ysterday.

The United States and Mexico will submit a bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the U.S.

(CMC) – A sparkling maiden first-class hundred from Guyana Harpy Eagles batsman Kevlon Anderson enabled the West Indies Academy to take a 64-run, first-innings lead against Team Headley in the Headley-Weekes Tri-Series yesterday in Antigua.

(Reuters) – Pakistan have appointed their former coach Mickey Arthur as director of cricket, the cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Europa League kings Sevilla breezed past Manchester United into the semi-finals of their favourite competition as Youssef En Nesyri scored twice in a dominant 3-0 win yesterday that secured a 5-2 aggregate triumph.

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Pepsi brand renewed its sponsorship agreement with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for the 12th year yesterday.

Athletes from the nation’s premier track and field clubs will be matching strides for lucrative cash prizes when the Boyce and Associates Relay Festival is staged on April 30 at the Police Progressive Youth Club ground, Eve Leary.

A hostile spell of fast bowling by West Indies under-19 speedster Isai Thorne helped spur Berbice to a commanding nine-wicket victory inside two days over Demerara as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 Inter-County Three-Day tournament continued yesterday. 

Santa Rosa and Chase Academy will contest the final of the 9th Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening following semi-final wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.