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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago are now a shoo-in for their 10th West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 Championship title after they completed their fourth win on the trot in this year’s tournament when they beat Jamaica by seven wickets on Easter Monday.

A number of the country’s top youth cricketers will be on show from today when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Government of Guyana (GOG) and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Super-50 U19 competition commences this morning.

Keeping Luka Doncic happy rates ahead of bringing Kyrie Irving back, but Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison would like to do both this offseason.

(Reuters) – England have asked for “flat, fast wickets” at this year’s Ashes, captain Ben Stokes said yesterday, adding that he already had a lineup in mind for the five-test series in June.

The Guyana CARIFTA Games track and field team ended in fifth place at the just concluded 50th anniversary games held in Nassau, The Bahamas.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav needs to be a little more patient early on in his knock if he is to find a way out of his slump in the Indian Premier League (IPL), former India head coach Ravi Shastri said.

Shadow Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueria, has congratulated the Guyana team for its notable performance at the 50th CARIFTA Games which was staged in Nassau, The Bahamas.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Rodri struck a wonder goal and Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 yesterday to continue their quest for a first-ever Champions League title in their quarter-final first leg.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies are now looking for three head coaches for their senior international teams.

DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 International captain Rovman Powell made only four for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Team Guyana finished with eight medals, three gold, two silver and three bronze when the curtains came down on this year’s CARIFTA Games last night at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in the Bahamas. 

The Guyana Government is committed to the safe return of the CARIFTA Games track and field team, Director of Sports, Steve Ninvalle said yesterday.

Sparta Boss, NA United, Ballers Empire and California Square recorded victories when the Kashif and Shanghai ‘One Guyana Futsal Championships’ commenced Sunday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Guyana’s men Under-21 squad suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the United States of America (USA) in their opening Pool B match of the Junior Pan American Hockey championships being played at the National Hockey Centre in St.

LONDON, CMC – Shai Hope failed to add to his overnight 83 as Yorkshire’s declaration backfired in a three-wicket defeat to Leicestershire on the final day of their opening County Championship game at Headingley.

BENGALURU, India, CMC – Nicholas Pooran struck the fastest fifty of the Indian Premier League season and joint second fastest-ever as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a daunting 212 to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore off the last ball here yesterday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for today’s play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Spaniard Jon Rahm captured the biggest win of his career at the Masters on Sunday and said he felt the presence of his idol, the late Seve Ballesteros, helping pull him through.

Stephen Curry poured in 26 points in 22 minutes and the Golden State Warriors produced a record-setting first quarter as they clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 157-101 shellacking of the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Defending pole vault champion Brenden Vanderpool put a late night exclamation point on day two of the 50th Carifta Games, the Bahamian shaking off a stern challenge from last year’s runner-up Jeremiah Felix of St Lucia, to come away with gold in a record-breaking effort.