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A podium chasing Track and Field outfit departed for Colombia last evening to compete in the South American Athletics U-20 Championships.

Ceon Bristol, head of Briso Promotions, promoters of this Sunday night’s Pro/Am boxing card at the National Gymnasium said yesterday that the atmosphere for the fights will be electrifying.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies A head coach, Rayon Griffith, says one of his main roles on the three-match “Test” tour of Bangladesh is to foster an environment where players can further develop their talent.

(Reuters) – There is a “very real possibility” that Pakistan will boycott this year’s World Cup in India if they lose hosting rights to the Asia Cup, the chairman of the country’s cricket board Najam Sethi told Reuters.

LEICESTER, England, (Reuters) – Two goals from Curtis Jones and a sublime finish from Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool a 3-0 win away to Leicester City in the Premier League yesterday, boosting their Champions League hopes while deepening the Foxes’ relegation worries.

(Reuters) – On-field umpires will no longer be required to give a soft signal before referring decisions to TV umpires, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday as it detailed several changes to playing conditions.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Captain Joshua Da Silva said West Indies A were focussed on playing a results-oriented brand of cricket, as they prepare to face Bangladesh A in the first of three four-day “Tests” bowling off here today.

Shubman Gill, Mohd. Shami, Mohit Sharma sparkled in Ahmedabad to power Gujarat Titans into the Play-offs with a comprehensive win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 62 of TATA IPL at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, May  CMC – Captain Hayley Matthews struck her second half-century of the campaign and picked up a hat-trick as part of a six-wicket haul as unbeaten Barbados rattled off their fourth straight win with a 73-run thrashing of Windward Islands, to retain their Women’s Super50 crown.

History is not on the side of the Denver Nuggets. They have never beaten the Los Angeles Lakers in a playoff series, and three of those losses came in the Western Conference finals — 1985, 2009 and 2020.

ROME, (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a humbling 6-3 7-6(4) defeat by Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the third round of the Italian Open yesterday as his quest for a third straight title on clay before the French Open ended in disappointment.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies men and women’s teams will be part of a packed home international summer of matches for Australia between October this year and February next year.

Jayson Tatum poured in a record-setting 51 points and the Boston Celtics used a 28-3 run in the third quarter to defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 yesterday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Bent Street and Sparta Boss will contest the final of the inaugural ‘One Guyana’ National Futsal Championship on May 20th, following contrasting semi-final wins on Saturday evening at the National Park, Thomas Lands.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona won their 27th LaLiga title and first for four years after a 4-2 win at city rivals Espanyol yesterday crowned a remarkable domestic campaign built around a rock-solid defence, a huge change from the club’s traditional style of play.

(Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies suspended guard Ja Morant from all team activities yesterday after a social media video emerged showing the two-time All-Star holding what appeared to be a gun.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Nicholas Pooran has unlocked his potential in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a finisher for Lucknow Super Giants, former West Indies player Ian Bishop said after the batsman hit an unbeaten 44 off 13 balls in a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the International Table Tennis Federation will be hosting an ITTF level one Table Tennis Coaches’ certification training programme starting tomorrow and will run until Saturday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

ROME, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continued his Italian Open title defence with a 6-3 4-6 6-1 victory over Bulgarian 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov yesterday while women’s champion Iga Swiatek dished out another “bagel” as she defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The flickering embers of Arsenal’s Premier League title dream were all but extinguished as they suffered a 3-0 home drubbing by Europe-chasing Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday.