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(Field Level Media) Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten with a 120-109 win over the visiting Orlando Magic yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Cam Thomas scored 32 points to continue his strong start as the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays down the stretch for a 120-112 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls last  night in New York.

(Field Level Media) De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings to a 123-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Kristijan Kahlina made two stellar saves during the penalty-kick shootout and Charlotte FC made all three of its attempts for a 3-1 edge following a scoreless draw with Orlando City on last  night at Charlotte, N.C.,

(Field Level Media) Anthony Davis had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 131-125 last night.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – The only way is up as England seek to reboot their once-glorious white-ball fortunes, but on the evidence of a deeply one-sided first ODI against the West Indies, the journey to the 2027 World Cup will be long, arduous and – perhaps most significantly – unfamiliar to a new generation of cricketers whose unfamiliarity with the rhythms of 50-over cricket was all too plain to see in Antigua.

Jessica Callender emerged victorious in the Queenside Women’s One-Day Rapid Chess Championship, which was staged at the David Rose Special School in Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

‘One Guyana’ B Division Volleyball Hururu Hydras and West Rocker Setters won respective divisional titles when the Guyana Volleyball Federation’s (GVF) ‘One Guyana’ National B Division Championship continued.

RDC Republic Cup Football South Central and 7K United recorded wins in the men’s division, while Jaguar Warriors prevailed in the women’s division when the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) Knockout Football Championship continued.

Uitvlugt squeaked past struggling outfit Uprising by a 1-0 score when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

CWI Regional Super50 Guyana Harpy Eagles opener Matthew Nandu’s maiden first-class 50-over century was the highlight of what would turn out to be a rained-out day at the University of West Indies (UWI) Sports and Physical Education Centre in Trinidad yesterday.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will recommence its monthly U-16 programme tomorrow at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym in Albouystown.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – South Africa completed their first series win in the subcontinent in a decade, their first series sweep in Asia since 2008, and are up to fourth place on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has ended its “contractual engagement” with Golden Jaguars head-coach and Trinidad and Tobago native Jamaal Shabazz for the fourth time, according to a press statement from the entity.

Pouderoyen and Eagles recorded comfortable wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

GCB National T20 League When action continued in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National T20 League yesterday at the Lusignan Centre Ground East Coast Demerara, the Berbice Piranhas took a bite out of the Demerara Hawks, triumphing by three wickets in a relatively comfortable chase.

GH Renovations T20 Cricket Canal #2 and McGill Superstars recorded comfortable victories when the West Demerara Cricket Association sanctioned GH Renovations T20 Championship continued.

– to form preparation for CONCACAF Qualifiers In an effort to better prepare their men’s and women’s U-17 programmes for the impending CONCACAF qualifiers in 2025, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will compete in an international series against Suriname in November.

Dolphin Secondary got their campaign off to the perfect start in the Republic Bank U-18 Schools Football, besting West Ruimveldt by a 3-1 score-line yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Wiaan Mulder became the third maiden centurion for South Africa in the Chattogram Test, as the visitors completely dominated proceedings on the second day.