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(Reuters) – England right-arm seamer Katherine Sciver-Brunt announced her retirement from international cricket yesterday, bringing the curtain down on her 19-year career during which she took 335 wickets across all formats.

Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic will pay for funeral services and grief counseling for classmates and staff at the Belgrade elementary school where eight children and a security guard were murdered in a mass shooting, a spokesperson for Doncic’s foundation told ESPN on Thursday.

(Reuters) – A series of horse deaths at Churchill Downs cast a shadow over the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, which kicks off the prestigious Triple Crown thoroughbred racing series today.

The Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Tournament continues today at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

Bent Street and Kitty recorded convincing victories when the ‘One Guyana’ National Futsal Championship continued on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Two time defending champion Swag Entertainment, Universal Ballers, Anybody Got It, and Speightland earned semi-final berths following quarter-final wins in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship on Wednesday evening at the Amelia Ward/Wisroc Car Park.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Pepsi Brand, has once again thrown its financial support behind the Petra Organization coordinated ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U14 Football Championship, which is penciled to start on May 13th.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) recently presented assistance to the Guyana National Rifle Association to help offset expenses at the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Championship.

West Demerara defeated Diamond by 12 runs to clinch the Farfan & Mendes Ltd Secondary Schools Knockout Tape-ball Cricket Championship, which was hosted on May 1st at the Durban Park Tarmac.

Prized pugilists, Keevin ‘Lightning’ Allicock and Desmond Amsterdam will both take the ring today at the ongoing International Boxing Association (IBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will stage its U23 3×3 Championship tomorrow at the Retrieve Hard-court from 16:00hrs.

American born Guyanese Anish Ramlall, 17, has signed for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II outfit St.

(Reuters) – Napoli won their third Serie A title, and their first in 33 years, yesterday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese gave the Naples side an unassailable lead in the standings.

A fight card dubbed ‘The Return of the Scorpio’ will usher in the return of international professional boxing for local starved fans on May 21 at the National Gymnasium.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has submitted the long list to the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) of its representatives to the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in El Salvador and Dominican Republic from June 23-July 8.

 Alado captured an emphatic victory at the Bush Lot United Turf Club in the feature six furlong event of the ‘Race of Champions’ meet, justifying the favourite tag given at the start of the race. 

Leopold Street, Tiger Bay/Festival City, and Pouderoyen recorded victories, when the ‘One Guyana’ National Futsal Championship continued Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Tiger Rentals Under-13 League Cup Championship will commence tomorrow at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence from 9:00 am.

Despite an unforeseen delay, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is keen on completing the Sir James France 40-over second-division tournament for the riverain area with Wiruni and Sandhill set to clash in the final.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points to fuel the host New York Knicks to a 111-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday, leveling their Eastern Conference semifinal series at one win apiece.