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Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 97-87 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Keevin ‘Lightning’ Allicock punched his way closer yesterday to earning a medal at this year’s International Boxing Association (IBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships currently underway at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jnr., says that he does not take criticism personally but rather sees it as something that has to be addressed.

Ann’s Grove and Buxton Stars recorded hard-fought wins when the East Coast Demerara leg of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Boys Football League continued on Sunday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

By Charwayne Walker The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says that it will honour those national footballers that returned to Guyana after participating in an Olympic Qualifier against Mexico in Los Angeles in 1987.

Jimmy Butler totaled 25 points and 11 rebounds and hobbled through the final five minutes as the visiting Miami Heat rallied for a 108-101 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

(Reuters) – International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev blasted the national federations who broke away from the body to form a new world boxing federation, describing the officials as ‘black sheep’ and ‘hyenas’ who do not belong in sport.

Government Technical Institute (GTI), Christ Church, the Bishops’ HIgh, and Charlestown recorded contrasting wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) coordinated ExxonMobil ‘Regional Conference’ Championships continued  Saturday at the St.

Stephen Curry set a Game 7 scoring record with 50 points and the Golden State Warriors kept their championship-repeat dreams alive with a 120-100 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon.

LUCKNOW, India, CMC – West Indies left-handers Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran both failed as Lucknow Super Giants missed out on a great opportunity to go top of the Indian Premier League table with a disappointing 18-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday.

CARDIFF, Wales,  CMC – Retired former West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin continued her bright start to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy but she ended on the losing side as her Thunder went down by six wickets to Western Storm.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Barbados-born England all-rounder, Chris Jordan, has signed with Mumbai Indians for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The prospect of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises becoming primary employers of foreign cricketers over their national boards is moving closer with multi-tournament contracts already being offered to some players.

(Reuters) – Ukrainian judokas will not take part in this month’s world championships in Qatar following the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) decision to readmit Russians and Belarusians as neutrals, the Ukrainian Judo Federation (UJF) said  yesterday.

LEICESTER, England, (Reuters) – Leicester City and Everton remain deep in relegation trouble after slugging out a 2-2 draw in a gripping basement battle at a raucous King Power Stadium yesterday.

CARIFTA Games gold medalist, Tianna Springer, brought her talents back to the Guyana, dominating the competition yesterday at the Boyce and Associates Relay Festival.

Prized featherweight, Keevin ‘Lightning’ Allicock springs into action today at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships which gets underway at the Humo Arena in the Uzbekistan capital, Tashkent.

Kwakwani Untouchables ‘A’ won the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) National Women’s 3×3 Championship, which was hosted on Saturday at the Burnham Court, Parade ground, Georgetown.

(IPL) A special night saw a special innings, a special finish, and a special run-chase as Mumbai Indians chased down 213 against Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling 1000th IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

(IPL) Following their defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, the Punjab Kings were back to winning ways yesterday as they beat Chennai Super Kings in Match 41 of TATA IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.