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DHAKA, (Reuters) – England crashed to a 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series as a half-century by Litton Das and some tight bowling helped the hosts secure a 16-run victory in the final match in Mirpur yesterday.

(Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev shook off a mid-match ankle injury to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a gutsy 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev yesterday, extending his winning streak to 17 matches.

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – Injuries have forced selectors to call up fast-bowling all-rounder Wayne Parnell and left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to the South Africa squad for the One-Day International series against West Indies starting here Thursday.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – Hayley Matthews suffered her first failure of the Women’s Premier League but unbeaten Mumbai Indians never flinched, strolling to their fourth victory of the tournament with an eight-wicket verdict over UP Warriorz Women here Sunday.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – India maintained their vice-like grip on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series victory against Australia after the fourth and final test ended in a stalemate yesterday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand conjured up a remarkable victory for the second time in two weeks by chasing down a target of 285 runs on the final ball of the rain-shortened final day to beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the first test in Christchurch yesterday.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the highly anticipated Electoral General Meeting (EGM) of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) is scheduled to be held today at Olympic House from 17:00hrs. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Members of the West Indies Test squads from the recent tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa are expected to feature in the upcoming matches in the West Indies Championship.

After a grueling and inspirational day of competition on the steamy asphalt of the National Park, Omissi Williams and Semonica Duke were crowned the ‘King’ and ‘Queen’ of fitness in Guyana.

In front of a packed Rising Sun Turf Club crowd, Fazal Habibula’s Ariana’s Vision stunned the crowd with a remarkable win over Jumbo Jet’s Looking to Heaven in the main showdown of the seven-race day recently.

Says Charwayne Walker Basketball in Guyana received a tremendous boost with the appointment of Guyanese Patrick Haynes as Head of CONCENCABA.

On Monday, the Guyana Cricket Board announced the start of its U-15 Inter-County Super50 One-Day tournament with two matches in Demerara bowling off today.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Pouderoyen clinched semi-final berths in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) ‘Commander Cup’, following hard-fought quarterfinal victories on Sunday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Hard-knocks, Underdogs, and Young Gunners registered wins when the maiden edition of the ‘Republic Classic Beach Football Championship’ resumed Sunday evening at the Christianburg ground, Linden.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Fruta Conquerors stormed to comfortable wins on Saturday in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Developmental League Playoff at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Santa Rosa, West Ruimveldt and Mackenzie High registered lopsided wins when the ninth Milo Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Marian Academy and the Bishops’ High recorded lopsided wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Georgetown Regionals continued on Saturday at the Marian Academy hard-court, Carifesta Avenue.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has congratulated Guyanese combatant Carlston Harris on his unanimous decision victory over Jared Gooden at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night 221 in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.

Victory Valley Royals was crowned the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) senior men’s outdoor champions after they  defeated Colts 77-70 on Saturday evening at the Burnham Court, Parade Ground.

Rivers View and Beacons secured convincing wins, when the Namilco U17 Boys Football League continued on Saturday evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground.