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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes has had his claim for breach of contract for services – which he contended was unlawfully terminated by Cricket West Indies – dismissed in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court on Thursday, and ordered to pay costs.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – West Indies quick Alzarri Joseph wasted little time in making an instant impact for Gujarat Titans, grabbing a brace of wickets to help them beat star-studded Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in yesterday’s opening match of the cash-rich Indian Premier League.

BENONI, South Africa, (Reuters) – Captain Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten 90 to steer South Africa to an easy eight wicket victory over the Netherlands in their one-day international yesterday and take his side a step closer to automatic World Cup qualification.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –  The Windward Islands Volcanoes were eyeing victory after dominating the third day of their final round encounter in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

Malik Monk scored 19 points off the bench and the Sacramento Kings ended the longest playoff drought in NBA history with a 120-80 thumping of the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

The 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship will resume today at the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) grounds respectively on Carifesta Avenue with the final round of group stage matches.At

Rising Stars and Potaro Strikers recorded victories when the Bartica Football Association ‘Regatta Championship’ continued on Thursday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The MVP prize of what was supposed to be a 14-karat gold and diamond ring, which was valued at $520,000, and eventually won by Guyana Defence Force’s Colin Nelson at the end of the 2021 GFF/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Super-16 Championship is said to be valued at less than $80,000.

The recent exoneration of former FIFA referee, Roy MacArthur, by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Disciplinary Committee on February 27, 2023 for his alleged involvement in the sexual harassment of female officials, has raised more questions than answers.

Guyana was eliminated at the quarter-final stage in both the U19 and U15 Mixed Doubles section, when the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Junior Championship continued on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Farm Supplies Limited (FARMSUP) and Impressions Branding are the latest contributors to this year’s marquee, Bartica Easter Regatta.

Horace Burrowes and Briton John, two standout wheelsmen from the We Stand United Cycle Club (WSUCC) from today represent the Golden Arrowhead at the second edition of the Jamaica International Cycling Classic, a three-day race, which will end on Sunday.

(CMC) – Opener Shayne Moseley struck his fifth first class hundred and left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican snatched two late wickets to trigger a Windward Islands Volcanoes collapse, as Barbados Pride took control of their final round contest in the West Indies Championship.

(Reuters) – FIFA’s life ban on former Haitian Football Federation vice-president Rosnick Grant from the sport will be upheld, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev ended the dream run of American qualifier and home favourite Christopher Eubanks with a 6-3 7-5 victory yesterday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.

(Reuters) – Herve Renard has been named France women’s coach until 2024 and will lead the team at this year’s World Cup, the French federation (FFF) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Criticism by some European governments of a plan to see a full return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport is deplorable and cuts into the autonomy of sport, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Gujarat Titans begin the defence of their Indian Premier League (IPL) title against four-times champions Chennai Super Kings today, as the Twenty20 tournament returns to its traditional home-and-away format after a gap of four years.

(CMC) – Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph believes the recent Twenty20 International series win for West Indies represents a “fresh start”, in the wake of last year’s disastrous World Cup campaign.

Given the overwhelming support for the impending ‘One Guyana’ Futsal Championship, the tournament coordinators, the Kashif and Shanghai Organization, will conduct a one day qualification tournament on Monday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue from 18:00hrs.