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(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.

Beacons and Mil Ballers recorded contrasting wins, when the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Regatta Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

Guyana earned a silver medal in the boys U19 team event of the 26th Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation Youth Championships, losing to powerhouse Dominican Republic 0-3 in the final yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Guyana Harpy Eagles crumbled under the pressure created by Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ off-spinner, Rahkeem Cornwall, on the first day of their final round match in the West Indies Championships.

National youth players, Alvin Mohabir and Mavindra Dindyal, showed they were a cut above the rest, hitting tons to lead Georgetown to a massive 264-run win over West Demerara in the Demerara Cricket Board Under-19 Inter-Association tournament.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County T20 tournament is set to commence today at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda with Berbice facing Demerara in the opening match from 930am before Demerara battles Essequibo in the afternoon from 2pm.

The Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship, set for April 15-16 at the National Aquatic Centre and the National Park, continues to garner support from the corporate community.

By Charwayne Walker When Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) right-hander Tevin Imlach reached his maiden regional first-class century against Jamaica at the Providence Stadium last Friday, he was continuing a great club tradition which started when the late Maurice Pacheo Fernandes scored the first century by a DCC batsman for Guyana at the regional level.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Harpy Eagles pacer Ronsford Beaton has been suspended from bowling in the West Indies Championship by Cricket West Indies with immediate effect.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee yesterday rejected claims by the International Boxing Association that the Olympic body had misused information regarding boxing officials.

Scheduled for a grand opening on Saturday, the West Side Golf Course, located at Crane, in Region Three, will bring many firsts to the region and Guyana.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was wrong to argue that Russian and Belarus athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports, Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said yesterday.

(Reuters) – FIFA yesterday stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year’s Under-20 soccer World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

Desmond Bane scored 31 points and Xavier Tillman added a career-high 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies extended the NBA’s longest active winning streak to seven games with a 113-108 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.