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(Reuters) – England captain Ben Stokes is set to start his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with the Chennai Super Kings as a specialist batter after having an injection in his troublesome left knee, the team’s batting coach Mike Hussey said.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Spanish-born wonderkid Alvaro Rodriguez has opted to play for the Uruguay national squad, his father Daniel told Cadena SER radio station yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner, Johnson Charles and speedster Alzarri Joseph were among the big movers in the ICC Twenty20 International Rankings released yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – A scintillating unbeaten cameo at the back end from all-rounder Romario Shepherd and an outstanding career-best five-wicket haul by fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, combined to fire West Indies to a seven-run victory and their first Twenty20 International series win over South Africa in nearly a decade here yesterday.

The Golden Jaguars ended their Concacaf Nations League campaign with a scoreless draw against Montserrat last evening at the Wildey Turf Stadium, Wildey, Barbados.

Demetrius De Abreu, Zachary Persaud, Safirah Sumner and Ethan Bulkan all played unbeaten to win their respective categories when the curtains came down on the Kraft Heinz Junior Squash Tournament Monday evening after seven days of competition at the Georgetown Club.

Guyana’s Clifton Moore has been chosen to participate in the upcoming International Boxing Association online One Star Coaching Course.

By Troy Peters Multi-talented sportswoman Makeda Harding has been appointed captain of Guyana’s National Under-21 women’s  hockey team to participate in the Junior Pan American Hockey championships next month in Barbados.

The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of Berbice was yesterday the recipient of a quantity of cycling equipment from overseas-based Guyanese Mark Coleman.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Captain and veteran forward Joevin Jones earned Trinidad and Tobago a point against Nicaragua but the hosts still missed out on promotion, while St Kitts and St Lucia earned convincing wins to move up in the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday.

Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists for his 29th triple-double of the season, leading the host Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Defending champions Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Tunisia added their names to the list of qualified teams for next year’s African Cup of Nations finals after away successes in yesterday’s qualifiers.

Guyana registered a perfect 2-0 record in the Boys U19 section, while the Boys U15 teams suffered mixed results respectively when the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Junior Championship continued on Tuesday.

Florida police are probing a postgame incident between Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal and a fan last week in Orlando, ESPN reported yesterday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) outfit marched away with the spoils of the  annual John Lewis Memorial Sevens on Saturday at the National Park.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Unbeaten Guyana Harpy Eagles enter the final round of the West Indies Championship with a 10-point lead and a chance to clinch their first title in three seasons.

With football action kicking off on Sunday evening last at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, more corporate support for the 2023 edition of the Bartica Easter Regatta continues to flow in.

Fresh off of their 2-0 defeat of Bermuda Saturday in a Group B match of the Concacaf Nations League, Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will turn their attention to Montserrat in their final group encounter knowing that they have already qualified for the Gold Cup.

Off-spinner Krsna Singh grabbed six wickets to help East Bank record an upset win over Georgetown in the Demerara Cricket Board U19 Inter Association tournament.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Guyana head coach Jamaal Shabazz said he was happy with his side’s disciplined performance after they convincingly beat Bermuda 2-0 on Saturday to cement second spot behind Haiti in Group B, League B of the CONCACAF Nations League.