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GLENDALE, Ariz,(Reuters) – Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl in four years.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the official points standings in the West Indies Championship after the second round of matches ended on Saturday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mitchell Starc is likely to link up with skipper Pat Cummins in Australia’s pace attack for the second test against India, but Scott Boland hopes he has made the selectors’ task difficult with his disciplined display in the opening match in Nagpur.

(Reuters) – England’s 2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 36 yesterday, bringing the curtain down on a career studded with short-form success.

The West Indies tour of Zimbabwe has been successful for Guyanese players after   Gudakesh Motie wrote his name into the record books on the opening day of the second Test.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Careless batting and their opponents doggedness eroded the authority of West Indies after a destructive spell from left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie enabled them to dismiss Zimbabwe cheaply in the first Test yesterday.

Transport Sports Club (TSC), Police Sports Club (PSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded their first wins of the 2023 season as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) started the year with the Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki motorcycles second division T20 tournament over the  weekend.

In a statement on Sunday, the executive members of the Everest Cricket Club extended congratulations to Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Matthew Nandu on their phenomenal accomplishments on the field.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Measured bowling, led by former West Indies Twenty20 International captain Carlos Brathwaite, set things up, and purposeful batting, led by Caribbean Premier League recruit Chris Lynn, led Gulf Giants to a breezy seven-wicket win against Desert Vipers in the final of the inaugural ILT20 yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Veteran left-hander Darren Bravo Saturday tugged at the heartstrings of West Indies selectors with his second hundred of the game as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force drew their second round Regional first class contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

Briton John returned to his winning ways on the saddle yesterday.

Four penalty shoot-out results highlighted the quarterfinal section in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara championship, as Showstoppers, Jetty Gunners, Ballerz Empire, and Bagotstown Warriors secured semi-final places on Saturday evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

De’Aaron Fox scored 14 of his 36 points in overtime to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 133-128 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night and gain a split of a back-to-back set.

Tournament heavyweights Sparta Boss, Bent Street, Back Circle, and Gold is Money punched their respective tickets to the quarterfinal round when the inaugural edition of the Rock Futsal Championship resumed Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been called up to the squad for their test series in India with Mitchell Swepson heading home for the birth of his first child, Cricket Australia said yesterday ahead of next week’s second match.

NAGPUR, (Reuters) – India have an embarrassment of spin riches and captain Rohit Sharma has no qualms admitting he often finds himself spoilt for choice, as in the opening test against Australia.

(Reuters) – Stuart Broad has said the decision not to select him for England’s tour of the West Indies last year helped save his test career.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the official points standings in the West Indies Championship after the second round of matches ended on Saturday.

The South Dakota Circuit will be transformed into a battleground of the fastest cars on February 19 when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club stages Drag Wars 1.0.

International boxing returns to the National Gymnasium next Sunday when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) in collaboration with McDonald Promotions, stages the 2023 edition of the Patrick Ford Memorial Championship.