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Basketball Hall of Famer and legendary New York Knicks center/power forward Willis Reed died at the age of 80 yesterday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand head coach Gary Stead says it is time for the Black Caps to have separate coaches guiding the test and white ball teams to help ease the demands on staff.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – New captain Shai Hope says he wants to see more fighting spirit from West Indies in order to create a winning mentality in One-Day Internationals, and believes the entire side can learn from the excellence of Alzarri Joseph.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies’ gallant bid for their first One-Day International series win over South Africa in three decades fell flat here yesterday when they slumped to a four-wicket defeat at Senwes Park.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies are buoyed by the prospect of their first series win over South Africa in three decades, and interim head coach Andre Coley has urged his side for continued intensity in the final One-Day International of the three-match series which bowls off here today.

Test players Tagenarine Chanderpual and Gudakesh Motie have been included in the Guyana Harpy Eagles side for the Cricket West Indies fourth round regional four day encounter starting tomorrow at the Providence National Stadium.

After last Tuesday’s false start, the nominees in the race for the leadership and the executive positions of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) are back in the blocks today.

Linden All-Stars successfully retained their Rawle Toney 3×3 Basketball Classic Championship, defeating GT Ballers in the final on Sunday evening at the Burnham Court, Parade ground.

If it wasn’t an event  as serious  as the Presidential elections of the Guyana Olympics Association (GOA), one could   easily dismiss  the drama surrounding today’s ballot as this country’s equivalent to Comedy Central.

It was vintage Kevin Jeffrey on Sunday as the veteran speed demon drove like a man possessed and swept the featured Group 4 class at the South Dakota Grand Prix.

St. Rose’s High Saturday ran roughshod over New Central High when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Regional Conference’ continued at the St Stanislaus College hardcourt.

The Police Falcons trounced the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ruggers 48-12 when the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 12’s League continued on Sunday at the National Park.

Says Charwayne Walker Recently appointed One Day International (ODI)  West Indies captain Shai Hope became only the second West Indian to score an ODI century on his ODI captaincy debut.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews had little impact with bat or ball as Mumbai Indians slumped to their second loss in three days, to surrender top spot in the Women’s Premier League.

(Reuters) – Kanak Jha, who competed for the United States in table tennis competitions at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics, has been given a one-year ban for three whereabouts failures, the U.S.

DOHA, Qatar, CMC – There were no fireworks from former West Indies stars Lendl Simmons, Tino Best nor Ricardo Powell, as World Giants suffered a seven-wicket thumping at the hands of Asia Lions in the final of the Legends League here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari SpA RACE.MI said yesterday that a hacker recently demanded ransom from the company related to certain client contact details, adding that the breach had no impact on the company’s operations.

(Reuters) – New Zealand completed an innings and 58-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second test in blustery Wellington yesterday to sweep the series 2-0 as the South Asian side’s resistance finally broke late on day four.

(Reuters) – FIFA has appealed to the Swiss Federal Tribunal after sport’s highest court CAS annulled a lifetime ban on ex-Haitian football federation president Yves Jean-Bart following allegations of sexual harassment, soccer’s governing body said yesterday.

By Troy Peters The National Under-21 male and female hockey squads intensified their training at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday ahead of their participation at the Junior Pan American hockey championships next month in Barbados.