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The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will kick off its Mash 7s Tournament today at 11:00am at the National Park.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone’s mentality has been the key to his team’s success in recent years, said his Real Madrid counterpart Carlo Ancelotti, who he faces in LaLiga today.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire have confirmed documents and data relating to allegations of racism against the county cricket club were deleted or lost during the tenure of a previous regime.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third test in India after returning home to be with his ailing mother in Sydney, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said the ‘Law of Averages’ had finally swung in his favour after he saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open yesterday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.

Malik Beasley scored 25 points and Austin Reaves added 17 as the new-look Los Angeles Lakers earned a 124-111 victory Thursday over the visiting Golden State Warriors in the first game back from the All-Star break for both teams.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith grabbed two wickets but then perished for a two-ball ‘duck’ as Quetta Gladiators slumped to their fourth defeat in five games to remain rooted to the bottom of the Pakistan Super League.

(Reuters) – Harry Brook and Joe Root smashed centuries in an unbroken 294-run stand to drive England to 315 for three before rain cut day one short in the second test against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.

(CMC) – Vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood capitalised on vital time in the middle following a first innings failure, as West Indies’ three-day tour match against a South Africa Invitational XI finished in a stalemate yesterday.

The candidates who will contest the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) electoral Annual General Meeting set for March 14 will be known in the new week.

(Reuters) – Australia held their nerve with the ball to secure a seventh successive final appearance in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a tense five-run victory over India in their semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town yesterday.

Eagles defeated Castrol Strikers by a 3-1 score-line when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Brazilian forward Antony stepped off the bench to send Manchester United through to the Europa League last 16 as the hosts came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 in yesterday’s playoff second leg and progress 4-3 on aggregate.

(Reuters) – Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen was fastest, with Fernando Alonso close behind for Aston Martin, as Formula One started three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday.

(Reuters) – Spain’s most capped player Sergio Ramos announced his international retirement yesterday after being told by new coach Luis de la Fuente that he was not part of his plans.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies has chosen 29 players to train at the High Performance Camp at Coolidge Cricket Ground, in preparation for next year’s ICC Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Billy Horschel and Joseph Bramlett are tied for the lead at 5-under 65 with the first round mostly completed yesterday at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

(Reuters) – England go into today’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against hosts South Africa on a high after setting a record-breaking score this week but also tempered by personal disappointment, opener Danni Wyatt said yesterday.

LIV Golf on Thursday announced the launch of its new app and global streaming site ahead of the circuit’s 2023 season-opening tournament this weekend.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s boxing federation (FBU) has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems.