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West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite is not letting his guard down for the second Test against Zimbabwe which begins today in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and is predicting that the hosts will come out  blazing.

Following the Annual General Meeting and elections of the Achievers Youth and Sports Club last week, longstanding president, David Black will continue to lead the club for the next two years.

PAARL, South Africa, CMC – West Indies’ hopes of landing an upset in their opening game of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup were dashed when powerhouses England brushed them aside by seven wickets at Boland Park here yesterday.

East Coast Demerara (ECD), Bartica, Georgetown, and Upper Demerara recorded wins when the Tiger Rentals’ Boys U13 Football Championship continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin tore through Australia to set up India’s comprehensive victory by an innings and 132 runs inside three days of the spin-dominated opening test today.

The bowlers, led by Shamar Joseph’s splendid five-wicket haul have done their part.

The inaugural edition of the Rock Futsal Championship will resume this evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue with another round of elimination matches.

That is the likely scheduled date that the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will hold its highly anticipated Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Office Bearers.

The League `B’ clash of the Concacaf Nations League between Guyana and Montserrat, which was scheduled for the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora on March 28th, has now been shifted to the Wildey Turf Stadium, Wildey, Barbados.

Bikers get ready, the cycling season is officially set to get off to a flying start tomorrow on the inner circuit of the National Park.

A maiden five-wicket haul from fast bowler, Shamar Joseph, ensured Guyana Harpy Eagles stayed in contention for  win in their West Indies Championship second-round clash against Windward Islands Volcanoes yesterday.

—despite doubts over Stafanie Taylor’s inclusion PAARL, South Africa, CMC – Former captain Stafanie Taylor’s involvement in West Indies Women’s crucial Twenty World Cup opener against England Women remained in doubt late yesterday, as the batting leader continued to struggle to recover from injury which ruled her out of last month’s Tri-Nations Series.

(Reuters) – Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League game against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem, French sports daily L’Equipe reported yesterday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks matched their longest winning streak of the season with a ninth consecutive victory, beating the host Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 on Thursday.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma produced a captain’s knock of 120 and Ravindra Jadeja made an unbeaten 66 to put India in the box seat in the opening test against Australia yesterday despite Todd Murphy’s memorable debut in Nagpur.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowler Akeem Jordan produced a devastating four-wicket burst to set up Barbados Pride’s six-wicket victory over Jamaica Scorpions inside three days here Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard struck a half-century but Gulf Giants survived Shimron Hetmyer’s first-ball ‘duck’ to outclass MI Emirates by four wickets, and surge into tomorrow’s final of the International T20.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s Russian-led governing body has offered to fund U.S.

Saints ‘S’ Team and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans copped the men and women titles respectively when the Bounty / Antonio’s Hockey Championship concluded at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The sixth edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets, West Demerara Championship will kick-off this evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac with the Round of 16 section, following a three year absence.