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Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks overcame an early injury to star Luka Doncic to beat the Phoenix Suns 99-95 on Thursday night.

(Reuters) – Half-centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand to a 21-run win over India in a Twenty20 international in Ranchi yesterday, giving them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic shrugged off controversy involving his father to reach a record-extending 10th Australian Open final yesterday and set up a blockbuster decider with Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas and a battle for the world number one ranking.

The second annual National Sports Conference organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the National Sports Commission and the Department of Sport will get underway tomorrow morning at the National Cultural Centre.

An initiative by the sub associations affiliated to the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) aimed at reviving the sport is receiving support from the Guyana Breweries Inc.

 Kevin McKenzie’s name is synonymous with Guyana’s rugby success as a player.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride’s bid for a third successive first class crown will begin at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua next week, when they take on traditional rivals Guyana Harpy Eagles.

Members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) selection committee yesterday said that Ashmead Nedd’s selection ahead of Antony Adams on the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad for this year’s regional four-day competition was a case of timing as well as long-term prospects.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that former West Indies captain and batting legend, Brian Lara, has agreed to assist CWI as a Performance Mentor – working across all international Teams and with input into the West Indies Academy.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has heaped praise on the West Indies trio of Kraigg Brathwaite, Shai Hope and Alzarri Joseph, who were this week named by the International Cricket Council in their Teams-of-the-Year.

The year 2022 for the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), Nexgen Golf Academy the sport of golf overall was nothing short of exceptional.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chairman of Selectors, Ravindranauth Seeram and Territorial Development Officer (TDO), Colin Stuart were at odds with each other over whose responsibility it was to inform the captain of his selection in the Guyana Harpy Eagles 13-man squad for the upcoming Regional First Class tournament.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Irvine Shillingford, the first Dominican to represent West Indies, passed away here earlier yesterday.

LeBron James has earned his 19th All-Star selection in 20 NBA seasons, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in league history.

Five-time Regional First-Class winning captain, Leon Johnson, will lead the Guyana Harpy Eagles once again this season with a squad he learnt via Facebook.

Afforded the enviable role of being the solitary flag bearer of the Caribbean at the IMMAF World Championship penciled for February in Serbia, the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) renewed their partnership with Mohamed’s Enterprise, who will serve as one of the team’s main sponsors for the event.

The maiden edition of the Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship was officially launched yesterday at the company’s Charlotte Street location.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa,  CMC – West Indies Women Rising Stars finished their campaign at the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a heavy defeat, when England whipped them by 95 runs.

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women’s team’s depressing losing streak showed no signs of ending as the luckless Caribbean side crashed to a 10-wicket defeat to South Africa Women in the third match of the Twenty20 International Tri-Series here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continued making his quest for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title look like a walk in the park by demolishing Andrey Rublev to reach the last four yesterday.