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MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies white-ball star Akeal Hosein struck a couple of late lusty blows but then went wicketless as Melbourne Renegades lost their fourth in a row with a two-wicket defeat to Perth Scorchers here New Year’s Day.

LONDON, CMC – Opener Evin Lewis has spoken of his “hurt” over West Indies’ shock early exit from last year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, but says he had recovered with the help of family and was now in a “good space”.

Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Denver Nuggets won their eighth consecutive home game by beating the Boston Celtics 123-111 on Sunday night.

(Reuters) – Former world number one tennis player and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova said yesterday she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Brentford pulled off their latest Premier League shock by beating Liverpool 3-1 at home yesterday, bringing Juergen Klopp’s side’s four-game winning streak to an end and rattling their top-four ambitions.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal is aiming to return from injury at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi next month before playing another tournament in his buildup to the Australian Open, the world number five said.

(Reuters) – Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku said he is hoping to put his injuries and Belgium’s premature World Cup exit behind him and return to form for the Italian club in a bid to discuss a permanent move from Chelsea.

The inaugural edition of the ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’ will be decided this evening when Region #3 battles tournament favourite Region #4 at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora at 20:30hrs.

Guyana’s latest West Indies test player Tagenarine Chanderaul, former West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts and businessman Ramesh Sunich, known for his benevolence towards sportsmen and sports associations alike were inducted as Everest Cricket Club’s Life members recently.

Fruta Conquerors, Georgetown, Upper Demerara, East Coast Demerara and West Demerara Football Associations recorded contrasting wins when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Tiger Rentals U13 Championship commenced yesterday at the National Training Center (NTC), Providence.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Trinidad & Tobago midfielder and coach, Everald “Gally” Cummings, who played against Pelé, has hailed the Brazilian as “the greatest” footballer of all time.

LeBron James celebrated his 38th birthday by scoring a season-high 47 points to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers erase a 15-point deficit and beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121 on Friday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – In 2022, Britain lost its queen and Brazil its soccer ‘king’ – two giant figures of the 20th century who crossed paths at least twice over the years.

LONDON, CMC – Jamaica Reggae Boyz target Demarai Gray scored a stunning equaliser as lowly Everton held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw in a feisty English Premier League match yesterday at the Etihad Stadium.

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Dec 31 (Reuters) – In-form Marcus Rashford stepped off the bench to earn Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, a win that moved Erik ten Hag’s side into the Premier League top four.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Women’s head coach Courtney Walsh said the past year was tough for his side, but they had little time to put things right ahead of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, starting on February 10 in South Africa.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ministers of Sports from 19 Caribbean countries are scheduled to attend a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) forum here next month.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Three Bermuda legends, Clyde Best, Sam Nusum and Randy Horton, have paid tribute to Pele, describing football’s first superstar, who has died at the age of 82 in his native Brazil, as a “humble” person, having played with and against him.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former Barbados captain and West Indies opener, Desmond Haynes said he had lost “a good friend and a good guy” after news broke that former national all-rounder Neil Phillips had died earlier this week.

LUCKNOW, India, CMC – Team mentor Gautam Gambhir defended the decision of Indian Premier League franchise, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to spend nearly U.S.