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(Reuters) – South Africa middle-order batsman Theunis de Bruyn will miss their third and final test against Australia in Sydney because he will return home for the birth of his first child, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year contract, the club announced yesterday, after leaving Manchester United to become a free agent.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has reviewed its performance for 2022 and has given itself a passing grade according to a press release.

Former Sports Editor of the Guyana Chronicle, Norman Brent Chapman, died in New York at the age of 74 following a prolonged illness. 

As news of the death of the late former Guyana Chronicle Sports Editor Brent Chapman hit the Guyanese sports public tributes yesterday poured in from media personnel some of whom worked with the late Chapman including a former Diplomat Wesley Kirton and veteran journalist Dennis Chabrol.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India cricketer Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries but is in a stable condition after his car hit a central divider, flipped over and caught fire in the early hours of yesterday  morning.

Luka Doncic recorded his eighth triple-double of the season, while Christian Wood scored 12 of his 21 points in the third period as the host Dallas Mavericks sprinted past the Houston Rockets 129-114 on Thursday for their fifth consecutive victory.

SAO PAULO/SOCORRO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Some of Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s former team mates yesterday remembered him as the greatest player of all time, as they mourned his death and celebrated his legacy.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A rejuvenated David Warner said he has “parked” the acrimony over his permanent leadership ban and is focused on helping Australia take series wins in India and the Ashes next year.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – New Zealand settled for a draw in the opening test against Pakistan after bad light halted their victory charge in an entertaining final session at the National Stadium yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died yesterday at the age of 82.

Tournament favourite Region #4 will battle Region #3 in the ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’ Football Championship match on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, following semi-final wins on Wednesday evening.

(CMC) – West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope is among an impressive four-player shortlist for the ICC Men’s One-day International Player-of-the-Year 2022 award.

(Reuters) – A depleted Australian attack secured an innings and 182-run victory over South Africa in the second test yesterday, wrapping up the series with a match to spare after the visitors’ batting woes were rudely exposed once more.

(Reuters) – Australia have included top order batsman Matt Renshaw and spinner Ashton Agar in a 14-man squad for the third test against South Africa.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will never forget how it felt to be deported from Australia earlier this year but the Serb said his willingness to return for next month’s Grand Slam at Melbourne Park shows the depth of feeling he has for the country.

(CMC) – Concacaf described late Brazilian footballer, Pelé as “a true icon of the game”.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, liberated from the burden of red-ball captaincy, struck a classy 200 not out to put his team in control of the opening test against Pakistan yesterday.

(CMC) – West Indies Women have welcomed the return of former captain Stafanie Taylor and the recall of long-serving batsman Britney Cooper to a 16-member squad to play in a Twenty20 International tri-series against India and hosts South Africa from January 19 to 30 next year in East London.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died today at the age of 82.