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(Reuters) – Norwegian Casper Ruud is all that stands between Novak Djokovic and a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title, after the Serbian former number one beat American Taylor Fritz 7-6(5) 7-6(6) in the Turin semi-final.

Fistic action in the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Tournament got underway last evening at the National Gymnasium.

A titanic clash will decide the 2022 edition of the Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Championships when two-time winners St.

The presentation of prizes for the recent  2022 ExxonMobil Football Championships took place yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Captain Rovman Powell hit a superb, composed unbeaten hundred as Jamaica Scorpions produced a record chase to stun Guyana Harpy Eagles by three wickets here late Friday and book their spot in the final of the Super50 Cup.

(Reuters) – Spain coach Luis Enrique has said that if his team cannot triumph at the World Cup in Qatar he would like to see Lionel Messi or Luis Suarez crowned with Argentina and Uruguay respectively.

CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Devon Thomas made a case for his long-awaited Test debut with a cracking unbeaten half-century for West Indies on day two of their three-day tour game against the Combined NSW/ACT XI here yesterday.

Royce O’Neale capped his first career triple-double by converting the tiebreaking tip-in with 0.7 second remaining as the visiting Brooklyn Nets earned a 109-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.

(Reuters) – The moment of truth for Qatar’s ability to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict laws has come.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Steve Smith has issued a warning to the West Indies and South Africa, saying he feels in the best form with the bat in six years.

(Reuters) – A law designed to makes horse racing safer by creating and enforcing national rules governing the use of drugs and the treatment of animals is “facially unconstitutional,” a federal appeals court in Louisiana ruled yesterday.

 (Reuters) – India’s Twenty20 series opener against New Zealand was washed out yesterday without a ball being bowled, following steady rain in Wellington.

(Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) responded to the national team’s defeat in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia last week by sacking their senior selection committee yesterday.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) are both thrilled about the highly anticipated return of ‘Nationals’ following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(CMC) – Jamaica Scorpions defeated Guyana Harpy Eagles by three wickets in the second day/night semi-final of the Super50 Cup at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground last night.

Mahaica/Mahaicony and Buxton/Beterverwagting recorded easy wins when the Region Four zone in the ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’ Football Championship continued yesterday at the Buxton Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara.

Parika crushed Belle West by a 3-0 score-line when the Region #3 zone in the ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’ football tournament commenced on Wednesday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

(CMC) – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite tasted form on the tour of Australia, one of three players with half-centuries on day one of West Indies’ opening tour match against the Combined NSW/ACT XI yesterday.

With the Courts Pee Wee U11 Football Championship scheduled to conclude tomorrow, a pre-match press conference was staged yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground with the competing captains of St Pius and Enterprise Primary, both of whom expressed confidence in securing the title.

(Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, a London court said yesterday.