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(ESPN) England allrounder Moeen Ali is set for his maiden CPL stint after having been signed up by defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors for the ongoing season.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Taylor Fritz survived an epic fight against American compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1 to reach his first major final at the U.S.

(Reuters) – The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid has been appointed Rajasthan Royals’ head coach on a multi-year contract ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the IPL franchise said yesterday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Chess great Magnus Carlsen beat nemesis Hans Niemann 17.5-12.5 to advance to the Speed Chess Championship final yesterday, in their first face-off since the world number one accused his American rival of cheating two years ago.

(Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder and Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne said money talks louder to FIFA and UEFA as he raised concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players’ health and performance.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Ollie Pope returned to form with a classy unbeaten 103 to guide his team to 221-3 on a weather-affected first day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka at The Oval yesterday.

(CPL) – Antigua & Barbuda Falcons claimed a dramatic final ball victory over Trinbago Knight Riders to claim their debut victory in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) yesterday.

The Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s national men’s football team, suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of neighbouring Suriname yesterday at the National Track & Field Centre in Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara.

Ryan Persaud defeated Mickeal Roberts by a 2-0 score when the 5th edition of the Rebel Junior Lawn Tennis Championship continued yesterday at the GBTI Diamond Court, East Bank Demerara.

GH Renovations T20 Cricket Defending champion Cornelia Ida, Windsor Forest, and West Demerara Legends recorded lopsided wins when the West Demerara Cricket Association sanctioned GH Renovations T20 Championship resumed.

The inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship will commence tomorrow at the Campbellville Tarmac.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies’ outgoing High Performance Manager, Graeme West, will take up a new role as Cricket Ireland’s Director of High Performance.

(CMC) – Following his outstanding performance in the recently concluded Test series against South Africa, West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been named as a nominee for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August.

(CMC) – The Jamaican trio of Roshawn Clarke, Shiann Salmon, and Wayne Pinnock, along with Grenada’s Anderson Peters, all won gold on the opening day of the 14th Weltklasse Zurich League yesterday.

(Reuters) – Second seed Aryna Sabalenka charged into her second straight U.S.

(Reuters) – Argentina claimed a 3-0 home win over Chile yesterday thanks to second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala, to strengthen their grip on top of the South American World Cup qualifying.

(Reuters) – American Jessica Pegula mounted an astonishing fight back after a disastrous opening set to beat Czech Karolina Muchova 1-6 6-4 6-2 and reach her first major final at the U.S.

(CPL) – Defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors made it two wins in two games with a comfortable 40-run win over St.

CONCACAF Nations League Guyana will resume their historic rivalry with Dutch-speaking neighbours Suriname today at 16:00hrs as the Golden Jaguars oppose ‘Natio’ in their debut fixture in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.