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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain, then bad light, scuppered Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s hopes of a third win in the Super50 Cup, forcing a no result with minnows Combined Campuses and Colleges here yesterday.

The winning ways of thoroughbred, ’Looking to Heaven’ continued on Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club.

Behind 33 points from Donovan Mitchell and a dominant fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers scored their eighth consecutive win with a 114-100 defeat of the host Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Bowler Tim Southee said New Zealand will not underestimate Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals despite the South Asian side’s struggles to make it through the group phase.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana Harpy Eagles defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by 61 runs in their Zone A game of the Super50 Cup at Brian Lara Stadium here yesterday.

Western Tigers and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) will contest the final of the Georgetown Football Association Super-8 Championship, following semi-final wins on Sunday.

The crowning of a new champion transpired on Saturday evening in front of an enormous crowd at the Haslington tarmac as Liliendaal Hustlers won their maiden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara championship, defeating former winners Beterverwagting (BV `A’)  on penalty kicks.

Stabroek Ballers and Bent Street recorded wins in the men’s division while Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Police Force secured victories in the women’s section of the MVP Sports Futsal championships Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Unknown won the ExxonMobil Futsal Championships, defeating Achievers 16-8  at the Retrieve Hard-court, Linden on Saturday evening.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Arsenal ended champions Manchester City’s short stay at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Chelsea yesterday that reinforced their credentials as genuine title challengers.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi survived brutal heat and humidity to win the New York City Marathons yesterday after Brazilian Daniel Do Nascimento collapsed during the race.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each hit six 3-pointers in a record-setting performance as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the host New York Knicks for a 133-118 victory Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – South Africa have themselves to blame for a disappointing 13-run loss to the Netherlands yesterday which eliminated them from the Twenty20 World Cup and the squad deserves better, head coach Mark Boucher said.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – India’s rout of Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday may have lacked for drama but Suryakumar Yadav ensured most of the 82,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground went home happy by putting on a show with the bat.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan cricket authorities said yesterday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged sexual assault.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Tevin Imlach’s unbeaten half-century guided Guyana Harpy Eagles to their second straight win in the Super50 Cup, via a comfortable five-wicket result against Combined Campuses and Colleges.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pakistan joined India in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals yesterday after South Africa crashed out of the tournament following a stunning defeat by the Netherlands.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged sexual assault.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Pakistan joined India in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals today after South Africa crashed out of the tournament after a stunning defeat by the Netherlands.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Government of Guyana (GoG) following a meeting with several stakeholders, will stage a year-end inter-ward football competition dubbed ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’, which is set to commence next Sunday.