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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Bangladesh survived intense drama and a chaotic final over before prevailing by three runs in a T20 World Cup thriller against Zimbabwe in Brisbane today.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-handed opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul is set to follow his famous father and make his Test debut for West Indies after being named in a 16-man squad to face Australia in a daunting two-Test series Down Under next month.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) is scheduled to host its biennial Youth, Men and Women Championships in Spain next month.

Everest Cricket Club defeated Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by 10 wickets Friday night to lift the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) GTT T10 title at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Queenstown.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Bissoondyal Singh Thursday presented cricket gear to national U-15 opening batsman Navin Boodwah.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spice, Bounty GCC, and Old Fort Igniters secured wins when the Bounty Supermarkets National Indoor Hockey Championship continued Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Team R9, Unknown and YMCA secured wins, when the New Era Entertainment coordinated ExxonMobil Futsal Championship continued Friday evening at the Retrieve Hard-court, Linden.

Defending champions and two-time winners Melanie-B were among the teams clinching quarterfinal berths when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone commenced  Friday evening at the Haslington Tarmac.

St. Pius, West Ruimveldt, Redeemer and Enterprise earned berths to the quarterfinals when the ninth edition of the Courts Pee Wee boys U-11 football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown.

Christopher Barnwell’s double strike in fading light brought Demerara Cricket Club back into the contest after Georgetown Cricket Club opener Ryan Hemraj chalked up a half-century on day one of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Star Party Rentals/GISE/Trophy Stall first-division two-day tournament yesterday.

A belligerent century from Rajendra Singh ensured Bel Air Rubis a 99-run win over Ace Warriors yesterday in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki Motorcycles second-division T20 competition.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Glenn Phillips scored a brilliant century to rescue New Zealand after a rocky start and fire them to an emphatic 65-run victory yesterday which sent the Black Caps clear at the top of Group 1 at the Twenty20 World Cup.

US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch yesterday rode with Guyanese ultra-endurance cyclist Tyson English in the National Park to raise awareness for cancer and mental health.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sir Andy Roberts has questioned the effectiveness of director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, claiming the former West Indies captain appeared to be on a “joyride” rather than actively overseeing the development of the international squad.

Luka Doncic totaled 41 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season as the visiting Dallas Mavericks dominated most of overtime and held on for a 129-125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The T20 World Cup clash between champions Australia and England was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain yesterday, leaving both teams’ semi-finals hopes hanging in the balance and fans disappointed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Andre Coley says the Super50 Cup which bowls off Saturday will afford his West Indies Academy side valuable exposure to high-level competition, as one of eight teams set to participate in the three-week campaign.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday confirmed the players who will compete in the CG United Super50 Cup, after all eight teams finalised their squads.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – The Ireland-Afghanistan match at the T20 World Cup was abandoned without a bowl balled due to rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday, leaving the teams to split the points.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test legend Sir Andy Roberts has again pointed to the lack of “personal development” by players as central to West Indies’ run of poor form but has also criticised the coaching staff for their lack of innovation.