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The rain in Trinidad had the final say in Guyana’s CWI Rising Stars Men’s U17 Super50 campaign, washing out their final round match against the Leeward Islands.

The greens at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara saw an intense day of golfing action as the Farmsup Golf Tournament teed off on Sunday with Chet Bowling emerging as the overall winner at the end of it all.

The Nexgen Golf Academy teed off its Hole-in-One Challenge at its headquarters on Woolford Avenue and attracted a wide array of participants on Sunday evening.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh remained on course for a 2-0 series whitewash over Pakistan after pace duo Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana bowled out the hosts for 172 in the second innings of the second test yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Jessica Pegula, Karolina Muchova and Jack Draper all booked their spots in the U.S.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies opener Shai Hope was rewarded for his recent outstanding performances when he was selected by the Hobart Hurricanes during the Big Bash League draft here Sunday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has defended Jannik Sinner after the world number one tested positive for a banned substance but avoided punishment, saying the Italian would never have considered doping and he was not judged differently just because he is the top-ranked player.

(Reuters) – Uruguay striker Luis Suarez announced his international retirement yesterday, ending a 17-year career with his national team as their top scorer with 69 goals.

(Reuters) – Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev brushed aside unseeded Nuno Borges 6-0 6-1 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Steve McClaren faces his first test as Reggae Boyz coach on Friday when Jamaica take on Caribbean neighbours Cuba, in the Concacaf Nations Cup at the National Stadium but despite having no practice game and only a few days of training with the players, the Englishman says the intention is to win this and every game.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek swept past Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the quarter-finals at the U.S.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegui, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported yesterday.

(CPL) – A tournament-record second wicket partnership of 199 runs between Kyle Mayers and Evin Lewis was not enough to see the St.

‘Bend it like Beckham’ Futsal Championship Back Circle of East Ruimveldt continued their recent dominance over fierce rival Sparta Boss, defeating the North East La Penitence-based outfit 2-1 in the final of the ‘Bend it like Beckham’ Futsal Championship at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh’s Litton Das hit a defiant 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78 as the tourists recovered from a precarious position to post 262 all out after Pakistan’s Khurram Shahzad bagged six wickets on the third day of the second test at Rawalpindi yesterday.

GCA 2nd Division 2-Day Amid threatening clouds yesterday, the Ace Warriors just held on to see out a draw against Malteenoes at the latter’s ground on Thomas Lands as the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Friends of Cricket 2nd Division 2-Day competition continued.

(CMC) – A masterful innings from Quinton de Kock powered the Barbados Royals to a commanding nine-wicket victory over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the fourth match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua yesterday.

(Reuters) – Gus Atkinson took five wickets to get himself on the Lord’s honours board for the second time in the match as England sealed a comprehensive 190-run win over Sri Lanka yesterday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-test series.

Pele remained atop the standings in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League, squeaking past defending champion Beacons 2-1 on Saturday night at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.

Igloo Hockey Festival The Saints Hockey Club (SHC) Sigmas (U-17 boys), GCC Her-icanes (Girls U-17), and SHC Scorchers (Mixed U-14) all captured divisional crowns on day two of the Igloo Ice Cream Hockey Festival at the GCC Turf, Bourda.