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Fruta Conquerors U20 crushed Georgetown Football Club (GFC) U20 outfit during a friendly encounter staged on Wednesday evening.

Jamaica Tallawahs 226/4 (Brooks 109*, Wasim 41*; Shepherd 2/43, Tahir 1/34) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 189/8 (Paul 56, Hope 31; Wasim 2/25, Green 2/40) by 37 runs  The Jamaica Tallawahs will contest the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final after a 37 run victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Qualifier 2 last night at the Providence National Stadium.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women’s penchant for dramatic finishes continued here yesterday, the hosts snatching a one-run win over New Zealand Women in the opening Twenty20 International.

Gairy ‘Superman’ St Clair, the former IBF world junior-lightweight champion, is on a mission to make Guyana the `Las Vegas of Boxing’ in the Region in the near future.

NEW DELHI,(Reuters) – KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav smashed unbeaten fifties to lead India to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in the opening Twenty20 International in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Moeen Ali’s late rally was in vain as Pakistan produced a spirited bowling display to beat England by six runs in the fifth Twenty20 in Lahore yesterday and take a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series.

Keavon Bess, the Chef de Mission of Team Guyana’s delegation to the X11 South American Games arrived in Asuncion, Paraguay on Tuesday ahead of yesterday’s all important  Delegation Registration Meeting (DRM) for the event which kicks off on Saturday.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Max Verstappen could be celebrating more than his 25th birthday at the floodlit Singapore Grand Prix this weekend as the Dutch driver takes a first shot at securing his second Formula One title.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s four times Olympic champion Mo Farah has withdrawn from his home London Marathon on Sunday after suffering a hip injury.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said he wants his biggest rivals to be by his side when he brings the curtain down on his career, much like Roger Federer’s emotional goodbye to the game last week.

Fruta Conquerors crushed fellow Elite League outfit Ann’s Grove 5-1 during a friendly encounter on Tuesday evening at the Tucville Community ground.

Traditional giant Agricola Red Triangle has confirmed their intention of withdrawing from the East Bank Demerara Football Association (EBDFA) senior men’s league, citing a lack of prize money as the main reason for their looming exodus.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s aggressive approach to test cricket under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has paid rich dividends at home and batsman Joe Root is keen to see how it fares abroad in different conditions.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Max Verstappen could be celebrating more than his 25th birthday at the floodlit Singapore Grand Prix this weekend as the Dutch driver takes a first shot at securing his second Formula One title.

Jamaica Tallawahs 148/8 (Brooks 47, Nabi 31*; Wiese 3/19, Joseph 2/31) beat Saint Lucia Kings 115 (Du Plessis 41, Joseph 28*; Nabi 3/10, Allen 3/28) by 33 runs  The Jamaica Tallawahs will head to Qualifier 2 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) following a comprehensive defeat of the Saint Lucia Kings in the Eliminator last night at the Providence National Stadium.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Barbados Royals stormed into the final of the Caribbean Premier League, making a statement of intent with an 87-run drubbing of in-form Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first qualifier of the playoffs here yesterday.

Although he harbours the intention of returning to the senior men’s programme, Sporting Kansas City (SKC) II midfield lynchpin Curtez Kellman, says that his primary goal is to focus on securing a berth on the first team roster of the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Eliud Kipchoge will be the star attraction at the London Marathon this weekend but the Kenyan, who smashed his own world record for the distance in Berlin on Sunday, will restrict his exertions to handing out medals in the Mini-Marathon.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – All-rounder Cameron Green has been rewarded for his performances in India with a spot in the Australia Twenty20 squad for two World Cup warm-ups against West Indies in Queensland next week.

The inaugural triangular Inter-County cricket tournament was held in August 1952.