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NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Nottingham Forest held visitors Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League yesterday, halting a run of five consecutive defeats and moving off the bottom of the table.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England captain Jos Buttler declined to appeal against Australia’s Matthew Wade for obstructing the field in the series-opening T20 match in Perth on Sunday but said he might be less forgiving in the upcoming World Cup.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – Real Madrid will focus on sealing a place in the Champions League knockout stage with a win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw yesterday and striker Karim Benzema will be back in the team to help, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are top of Group F on a maximum nine points from three games and a win against second-placed Shakhtar — on five points — will take them into the knockout phase.

(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq and ex-head coach Andrew Gale are among five players who have been reprimanded by England’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) for historical social media posts, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said.

(Reuters) – British sprinter Chijindu Ujah was banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for 22 months yesterday for a doping violation at last year’s Tokyo Olympics but cleared him of intentionally taking prohibited substances.

(Reuters) – New Zealand will play two tests and three one-day internationals on their tour of Pakistan starting in December, before returning to the country next April for five Twenty20 internationals and five ODIs, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.

Star cyclist, Jamual John took his talents to Essequibo yesterday and added another ounce of gold to his palmarès. 

League leader Golden Grove remained atop the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League, defeating Cummings Lodge 2-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) stormed to an 80-run win over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last night to retain the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society 40-over second-division tournament title.

Jessica Callender tied for first place at the annual Margaret Prince Memorial Women’s Rapid Tournament online, where she tied for the top spot in the Under-1400 rated division with Barbadian Alesha Lovell.

Standout featherweight, Keevin Allicock has progressed to the semi-final round and is assured of a medal at the ongoing South American Games currently underway in Paraguay. 

Malteenoes cricket club defeated 4R Lions by three wickets while Sophia brushed aside Ace Warriors by four wickets as the Georgetown Cricket Association/Atlantic Marine Supplies Incorporated Suzuki Motorcycles second-division T20 tournament continued yesterday.

By Charwayne Walker The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited sponsored Guyana Open golf championship will commence October 29th and conclude October 30th.

PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler blasted half-centuries to lead England to an eight-run win over Australia yesterday in the first of three warm-up games before the T20 World Cup starts later this month.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 113 and forged a 161-run stand with Ishan Kishan to secure India’s series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international in Ranchi yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka scored twice as they beat Liverpool 3-2 in a pulsating Premier League clash to send the Gunners back to the top of the table at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons says West Indies will use the two official warm-up games to finalise their planning for the crucial qualifying stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Max Verstappen captured his second straight Formula One title with a win yesterday at the rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix, capping a dominant season.

Santos won the maiden Joshua Denny Memorial Football Championship, defeating Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 3-1 on Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Georgetown Cricket Association/ Atlantic Marine Inc Suzuki Motor Cycles second-division T20 tournament continued yesterday with Guyana Defence Force, 4R Lions, Bel Air Rubis and Guyana National Industrial Cooperation (GNIC) recording wins.