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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Opening batsman Brandon King, who helped West Indies avoid a whitewash in their T20I series against New Zealand believes his side can learn from their opponents’ focus and concentration on the field.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – The Premier League celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday, marking three decades that has seen English club football transformed into the world’s leading sports entertainment product.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England are expected to reprise their new attacking approach instilled by captain Ben Stokes, but will come up against a powerful South Africa seam attack in the three-test series starting tomorrow.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia have targeted the inclusion of the sport at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as part of a strategic plan to expand participation and maintain the game’s position at the heart of the country’s sporting culture.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Organisers of a new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates are working with their counterparts in Australia and South Africa to minimise the impact of scheduling clashes with their competitions, a top official has told Reuters.

(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Antonio Conte have been charged by the Football Association (FA) following their confrontation after Sunday’s heated Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge.

(Reuters) – Pablo Carreno Busta said claiming the biggest title of his career at the Canadian Masters on Sunday has given him a massive boost in confidence and self-belief for the remainder of the season.

(Reuters) – Adrien Broner yesterday withdrew from his Aug. 20 comeback fight against Omar Figueroa citing mental health issues.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s combination of quality spin bowling and sharp fielding gives them a good chance of winning a maiden T20 World Cup title in Australia this year, in-form batsman Glenn Phillips said.

 (Reuters) – British Open champion Cameron Smith has withdrawn from this week’s BMW Championship due to a hip injury, the PGA Tour announced on Monday.

Reuters) – FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to “undue influence from third parties”, world soccer’s governing body said yesterday.

If you are a fan of the ‘Sport of Kings’, then the place to be yesterday was the Rising Sun Turf Club to witness the 14th edition of the Guyana Cup, the nation’s biggest horse race meet.

(CMC) – West Indies snapped a five-game losing streak with a convincing eight-wicket victory over New Zealand, ending an otherwise miserable three-match series on a high note yesterday.

Rivers View won the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Senior Men’s League, coming from behind to defeat Rising Stars 3-1 on Saturday evening at the Community Centre ground.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Western Tigers, and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) recorded contrasting victories, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Guyana’s basketballers endured mixed fortunes in their group-B campaign at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, defeating Mauritania but losing to Uganda yesterday at the Karatay Congress and Sports Centre.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors are currently fine-tuning their preparations for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Superb bowling performances from off-spinners, Jonathan Rampersaud and Mavindra Dindyal saw Guyana beating Trinidad and Tobago by 41 runs in the opening round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-19 tournament.

Heavyweights Gold is Money and Bent Street were sent packing in the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship, following unlikely defeats to East Front Road, and Stabroek Ballers respectively on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

By Charwayne Walker Congratulations to young West Indies left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie on claiming his career best One Day International (ODI) figures of four 4-23 against Bangladesh at the Providence Stadium, East Bank Demerara.