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ZANDVOORT, Netherlands,  (Reuters) – McLaren and Dutch Grand Prix winner Lando Norris have blown the Formula One constructors’ championship wide open with Red Bull in danger of being overhauled, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago edged the Windward Islands by two runs to jump to the top of the table in the CWI Under-17 50-over Championship when it got underway here Sunday.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who became the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died yesterday at the age of 76.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – France’s Clara Burel fought back from being bageled in the first set to defeat 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 0-6 7-5 7-5 in the first round of the U.S.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has announced that Sir Richie Richardson, the celebrated former West Indies cricket captain, will be taking up a role within the government.

(Reuters) – England have included five uncapped players for their Twenty20 series against Australia and Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts and Jamie Smith have been named for the one-day internationals, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Defending champion Coco Gauff overcame early nerves to cruise by France’s Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 in the first round of the U.S.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Led by superb bowling from Romario Shepherd and Shamar Joseph, West Indies snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to upset South Africa by 30 runs and capture the three-match T20 series with one match to spare.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Even rain could not put a damper on the well-attended final of the second edition of the Kares T10 Tapeball competition at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara on Saturday night.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh registered their first ever test win over Pakistan after spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan bowled them to a memorable 10-wicket victory in the series opener in Rawalpindi yesterday.

Guyanese pugilist Colin ‘Superman’ Lewis fought splendidly at the recently concluded Ronald Wilson Memorial Boxing Championships in Barbados, collecting two gold medals and the individual accolade of ‘Best Overall’ boxer.

‘Greatest of the Streets’ Bartica edition Tournament favourites Mighty Ruler, Avengers, and Misdemeanor secured berths to the quarterfinal segment following respective round-of-16 wins in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Bartica edition on Friday night at the Community Centre tarmac. 

West Meten-Meer-Zorg, Sawpit, and Royal Strikers recorded contrasting wins in the West Demerara Cricket Association-sanctioned GH Renovations T20 Championship. 

GCA 2-Day 2nd Division Competition   Despite rain wiping out most of the first day of their encounter against the Ace Warriors, Bel Air Rubis managed to bowl their opponents out twice on the second day to complete a 67-run victory in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Friends of Cricket 2-Day 2nd Division competition.

CHORZOW, Poland, CMC – The Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino continued her dominance in the women’s 400 metres, while Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent, Tia Clayton and Shanieka Ricketts all won their respective events at the Silesia Diamond League here yesterday.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands,  (Reuters) – McLaren’s Lando Norris ended Max Verstappen’s unbeaten home record with a commanding Dutch Grand Prix victory and second win of his Formula One career to breathe new life into the championship yesterday.

-police arrest Den Amstel 5-0 By Michaelangelo Jacobus The curtains came down last night on the sixth season of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League, as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) saw out a 0-0 draw with arch rival Slingerz Football Club to stay undefeated and clinch their second successive top flight league title at the National Training Centre (NTC), Providence.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Steve Liburd has been appointed as head coach of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A four-wicket haul by spinner Chloe Tryon coupled with a swashbuckling unbeaten half century from Erin Burns, carried the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over the Trinbago Knight Riders when the Women’s Caribbean Premier League continued here on Friday.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, (Reuters) – McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix by a hefty margin yesterday and ended home hero Max Verstappen’s 100% qualifying record at the Formula One championship leader’s home circuit.