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GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Test hopeful Tagenarine Chanderpaul missed out on a half-century as West Indies A took command of their opening four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here Friday.

(Reuters) – Israeli Blessing Akawasi Afrifah stunned favourite Letsile Tebogo to win the men’s 200 metres by a whisker in 19.96 seconds at the world under-20 championships in Colombia on Thursday.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are discussing a two-year extension worth $98 million, according to multiple reports.

(Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has likened player welfare to climate change as an issue that everyone is aware of but no one is prepared to confront, calling on soccer’s governing bodies to act before it is too late.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Chelsea committed a reported 62 million pounds ($74.72 million) yesterday to buy Spanish left back Marc Cucurella from Brighton & Hove Albion with the south coast club collecting a 46 million pound profit on a player they had signed just 12 months ago.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is optimistic of retaining the game’s all-format players despite their mounting workload in a busy calendar, chief executive Geoff Allardice said.

 (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell in Birmingham, England Kenisha Phillips will join the likes of sprint superstar, Elaine Thompson-Herah in today’s 200 metres semifinals after making it past the heats yesterday here at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.

By Emmerson Campbell in Birmingham, England Natalie Cummings recorded Guyana’s highlight performance of these Commonwealth Games so far when she served, looped, and smashed her way to the women’s singles Round of 16 following a seven-game thriller with Ruqayyah Kinoo of Mauritius.

By Emmerson Campbell in Birmingham, England An early crash in yesterday’s men’s individual Time Trial at these ongoing Commonwealth Games here in England derailed any chance of Christopher Griffith making his mark in his Games debut.

Seasoned referee, Tyrone Tyrell, was elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC), when the entity staged its electoral congress on July 21 at the National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Slingerz FC dismantled Crane 5-0, when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior Men’s League continued at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Pele FC Alumni, and the University of Guyana (UG) inked a historic bursary award agreement, which will offer five undergraduate scholarships at the country’s highest tertiary institution.

The Lady Jaguars ended their campaign in the CONCACAF Girls U15 Championship on a positive note, defeating Turks and Caicos 3-1 yesterday at the Hillsborough County Sportsplex Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.

The HERO Caribbean Premier League’s playoffs and finals tickets will go on sale today in Guyana.

With several members of the West Indies and India national cricket teams unable to travel to Florida, USA, for the remainder of the T20I series due to visa issues, the intervention of President Irfaan Ali ensured that members of the sides arrived on local shores for the considerations of the US Embassy.

(Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s U.S.

(CMC) – Fast bowler Marquino Mindley’s early three-wicket burst took the headlines as West Indies “A” grabbed the honours on a shortened opening day of the first four-day “Test” against Bangladesh “A” yesterday.

(CMC) – Jamaican Rasheed Broadbell equalled a 22-year-old Commonwealth Games record as he capitalised on the absence of Olympic champion Hansle Parchment to win gold in the men’s sprint hurdles yesterday Running out of lane six, the 21-year-old stormed to an impressive personal best 13.08 seconds, equalling Colin Jackson’s long-standing mark from 1990.

Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony yesterday after a judge found her guilty on drug smuggling and possession charges.