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Christopher Griffith rode off with the spoils of the Team Alanis/Carl’s Construction Inc.

These are still early days in CPL 2022, but there are signs that this could be a highly competitive season, with the rest of the teams narrowing the gap between themselves and pre-tournament favourites Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.

The Golden Jaguars’ chances of qualifying for the Concacaf U17 men’s championships were extinguished yesterday after they  drew with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) 1-1 yesterday at the IMG Facility in Bradenton, Florida, USA.

Eagles FC mauled Uitvlugt 7-1 when the West Demerara Football Association leg of the National Milling Company U17 League continued on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Pepsi Hikers, Saints Conquerors, Hikers Cadets and Saints S7N recorded respective quarterfinal wins when the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship continued Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Guyana’s male and female chess teams’ participation at the biennial FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, last month, has resulted in improved international rankings for the teams and some individual players.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Aaron Finch will hope Saturday’s debacle against Zimbabwe has served as the perfect wake-up call for his team heading into the three-match one-day international series against a formidable New Zealand yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Police have launched an investigation after Barbados midfielder Hallam Hope was left with serious injuries in a vicious assault following Oldham Athletic’s English National League home match against leaders Chesterfield at the weekend.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua said he would be ready to fight world champion Tyson Fury in December after he was issued a public challenge yesterday to fight a ‘Battle of Britain’ for the WBC heavyweight boxing belt.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India has summoned executives of Wikipedia after a national cricketer’s page on the online encyclopedia was edited following a match with rival Pakistan to claim that he was linked to a Sikh separatist movement, a government source said yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Police have launched an investigation after Barbados midfielder Hallam Hope was left with serious injuries in a vicious assault following Oldham Athletic’s English National League home match against leaders Chesterfield at the weekend.

(Reuters) – Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton apologised for an expletive-laden radio outburst at his Mercedes team as his hopes of a first win of the Formula One season disappeared in yesterday’s Dutch Grand Prix.

Sparta Boss won the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship, crushing newcomer Slingerz  9-5 on Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Plans are in the pipeline for the bodybuilding federation to host its flagship National Seniors Championships on December 17 at the National Cultural Centre.

Pakistan 182 for 5 (Rizwan 71, Nawaz 42) beat India 181 for 7 (Kohli 60, Rahul 28, Rohit 28, Shadab 2-31) by five wickets Mohammad Nawaz stunned India with the bat after helping restrict them with the ball after a rampant start to give Pakistan a thrilling win in their Super 4 match against India yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Marcus Rashford struck twice as Manchester United made it four wins in a row and ended Arsenal’s perfect start to the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford yesterday.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix from pole position for the second year in a row yesterday to send the fans wild and his Formula One world championship lead into triple figures.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff used her superior speed to overcome a second set deficit and pull off a thrilling 7-5 7-5 win over China’s Zhang Shuai to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Italian Matteo Berrettini reached his second consecutive U.S.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – All-rounder Kyle Mayers played two vital roles before rain intervened to create a tense finish as Barbados Royals kept St Lucia Kings winless with an 11-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method here yesterday.