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LONDON, CMC – West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard has been snapped up by London Spirit as their number one pick for the second edition of the Hundred starting in August.

(Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday said the Football Union of Russia (FUR) had withdrawn its appeal against soccer’s world governing body FIFA as well as the Polish, Swedish and Czech Republic Football Associations.

Nadine Trotz, manager of the CARIFTA Games bound athletes has expressed confidence that the teen athletes will show up and show out when the event is staged in Kington, Jamaica during the Easter weekend.

The calendar has flipped to April and the buzz and the vitriol is heating up around the ‘Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption’ card.

Charismatic Guyanese all-rounder, Keemo Paul has signed with the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2022 edition of the Caribbean Premier League during the pre-draft retentions and signings.

Eric Thomas’ innings, along with tight bowling, saw Regal Legends defeating Toronto Blizzards by 79 runs in the final of the Over-50s category of the 2022 Florida softball competition Saturday in Fort Lauderdale.

Cougars FC defeated Corriverton Links 2-1 when the third 592 Beer ‘Skills for Cash’ seven-a-side football tournament resumed Sunday evening at the Rosignol Community ground, West Coast, Berbice.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Jason Holder made an instant impact, holding his nerve to snatch three wickets in the last over and propel Lucknow Super Giants to a 12-run victory over Nicholas Pooran’s Sunrisers Hyderabad here yesterday.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets as South Africa made light work of bowling Bangladesh out for 53 in 19 overs in their second innings to claim a 220-run victory in the first test at Kingsmead yesterday.

Aleksej Pokusevski had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double as the lowly Oklahoma City Thunder sent the NBA-best Phoenix Suns to one of their worst losses of the season, 117-96 on Sunday night.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – Head coach Courtney Walsh has praised the tenacity shown by West Indies Women at the just concluded ICC Women’s World Cup, and believes reaching the semi-finals was a major achievement by the Caribbean side.

(Reuters) – An emotional Ross Taylor got a winning farewell from his New Zealand team mates who thrashed the Netherlands by 115 runs in the final one-dayer to complete a 3-0 series sweep yesterday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Alyssa Healy struck a colossal 170 and created history along the way to Australia Women winning their seventh ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title, with a 71-run victory over England yesterday.

The CARIFTA Games bound athletes yesterday showed up and showed out, recording scintillating performances at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) ‘Super Champs’ staged at the National Track and Field Centre. 

LEICESTER, England, (Reuters) –  Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed resounding 5-0 wins in the Women’s Super League yesterday as the Blues regained their two-point lead at the top of the table by thrashing Reading after Arsenal hammered Leicester City earlier in the day.

The Golden Jaguars U16 boys squad will leave local shores on April 16th for Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in a UEFA organized friendly tournament, and head-coach Vurlon Mills has declared the sojourn as a monumental opportunity for the country.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) commenced training of a provisional men’s roster at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue yesterday in preparation for the South American Confederation Championships in Ecuador.

Trae Young scored 36 points — nine in the final minute — to help the Atlanta Hawks offset a career-high 55-point night from Kevin Durant and hang on to beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets  122-115 on Saturday.

Andre ‘Padlock’ Green kicked off April’s racing calendar in fine style yesterday by powering  to victory in the ‘Hell in the Cell’ 55-mile road race.

Following their participation in the inaugural Courts Caribbean Classic in Trinidad and Tobago, the Guyana Senior Men’s resumed training at the National Training Centre in Providence ahead of their participation in the Concacaf Nations League in June.