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The Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption event is scheduled to potentially have six professional fights on the card.

(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) and its locked-out players have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor deal to end the second-longest work stoppage in the game’s history, a source confirmed to Reuters yesterday.

(Reuters) – European soccer champions Chelsea are now effectively controlled by the British government after sanctions were imposed against Russian owner Roman Abramovich yesterday.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, who inspired a generation of players with his otherworldly talent, charisma and staggering success, took his place among the game’s greats on Wednesday as he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

(Reuters) – Tennis players lashing out at umpires is hurting the sport and stiffer penalties need to be imposed to discourage it from happening, Rafa Nadal told reporters yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf has been cleared to play against Australia in the second test in Karachi after returning a negative result for COVID-19 in a retest, the country’s cricket board told Reuters yesterday.

(Reuters) – Formula One champions Mercedes were the talk of pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday after turning up with a radically revised car that caught the eye and raised hackles at rivals Red Bull.

Devin Booker returned from a four-game COVID-protocol absence and had a near triple-double, helping the Phoenix Suns clinch the NBA’s first playoff spot with a 111-90 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

(Reuters) – The Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch for the first test between Pakistan and Australia has been rated “below average” by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and given one demerit point after the first test ended in a draw.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, CMC – Shemaine Campbell struck a Player-of-the-Match half-century before fast bowler Shamilia Connell and veteran off-spinner Anisa Mohammed combined to ambush England, as West Indies snatched yet another dramatic victory at the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.

Following a successful hosting of the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic on February 19 – 20 at the Burnham Basketball Court in Georgetown, a decision was made to take the one-of-a-kind event to Linden.

Village Rams effectively ended Mahdia Movement’s Family’s three-year win-streak after defeating them by 52 runs Sunday at Durban Park.

Former West Indies player Philo Wallace, has expressed his displeasure with the surface at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua where the first Test between West Indies and England is ongoing.

West Indies Women’s team vice-captain, Anisa Mohammed, believes that her side will surprise a lot of teams in the ongoing International Cricket Council’s Women’s 50-overs-a-side World Cup.

Former West Indies player Sylvester Joseph, has showered praises on the West Indian Test seamers for their efforts on the opening day of the first Test against England in Antigua.

The Rest Selection and Team Rashad clinched the senior and U14 divisions respectively when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) conducted a three-a-side small goal football championship at the B field tarmac in Sophia on Sunday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A last session consolidation by Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner saw West Indies battle their way back into the opening Test after a top order collapse had threatened to derail their progress, on the second day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.

Kyrie Irving used torrid shooting to compile a season-high 50 points as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 132-121 on Tuesday night.

INDIAN WELLS, (Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced yesterday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester City sailed through to the Champions League quarter-finals after they played out a 0-0 draw against Sporting in their last-16 second leg yesterday, progressing 5-0 on aggregate.