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James Harden posted a triple-double in his second game with Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, recording 29 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds as the visiting 76ers pulled away late in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 125-109.

(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

(Reuters) – Slotting into the test side after the shock retirement of Quinton de Kock, Kyle Verreynne had big shoes to fill in replacing a team leader, wicketkeeper and heavy hitter in the South African setup.

Olympian, Keevin Allicock has sternly refuted claims that he was dropped from the AMBC Continental Championships team claiming that it was in fact his decision to withdraw from training camp due to a hip injury sustained while in training.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has warned its regional member associations and affiliates not to participate in unsanctioned events, following the announcement of the Annual Mayor’s Cup nine-a-side Inter Ward/Village knockout football tournament, which is scheduled to start on March 27th.

Newly re-elected president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Ryan Dey yesterday said that decentralisation of the sport, better training and playing venues and more local tournaments were On his agenda for the new term.

Jamual John is back to his winning ways. After placing fifth in the season opener two weeks ago, the star cyclist returned to the front of the peloton yesterday and added another first place trophy to his palmares’.

In a battle of the established and experienced teams, Castrol Strikers defeated Young Achievers in a five-set thriller 3-2, when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s division one league continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

The Georgetown Office Assistants Promotional Committee (GOAPC) will stage the GTT ‘Super 6 over tapeball cricket competition on March 12th and 13th at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Mandela Avenue from 10:00am.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday paid tribute to Sonny Ramadhin, the legendary spin bowler who passed away at age 92.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Australia players are feeling “incredibly safe” after arriving for their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years and raring to dish out their aggressive brand of cricket, test captain Pat Cummins said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool held their nerve to win an astonishing penalty shoot-out 11-10 and edge out Chelsea in the English League Cup final yesterday after a rip-roaring contest had somehow ended 0-0 after extra time at Wembley.

(Reuters) – FIFA said yesterday that Russia could continue to play matches albeit on neutral venues and only under the name ‘Football Union of Russia’ but warned the country could be excluded from competitions if the situation in Ukraine does not improve.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India completed a 3-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka after Shreyas Iyer’s third successive half-century secured a six-wicket victory in the final Twenty20 International in Dharamsala yesterday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,  CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor struck a half-century but a timid West Indies run chase saw them go down by 90 runs to Australia in their first official warm-up of the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup.

(Reuters) – South Africa lost two wickets after tea but pushed their lead over New Zealand to 211 runs by the close of day three to leave the second test delicately poised in Christchurch yesterday.

Ja Morant scored a franchise-record and career-high 46 points while outdueling DeMar DeRozan and leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 116-110 victory over the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

Members of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) yesterday paid their final respect to the late Stanislaus Neville Denny who was buried yesterday following a moving Thanksgiving Service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam. 

Olympian Keevin Allicock was removed from Guyana’s team preparing for the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championships, set for Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 22-April 2.

By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) One thing that can certainly be said about West Indies cricket is that it now invariably provides much fodder for discussion and debate among its two million-plus estimated fans, wherever in the world they may be.