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Pacesetters and Eagles tallied wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) U-23 Men’s Championship continued Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) assaulted the Western Tigers 4-2 when round two of the KFC Elite League commenced on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

(CMC) – West Indies bid to win their third ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup and become the first team to do it on home soil hit a snag when all-rounder Jason Holder was ruled out of the tournament because of an injury.

Guinness’ Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship A new champion will be crowned this evening in the Guinness’ Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, as the semifinal section and resulting final will transpire at the Retrieve Hard- Court.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final in Chennai today.

(CMC) – All-rounder Roston Chase blasted a career-best, unbeaten fifty in a Man-of-the-Match effort, and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie followed up with a box-office spell as the West Indies held their nerve superbly to trounce South Africa by 16 runs and seal the three-match series yesterday.

– quarterfinals commence tonight at same venue On a night highlighted by several penalty shootout victories, Back Circle, Lodge All-Stars, Taliban, and Back Circle B advanced in the ‘Settlement of All Arguments’ street-ball championship on Friday night at the Mocha Community Centre hard court.

Santos defeated Fruta Conquerors 2-0 last evening as the second round of the KFC Elite League resumed at the National Training Centre in Providence.

Bush Lot and West Minster were crowned the Region #3 and #5 divisional winners, respectively, in the Blue Water Girl’s U-15 Football Championships.

BCQS International Squash Reagan Pollard clinched a third-place finish in the Men’s 45-54 division in the BCQS International Squash Tournament following a convincing 3-0 victory over Barbadian Don Benn.

Assistance from the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport for the Guyana Rugby Football Union’s (GRFU) hosting of their Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship return fixture against Trinidad and Tobago is currently before Parliament and awaiting approval from the cabinet.

– Williamson heads into action today Guyana’s Desmond Amsterdam suffered a unanimous decision loss in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday when the second and final Olympic boxing qualifying tournament continued.

(Reuters) – Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic yesterday, as Britain’s Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.

(Reuters) – England beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the second T20 international yesterday on the back of skipper Jos Buttler’s blistering knock of 84 at Edgbaston.

By Michelangelo Jacobus Yesterday, amid the pouring rain, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup trophy made its last stop at the oldest cricket ground in the Caribbean, the world famous Bourda at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).

MIAMI, Florida,  CMC – St Lucia attorney general, Leslie Mondesir said ensuring a safe and secure space for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup is a priority for the Caricom security officials.

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Geneva Open semi-finals yesterday as the Czech reached his first ATP Tour final.

(CWI) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Cricket West Indies (CWI) proudly announces its latest initiative aimed at fostering a deeper appreciation for cricket among the youth of the Caribbean.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi Hernandez, the LaLiga club said yesterday, four weeks after confirming he would honourthe last year of his contract and lead them through next season.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup-bound, West Indies duo of Rovman Powell and teammate Shimron Hetmyer failed to fire against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – and Rajasthan Royals lost by 36 runs in the preliminary final of the Indian Premier League yesterday.