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MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will bring his simmering rivalry with two young guns of the men’s game to the Australian Open where his hunt for a record-extending 11th title and 25th Grand Slam crown overall carries an air of inevitability despite an early loss in 2024.

(Reuters) – Steve Smith will take over from David Warner and open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja for Australia’s test team, selector George Bailey said yesterday ahead of a two-match series against West Indies later this month. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Following are the One-Day International and Twenty20 International squads announced yesterday for next month’s tour of Australia.

The first day of the Guyana Harpy Eagles practice match one was rained out yesterday without the toss being called or a single ball bowled as the heavens opened up to leave the players and fans in an anti-climax.

Action continued over the last weekend in the West Demerara Cricket Association’s (WDCA) Jits & Neelam 40-Over competition and saw Zeelugt, Zeeburg and Bellevue all racking up wins.

One of Guyana’s youngest hockey clubs, the Saints Hockey Club has been on a road of development mostly centred on teenagers and young adults since their launch in 2012.

Young athletes from the Upper Demerara and Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School athletics clubs will benefit from the donation of gear from a former athlete of the MacKenzie High School.

(Field Level Media) OG Anunoby scored 23 points as the New York Knicks took control early and extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a wire-to-wire, 112-84 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers last night.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars will not be allowed to hold any position in professional football for at least a year, due to his inappropriate behaviour towards women at Ajax Amsterdam, Dutch newspaper NRC reported yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The pitch in Cape Town, where India beat South Africa inside five sessions of a test match last week, has incurred one demerit point after being rated “unsatisfactory”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz is raring to go at the Australian Open where he will seek to dethrone holder Novak Djokovic and secure a third Grand Slam triumph that would see him reclaim the world number one spot.

Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matt Short, Adam Zampa

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Former West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Jeffrey Dujon has lashed out at the inexperienced squad that has been sent on the Tour of Australia for a series of two-Tests against the current world champions.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies Test head coach Andre Coley said the focus of his side on the Tour of Australia was so far “good”, and they will use their opening match on the trip to start building the good habits they will require for higher intensity tussles later.

(ESPN) Steven Smith will captain Australia in the ODI series against West Indies next month while fast bowler Lance Morris has been handed his first call-up in the format and Marcus Stoinis has been dropped.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Former Cricket West Indies director Baldath Mahabir has raised the alarm that the emergence of the United States as a host of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup could help to threaten the long-term sustainability of the sport in the Caribbean.

LONDON, CMC – English League 2 club, Walsall announced yesterday that Guyana defender Liam Gordon signed a contract extension that will keep him at the Bescot Stadium until 2025.

(Field Level Media) Domantas Sabonis notched a triple-double with 37 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds and the visiting Sacramento Kings pulled away to a 131-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus One of the world’s best strikers in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Bulgaria’s Dimitar Berbatov, once said “Sometimes, against the underdog, you can lose because they want it more.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The first of two Guyana Harpy Eagles four-day practice matches featuring a large pool of youngsters and senior national players bowls off today at the GCC Ground, Bourda from 9:30 am and Head Coach of the National team, Ryan Hercules has said that his interest is piqued as the players will vie for spots in the national setup.