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(The Sports Xchange) – Anthony Davis scored 10 of his game-high 30 points in a two-minute stretch of the fourth quarter and DeMarcus Cousins had his seventh career triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 123-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Jamal John returned to his winning ways yesterday. One day after placing second in the National Park to Geron Williams, the season’s most successful wheelsman turned the tables on his fellow national rider to cart off the spoils of the 40-mile PowerAde road race staged at West Demerara.

The sunny, hot conditions bothered most mortals running the first leg of the annual South American 10k Classic on the streets of downtown Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday.

(Reuters) – India registered a 2-1 series victory against New Zealand after Jasprit Bumrah’s tidy final over secured the hosts’ six-run win in the third and final one-day international yesterday.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan marked the return of international cricket to the country with a rip-roaring 36-run Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka in front of a packed stadium in the eastern city of Lahore yesterday.

By Noelle Smith Guyana’s Deshana Skeete knew prior to winning the gold medal at the South American Youth Games in Santiago, Chile earlier this month that she would win the 400m event.

A maiden first-class century from 19–year-old all-rounder Keemo Paul highlighted day – three as the Guyana Jaguars piled up a substantive lead against the Jamaica Scorpions in their Cricket West Indies Regional four-day encounter at the Providence National Stadium At the close of play the Jamaica Scorpions were 62 – 2 still needing an improbable 422 more for victory.

Racing fans get ready, ‘the weekend of speed’ of the fourth and final leg of the highly anticipated International Race of Champions will be staged at the South Dakota Circuit on November 11 and 12.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Already faced with the challenge of yet another turning track at Queens Sports Club, West Indies could now be forced to battle frigid temperatures, when they face Zimbabwe in the second and final Test here today.

Ravi Persaud yesterday warmed up for the Lusignan Golf Club’s upcoming Guyana Open tournament by winning yesterday’s Banks DIH Limited/Citizens Bank Inc.

Add another first place trophy to Geron Williams’ collection. Six days after winning the Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness Road Race, the national cyclist took his talents to the National Park yesterday and sprinted off with the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the Payless Variety Store criterium programme.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sunil Ambris struck an imperious second hundred of the series to further strongly advance his claims for higher duty, but another calamitous batting collapse left West Indies “A” under pressure to win the rain-hit, decisive third “Test” against Sri Lanka “A” on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Half-centuries from left-handers Jonathan Carter and Anthony Alleyne helped Barbados Pride claim a narrow first innings lead, but purposeful bowling gave Trinidad & Tobago Red Force a chance for a second straight victory over them in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday here.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – An unbroken second-wicket stand between veterans Devon Smith and Kirk Edwards helped Windward Islands Volcanoes significantly cut their deficit against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.

Ravens and Amelia’s Ward Jets will face-off in the final of the sixth annual Brusches Classic Basketball championships following semi-final wins over Colts and Victory Valley Royals respectively on Friday.

Sophia will oppose West Ruimveldt, while Marian Academy will battle Enterprise in the semi-final stage of the Courts Pee Wee Primary School Football Championship, following quarterfinal wins yesterday at the Thirst Park ground.

It was a night of upsets as Flamingo and Camptown defeated Santos and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) respectively when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer Premier League resumed on Friday.

Plans are in the pipeline for a synthetic Track and Field facility to be constructed in the city in the not too distant future.

The Linden community is hyped and ready to host today’s PNCR 60th anniversary Day of Sports/Family Fun Day following a visit by Chairperson of the Organising Committee Annette Ferguson on Monday.

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul grabbed another first-class six-wicket haul to hand the Guyana Jaguars first innings honours over the Jamaica Scorpions in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional four – day league played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.