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Kevon Cooper
Kevon Cooper

Knight Riders surge to victory in thrilling final

(CPL T20) A stunning late surge from the Trinbago Knight Riders turned a helter-skelter match on its head right at the death to seal their second Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title and deny St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in a thrilling final.

Christopher Barnwell rocks back and watches one closely during his match winning innings yesterday. (Royston Alkins Photo)
Christopher Barnwell rocks back and watches one closely during his match winning innings yesterday. (Royston Alkins Photo)

Lewis, Barnwell power G/Town to five-wicket win over L/Corentyne 

Experienced first class all-rounder, Christopher Barnwell recorded a pugnacious second innings fifty, his second of the match to power Georgetown to a five-wicket victory over Lower Corentyne in the latest round of the Guyana Cricket Board/Jaguars three- day franchise league at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground, East Coast Demerara, yesterday.

Pacesetters b/ball teams in hard fought wins

Pacesetters Basketball teams secured hard-fought wins in the first and U23 divisions when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championship continued on Friday at the Burnham Court on Carmichael and Middle Streets.

League leaders Cougars FC suffer upset defeat

League leader Cougars FC slipped to an unlikely 1-0 loss to Hopetown Rangers, when the Berbice zone in the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football League continued on Friday Staged at the Burnham Park ground in New Amsterdam, Dave Torrington was the difference on the day in the reduced 60 minute affair, uncorking a right foot shot into the roof of the net in the 29th minute.

Jaime Skeete: A highly-qualified swimming coach

By Noelle Smith Learning to swim was always on Jaime Skeete’s bucket list and it was while doing work study at was then the Guyana Television Broadcast Company (GTV) in 2000 – now the National Communications Network (NCN) – that he became involved with swimming.

Messi treble stretches Barca lead over wasteful Real

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – An insatiable Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona hammered Espanyol 5-0 in a local derby yesterday to make it three wins from three and take full advantage after Liga champions Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Levante.

Chelsea roll on with 2-1 win at Leicester

(Reuters) – English champions Chelsea ground out their third successive Premier League win after goals from Alvaro Morata and N’Golo Kante helped them to a 2-1 defeat of Leicester City on Saturday.

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