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(Reuters) – The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out yesterday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

(Reuters) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek said she felt like she could do anything she wanted with ball after reaching the French Open third round with an ominous 6-1 6-1 demolition of Rebecca Peterson yesterday.

(CMC) – Results of the latest opening round matches in the CONCACAF 2022 World Cup Qualifiers played Wednesday: Group A At the Estadio Panamericano (SAN CRISTOBAL): Montserrat beat US Virgin Islands 4-0 Group B At IMG Academy (BRADENTON): Aruba beat Cayman Islands 3-1  Group C At Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores (GUATEMALA CITY): Cuba beat British Virgin Islands 5-0  Group D At Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (SANTO DOMINGO): Dominica beat Anguilla 3-0  Group F At Mayagüez Athletics Stadium (MAYAGÜEZ) Puerto Rico beat the Bahamas 7-0

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic put on a clinical display to stroll past Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2 6-4 yesterday and reach the third round of the French Open.

(Reuters) – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell said staying in bio-secure ‘bubbles’ during tours and competitions due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic had taken a toll on his mental health.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-handed opener Kieran Powell put himself in the selection mix for the South African series when he narrowly missed out on a hundred on day three of the four-day West Indies inter-squad match here yesterday.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) alumni Ronnie ‘the Heat’ Lawrence says improved funding and facilities are required if the embryonic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) scene is to develop locally and produce quality combatants.

Local Track and Field athletes will have their last chance at qualifying for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this summer when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) stages its National Senior Championship from June 18-20.

Devin Booker recorded 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the host Phoenix Suns steamroll the Los Angeles Lakers 115-85 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

Fresh off his contributions in the UEFA Champions League Final, Christian Pulisic is expected to start Thursday when the United States Men’s National Team faces Honduras in a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal at Denver.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler Ollie Robinson apologised “unreservedly” for historical racist and sexist tweets that came to light yesterday when he made his test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s.

(Reuters) – A second post-race drug test for Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit confirmed a prohibited substance was present, a lawyer for the horse’s trainer said yesterday, raising the possibility the dark bay colt might be disqualified.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will continue to offer development opportunities to some of the best young West Indians in the ninth edition of the CPL, which takes place in St Kitts later this year. Since

LONDON, (Reuters) – New Zealand debutant Devon Conway crafted a century on the opening day of the first test against England yesterday, with his unbeaten knock of 136 leading the visitors to 246-3 at stumps at Lord’s.

MELBOURNE/PARIS, (Reuters) – The waves of anxiety Naomi Osaka described before heading into a post-match press conference might be familiar to French Open finalist Sofia Kenin, whose gut-wrenching exit from the Australian Open was laid bare in front of cameras in February.

Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the host Denver Nuggets overcame a playoff-record 12 3-pointers from Damian Lillard to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 147-140 in double overtime in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

James Harden totalled 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter and closed out their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 123-109 victory over the Boston Celtics Tuesday night in New York.

With the recent appointment of the Director of Sport, the National Sports Commission (NSC) is now complete.

Experienced Golden Jaguar international, Colin Nelson, says he is uncertain if the current national squad can secure qualification to the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as the team is currently being structured for future successes.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has made a decision to reschedule the abandoned first-round match of the Under-19 Franchise tournament to Friday.