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PARIS, (Reuters) – Manchester City took a big step towards their first Champions League final as goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them a 2-1 comeback win at Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief executive, Suruj Ragoonath, has questioned the real economic benefits of hosting the Caribbean Premier League, and believes the decision by St Kitts to stage this year’s tournament was a “risky investment” especially with the future of international travel still clouded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The South American Senior Championships and the CARIFTA Games both hang in the balance due to a surge in cases of COVID-19 in the respective host territories, Argentina and Bermuda.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) executive committee will conduct a thorough tournament review and evaluation of the senior men’s team’s winless campaign in the recent FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers in El Salvador.

“Since the election of the new administration of the Berbice Cricket Board in early 2018, we have stressed the importance of education.

The Babulall and Son T10 softball continued Sunday with United Brothers securing two victories while Crown XI, Venom, Adventure Sports Club, Queenstown/Ariel XI and Golden Fleece all won once.

Chennai Super Kings 173 for 3 (Gaikwad 75, du Plessis 56, Rashid 3-36) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 171 for 3 (Pandey 61, Williamson 26*, Ngidi 2-35) by seven wickets (Cricinfo) Four contrasting half-centuries told the story of the Chennai Super Kings’ seven-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the victors climbing back to the top of the IPL 2021 points table.

Luka Doncic outscored Stephen Curry for the first time in five career head-to-heads and Dallas ran off a franchise-record 28 consecutive points bridging the first and second quarters as the Mavericks pounded the Golden State Warriors 133-103 on Tuesday in San Francisco.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue as scheduled, a senior Indian cricket board official told Reuters yesterday, despite fierce criticism of the popular Twenty20 competition being played in the midst of a national health crisis.

(Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka pace bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal found him guilty of breaching its code, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed New Zealand bowling all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijn to replace Kane Richardson who left the ongoing Indian Premier League citing personal reasons, the IPL franchise said yesterday.

The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be hosted completely in St.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has  published its 2020 annual report and presented a copy to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in a bid to update  respective stakeholders on their developmental progress.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP), inked a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday which will afford 10 training scholarships to both male and female football players in a bid to improve their career opportunities at the end of their playing career.

The Women’s T20 Blaze could possibly be hosted in Guyana in September and will determine which country represents West Indies at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has announced Vicky Bharosay as its new assistant treasurer.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 171 for 5 (de Villiers 75*, Patidar 31, Harshal 2-37) beat Delhi Capitals 170 for 4 (Pant 58*, Hetmyer 53*) by one run With Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer set in the middle and the Delhi Capitals needing 14 to win, the batting side held the edge going into the final over of the chase.

(Reuters) – India’s cricket board, the BCCI, yesterday told players it will ensure their safe return home once the ongoing Twenty20 tournament is completed, in a charm offensive as the COVID-19 pandemic grips the country, local media reported.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia will not prioritise its Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketers for repatriation from India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday, as the Asian nation continues to battle a massive surge in COVID-19 infections.

(CPL) The 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place in St Kitts & Nevis in its entirety, with all 33 games being played in the Federation.