Sports

Harrison, NEW JERSEY,  (Reuters) – The United States defeated Spain 1-0 in a hard-fought battle in front of a sold-out crowd at Red Bull Arena yesterday, with a late-game header into the net by Julie Ertz sealing the match on the second leg of the SheBelieves Cup tournament.

(Reuters) – Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated for additional crimes, the prosecutor leading the case said yesterday.

Anthony Davis had 30 points and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the host Los Angeles Clippers’ six-game winning streak with a 112-103 victory yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s pugnacious wicketkeeper-batswoman Alyssa Healy has another claim for bragging rights in her famous cricketing family after starring in her team’s fifth Women’s Twenty20 World Cup triumph on Sunday.

Three Leeward Islands batsmen scored half centuries on the penultimate day to establish a first innings lead of 94 over Guyana Jaguars at the close of play at the Providence National Stadium ground yesterday.

Defending champions Berbice cruised to their first win of the Guyana Cricket Board/Superbet 50-over senior female Inter-County tournament, defeating Essequibo by 10 wickets while Demerara handed the Select U19 side a massive defeat. 

National sportsmen Leon Johnson and Shemar Britton have used their social media platforms to call for unity among Guyanese as the country faces ethnic tensions stemming from the recent General and Regional Elections. 

Chairman of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) competition committee Shaun Massiah says the issues surrounding Guyana’s ongoing General and Regional elections fiasco have influenced the stalling of cricket in the capital city. 

ST JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC – Barbadian umpire Gregory Brathwaite has been named among the match officials for today’s final of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. 

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia captain Meg Lanning says the defending champions’ rocky road to the Twenty20 World Cup final against India has them ready for the “biggest game” of women’s cricket in Melbourne today.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India will have energy to burn when they take on Australia in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup decider, after their semi-final against England was washed out by rain, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said yesterday.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Jason Mohammed’s 11th first class hundred put Barbados Pride’s five-game winning streak under threat as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force took command of their seventh round encounter here yesterday.

ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho was ordered to remain in jail in Paraguay yesterday after a judge ruled him a flight risk.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has said he will not take to the court if the NBA bars fans from attending games to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

(Reuters) – Australian Marnus Labuschagne’s first one-day international century proved to be in vain as South Africa breezed to a six-wicket victory in Potchefstroom yesterday and a clean sweep of the three-match series.

LeBron James had 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 113-103 on Friday in a matchup of clubs with the NBA’s best records.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India opener Shafali Verma dancing down the track to hit back over the bowler’s head may look ridiculously effortless but it is the result of practising the shot at least 50 times a day, says the coach who nurtured the batting sensation.

Vishual Singh’s second half century in successive matches led Guyana Jaguars to 261 all out while Leeward Islands Hurricanes closed day two at the Providence National Stadium on 73 for two from 45 overs.

The tense political climate has forced the closure of several places of business and the postponement and cancellation of several events planned, sports notwithstanding.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell put to rest any lingering fears over his fitness with an exhilarating Man-of-the-Match performance as West Indies swept their Twenty20 International series with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second match here yesterday.