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Sparta Boss will faceoff with Gold is Money while Rio All-Stars will battle Bent Street in the semi-final round of the inaugural Rio indoor championships following quarterfinal wins on Saturday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Fruta Conquerors romped to their third win in as many matches and in the process handed Lady Panthers their first loss when action in the GFF-Always Championship Cup 2019 continued yesterday at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Dec 8, CMC – Veteran opener Lendl Simmons stroked his first half-century in nearly four years while Nicholas Pooran made an instant impact his first match back from a ball-tampering ban, as West Indies brushed aside powerhouses India by eight wickets to level the three-match series 1-1 here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Beth England and Maren Mjelde both scored within the space of two minutes as Chelsea came from a goal down to beat title rivals Manchester City 2-1 while Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 over Reading in the FA Women’s Super League yesterday.

Julius Randle missed a game-tying free-throw attempt with one-tenth of a second remaining, and Indiana handed host New York its ninth straight loss in the debut of Knicks’ interim coach Mike Miller.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A beaten Andy Ruiz Jr., called for a rematch after Anthony Joshua won back an array of world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia yesterday, but the Mexican-American cannot expect to be at the front of the queue.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s captain Virat Kohli says his priority is to help India win matches than just play ‘slam-bang cricket’ for the sake of entertaining the crowd in the Twenty20 game.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – West Indies opener Lendl Simmons smashed a breezy 67 not out to help secure a series-levelling eight-wicket victory over India in the second Twenty20 International today.

Putting a greater focus on sports in schools and the question of the use of the funds of the Guyana Lottery Company were among the talking points when the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) hosted its annual Christmas Social on Friday night.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd spearheaded a brilliant come-from-behind effort as West Indies Under-19 defended a small total to beat England Under-19s by 36 runs in the opening match of the Tri-Nations Series here Friday.

-Albion, Tucber Park, YWCC in control after first day Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolts defeated Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) by an innings and 135 runs with a day to spare while Albion, Tucber Park and Young Warriors head into the second day in strong positions in their Berbice Cricket Board/ Banks Beer two-day first-division third round yesterday.

Traditionally known for organising softball cricket in and out of Guyana, the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) has turned its attention to promoting youth cricket in Guyana.

Guyana national men’s basketball team drew first blood in their three-match Goodwill International Series, defeating Grenada on Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

North Georgetown was crowned the new Smalta Girls Pee Wee U11 Football champions after dethroning defending champions West Ruimveldt 2-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Lodge Secondary, Marian Academy and President’s College secured contrasting victories, when the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School U18 Football League resumed yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.

Anthony Davis delivered 39 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 136-113 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

The Golden Grove Community Centre ground will be a hive of activity tonight when the inaugural ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Championship’ resumes with a pivotal doubleheader from 19:00hrs.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s fit-again seamer James Anderson has been included in their 17-man test squad for the four-match tour of South Africa starting on Dec.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde is set to travel to Zurich, Switzerland to be a part of a several high profile FIFA meetings with Director of Member Association Veron Mosenga-Omba and the General Secretary Fatima Samoura.