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(The Sports Xchange) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points, the final two on a crucial basket in the last minute, as the San Antonio Spurs roared back from a ragged beginning to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 at the AT&T Center.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, following on by 364 runs, were 106 for six in their second innings at the close on the penultimate day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Guyana Jaguars at the Brian Lara Stadium here last night.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Fifties from Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews kept Sri Lanka firmly on course for a handy first-innings lead against India on day three of the rain-hit first test yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – As if clocking up a first victory over Rafael Nadal was not enough, David Goffin continued breaking new ground by stunning Roger Federer at the ATP Finals yesterday to claim the biggest win of his career and reach the final.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies stroke-makers Evin Lewis and Kieron Pollard slammed half-centuries as Dhaka Dynamites crushed Darren Sammy’s Rajshahi Kings, but superstar Chris Gayle flattered to deceive, in his first outing in the Bangladesh Premier League here Saturday.

The inaugural Magnum ‘Tek Charge and Win’, Futsal Christmas Classic was officially launched yesterday at the Windjammer International Hotel and Cuisine, Queen Street, Kitty.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana Jaguars captain Leon Johnson hit a sparkling, fifth first-class hundred to put the current leaders and reigning three-time champions into the early ascendancy against Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the Regional 4-Day Championship on Thursday.

If you are a fan of chiseled physiques, then the place to be this evening is the Theatre Guild in Parade Street, Kingston.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies star Twenty20 batsman Chris Gayle said he was looking forward to rekindling his opening partnership with Brendon McCullum during the Bangladesh Premier League.

Turfites get ready, the ‘Sport of Kings’ returns to the Alness Turf Club tomorrow for a grand one-day meeting.

The Playoff Round of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) 2017 ‘Road to Mecca’ tournament bounces off today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – India’s top order bulwark Cheteshwar Pujara resisted Sri Lanka’s charge with a gutsy unbeaten 47 before rain returned to wipe out more than two sessions of the second day’s play in the opening test yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies left-arm spinner, Jomel Warrican, struck twice in as many balls in the final session to hand Barbados Pride the advantage on the second day of their fourth-round Regional four-day contest against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

Guyana’s Priyanna Ramdhani ended her participation at the Pan American Badminton Federation Young Talents Camp held November 9-15 in Paramaribo, Suriname and then participated in the Suriname Open Inter-national Championships held at the Ismay Van Wilgen Sporthal Nov-ember 16-18 losing in the second round.

Theron Mohabeer defeated Regan Pollard in the Open Division, while Taylor Fernandes, Daniel Islam and Alex Cheeks secured contrasting divisional wins, when the Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament continued on Thursday.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – An unbroken, half-century stand between Leeward Islands Hurricanes captain Rahkeem Cornwall and rookie Terence Warde helped their side recover from a mid-innings crisis triggered by the left-arm spin of Jamaica Scorpions captain Nikita Miller in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.

Pouderoyen needled Mahaica Determinators 1-0 to seal their semifinal berth when the inaugural Turbo Energy Drink knockout football competition continued Thursday at the Ministry of Education ground.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) through its Cricket Development Programme, will today hold a one-day spin-bowling and wicket-keeping clinic at the St Stanislaus College from 9.30am.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – CONCACAF’s governing council has agreed to launch a new Nations League tournament, for teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean, president Victor Montagliani told Reuters on Thursday.

The Association do Shotokan Karate (ASK)-Guyana held a grading exercise for 158 karate students last Sunday at the ASK Headquarters Dojo at the YMCA on Thomas Lands.