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The members of the competing teams in the GABA League Championship posing with their spoils at the Thirst Park Sports Club

Colts receive spoils for winning GABA tournaments

Colts Basketball Club were officially presented with their U-23, 2nd Division and 1st Division titles yesterday, during the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League Championship’ presentation ceremony at the Thirst Park Sports Club.

Former test umpire Hair guilty of stealing from employer

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been handed an 18-month good behaviour bond by an Australian court after pleading guilty to charges of embezzling and stealing money from a liquor store where he worked, local media reported yesterday.

Venus survives marathon as Pliskova races into semi-finals

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Venus Williams produced a vintage display full of guts and determination to grind out a 7-5 6-7(3) 7-5 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA Finals yesterday to set up a White Group decider for a semi-finals berth against Garbine Muguruza.

Chase nearing hundred hundred, Windies eyeing win

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Roston Chase was within touching distance of a fourth Test hundred as West Indies carved out a lead in excess of 400 runs to increase their stranglehold on the opening Test against Zimbabwe, on the third day at Queens Sports Club here yesterday.

Klopp’s Liverpool face mountain of criticism

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Juergen Klopp’s spluttering Liverpool team faced a barrage of criticism in the British media after Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur which one observer predicted would be the worst defensive display of the season by any top-tier side.

Curry fined $50,000 for tossing mouthpiece

(The Sports Xchange) – Former two-time NBA MVP and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has been fined $50,000 by the league for throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of a referee during Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA announced yesterday afternoon.

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