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BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman refused to answer questions on his future after his side slumped to a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Celta Vigo, which means they can at best finish third in La Liga this season.

Briton John and Raynauth Jeffrey each earned wins in the first two legs of the Independence Three-Stage road race yesterday but the former rolls into the hills of Linden today for the grand finale with a 12-second lead.

Veteran cricket commentator Guyanese Joseph `Reds’ Perreira said yesterday that if not handled properly, West Indies cricket could lose the talented Shimron Hetmyer.

Guyanese cricketers Nial Smith and Veerasammy Permaul were both listed among a Cricket West Indies (CWI) 30-man squad for three-week high performance red-ball training camp which begins today in St.

With the Golden Jaguars men’s team scheduled to resume their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June, the local contingent and management team will depart Guyana for St.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley yesterday, in front of the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.

Seth Curry scored 20 points, Shake Milton added 15 and the host Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 122-97 victory over the undermanned Orlando Magic on Friday.

(Reuters) – Rombauer pulled off a late surge to win the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes yesterday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, ending Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday, as the class of 2020 was enshrined after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane exuded Zenlike calm about his future with the club yesterday, saying that he is not focusing on the future although at some point he may feel the need to depart for the benefit of everyone.

The Independence Three-Stage Road Race, Guyana’s premier and longest tenured cycling event rolls off this morning in Berbice. 

In an effort to aid cricketers getting to practice and school, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) in collaboration with the Berbice Cricket Board on Thursday donated eight bicycles to young cricketers from the Essequibo Cricket Board and Georgetown Cricket Association.

For most of her table tennis career national player Chelsea Edghill has been funded by her parents Godfrey and Deidre Edghill.

(Reuters) – Ferran Torres scored his first Manchester City hat-trick as the Premier League champions beat Newcastle United 4-3 to claim an English record 12th consecutive away league win yesterday.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Critics of Japan’s plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics despite a fourth wave of coronavirus infections submitted a petition yesterday signed by 350,000 people over nine days calling for the Games to be cancelled.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – No overseas players have been retained by Barbados Tridents for their upcoming Caribbean Premier League campaign.

(Reuters) – Britain’s sports minister Oliver Dowden is confident sports events can welcome back capacity crowds from June 21, though he said some “high-risk” venues would require safety measures.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Organisers CONCACAF Thursday announced the full schedule for this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will mark the zenith of the confederation’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

Cricket West Indies on Thursday announced their summer at home schedule with Guyana listed for three T20Is.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women and support staff have received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca, through a partnership between Cricket West Indies and Antigua’s Ministry of Health.