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Fruta Conquerors u20 and Buxton Stars secured contrasting wins when the fourth annual Limacol football competition resumed Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Timehri Panthers-A, Grove Hi-Tech and Friendship won their matches when the East Bank Demerara leg of the NAMILCO U17 Football League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Uitvlugt made light work of newcomers Genesis 4-0 yesterday in the West Demerara Football Association [WDFA]/Trophy Stall U11 League at the Crane Community Centre ground.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Australia took a giant step towards retaining the Ashes in the fourth test at Old Trafford yesterday after they left England needing 365 runs to win with eight wickets remaining heading into the final day.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opener Tion Webster struck his maiden Twenty20 half-century while Sunil Narine fashioned a strong all-rounder performance as reigning champions Trinbago Knight Riders won their second match in as many outings with a 22-run victory over Jamaica Tallawahs here Friday night.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England’s serene progress towards Euro 2020 continued as captain Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick in a 4-0 demolition of Bulgaria in Group A at Wembley yesterday.

The Hero Caribbean Premier League will be working with Republic Bank to raise funds to support those who have been affected by Hurricane Dorian.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a hard-hitting and nerve-jangling 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams yesterday that put the brakes on the American’s bid to equal the all-time record.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former test skipper Allan Border says that if Australia take the last eight English wickets on the final day of the fourth Ashes test today and retain the coveted urn, the credit can go only to one man — Steve Smith.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Australia and France reached the basketball World Cup quarter-finals with a match to spare after tight wins over their respective rivals while holders the United States edged closer to the last eight with the 69-53 defeat of Greece yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Tridents have suffered a blow ahead of their opening game of the Caribbean Premier League today, with left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz ruled out due to international commitments with Pakistan.

  (Reuters) – Scottish rookie Robert MacIntyre fired a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to take a four-stroke advantage after the second round of the European Open in Hamburg on Friday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams 6-3 7-5 in the U.S.

Guyana Amazon Warriors will face St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the second match of the 2019 HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for both teams tonight.

Nineteen-year-old Afghanistan leg spinner, Qais Ahmad is set to replace Saurabh Netravalkar in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2019 HERO Caribbean Premier League.

Their opponents were the same. The city was different and the result remained the same.

 Keemo Paul, following his heroics with the bat to guide the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a match-winning total over the St Lucia Zouks on Thursday evening, said he is quite focused on evolving into the kind of player who can craft more enterprising moments with both ball and bat throughout CPL 2019.

Professional boxing will return later this month to the 592, ending a lengthy wait for the starved fans of the ‘Sweet Science’.

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Guyana has once again thrown its financial support behind the Petra Organization, donating $2,500,000 towards the staging of their second annual International Goodwill Secondary Schools football tournament.

All roads will lead to the Berlin Tarmac tonight when the inaugural 592 ‘Street Kings’ Streetball tournament kicks off with eight elimination matches.