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BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said he would not risk an unfit Lionel Messi in today’s La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao and continued to be non-committal about Neymar re-joining the club from Paris St Germain.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil Van Dijk have been shortlisted for the UEFA Player of the Year award, the sport’s European governing body said yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt has praised late former Jamaica and West Indies leg-spinner, Reg Scarlett as a “true stalwart” who gave his all to cricket.

The annual Osmond Cummings Memorial Football Championship will officially commence on Sunday at the Silvertown ground, Linden from 10:00am.

LONDON (Reuters) – Former South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) treasurer and executive committee member Romer Osuna has been banned for life and fined one million Swiss francs ($1 million) for bribery, the world soccer body FIFA said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Irrepressible India captain Virat Kohli stroked his second successive hundred and 43rd of his career to spearhead a remarkable run chase and send West Indies tumbling to a six-wicket defeat under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in the final One-Day International here yesterday.

Cassie Small was in a class of her own, completing a sprint treble while Davin Fraser was the fastest man on show when the Jefford Track and Field Classic  was staged Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

The third and final West Indies Under – 19 trial match ended on Tuesday in St.

On the heels of a successful hosting of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships last weekend, Guyana could once again host an international tournament of this nature, this time, the senior version in 2020.

Guyana’s’ National Under 11 Boys Champion, Malachi Moore is currently in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic participating in the International Table Tennis Federation Caribbean Hopes Table Tennis training camp which ends Monday.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Champions League winners Liverpool won the Super Cup 5-4 on penalties against Chelsea after the game ended 2-2 following extra-time yesterday.

Guyana Rush Saints maintained their perfect record while Moco-Moco earned their first win when the Theresa and George Bobb/Rupununi Football Association [RFA] Under-17 Women’s Championship continued recently at the St.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF], has shortlisted a 31 member locally based provisional squad to begin preparations tomorrow at the GFF’s National Training Centre, Providence, for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League campaign.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who has been locked in a battle over her testosterone levels with athletics authorities, said yesterday that she has not felt supported by other women in sport.

Emmerson Campbell captured his fourth National Men’s Physique title while Rosanna Fung (Bikini) and Marlon ‘Bolo’ Bennet (bodybuilding) had their first taste of glory on the Senior National Stage on Monday night at the National Cultural Centre.

Eighteen-year-old cyclist Ajay Gopilall recently made his international debut when he took to the saddle with the Guyana flag on his back in the 13th Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships.

After the holiday Monday last, the first-ever Tucber Park Cricket Club Summer Camp commenced yesterday with 30 plus participants at the Berbice High School Ground.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) yesterday launched its 2019 Junior Summer Camp at the club’s pavilion.

Recently elected president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), Frankie Farley envisions Guyana hosting the 46th Chess Olympiad while focusing on the development of the sport at the youth level.

Despite the continued call for the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) to host elections, when the Annual General Meeting was called yesterday, a 25 minutes delay was greeted with much skepticism and the event was eventually  adjourned for one week.