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BRIDGTOWN, Barbados, CMC – Andre Russell continued participation in the Global T20 Canada while opting out of the Twenty20 series against India through injury is all part of the plan for the all-rounder’s rehabilitation, Cricket West Indies has said.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Steve Smith became only the fifth Australian to make two centuries in the same Ashes test as another imperious, near-perfect innings on Sunday put a blunt England attack to the sword and left them on the brink of defeat in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston.

(BBC) Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced his retirement from all cricket at the age of 37.

Tucber Park Cricket Club (TPCC) of New Amsterdam is set to host a one-week summer camp. 

The Guyana Chess Federation has turned over a new leaf with a ‘clean slate’ taking over the administration as former Vice-President, Frankie Farley has replaced James Bond as the body’s President.

Returning to the saddle after a four-month hiatus, Team Evolution’s Akeem Wilkinson shaved off four minutes from last year’s time to ride away with the 15th annual Ricks and Sari sponsored Reagan Rodrigues Memorial 46-mile Road Race at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara yesterday.

Buoyed by a large partisan crowd at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden, tournament favourite Eagles FC defeated Botofago 3-1 to clinch the inaugural Divine Entertainment Summer Super Cup Football Championship on Saturday.

Guyana will commence their CONCACAF u15 Championship campaign today against Nicaragua from 9:00am at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA.

Grove Hi-Tech dismantled Swan FC 6-0, when the East Bank Demerara zone of the National Milling Company [NAMILCO] U17 Football League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa will radically overhaul their management team, including saying goodbye to coach Ottis Gibson, as they instead move to a football-style new structure.

-in 1-0 win over Albouystown-B A dynasty was solidified on Saturday evening at the Jubilee Park Tarmac, as defending champion Gold is Money successfully defeated first-time finalist Albouystown-B 1-0 to retain the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – A second successive century from Steve Smith swung an unpredictable Ashes opening test in Australia’s favour yesterday  as the tourists set England a daunting 398 runs to win.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record-extending seventh time yesterday and surge 62 points clear in the championship standings.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Luckless West Indies conceded their three-match series to India here yesterday after thunderstorms stalled an already stuttering run chase, leaving them with a 22-run defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Ato Boldon has long been unrivalled as Trinidad and Tobago’s most famous sprinter but there might just be a challenger on the horizon after Nicholas Paul blitzed to a second Pan Am Games gold in track cycling on Saturday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – All three matches in the CWI Under-19 Championship fell victim to torrential rains here yesterday, as the fourth round was abandoned without a ball bowled.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, CMC – World champions West Indies were left to rue another dismal batting effort as they slipped to a four-wicket defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Abhimanyu Easwaran and Anmolpreet Singh carved out unbeaten half-centuries as India A marched to a dominant seven-wicket victory over West Indies A here yesterday, to capture the second four-day “Test” and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Steve Smith’s unbeaten 46 helped Australia recover to 124-3 in their second innings before bad light stopped play with the tourists 34 runs ahead at the end of day three of the first Ashes test at Edgbaston.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, CMC – Captain Carlos Brathwaite said yesterday that West Indies’ failure to properly assess the pitch at the Central Broward County Stadium had led to their defeat in the opening Twenty20 International against India.