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VAL THORENS, France (Reuters) – Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France and the youngest race champion in 110 years when he retained the overall lead after yesterday’s 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville.

Twenty-seven Level One cricket coaches have begun their Level Two programme at the National Stadium, Providence in the first ever collaboration between CWI and the University of the West Indies.

Guyana’s senior men’s 7s team were blanked 62-nil by the USA in their first preliminary Pool A match when the Pan American Games got underway yesterday in Lima, Peru.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – A sudden, familiar batting collapse saw West Indies A squander a strong position and leave India A with a straightforward path to victory on today’s final day of the opening four-day “Test”.

(Reuters) – Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh have earned recalls to Australia’s 17-man touring party for the Ashes series against England, while uncapped Queenslander Michael Neser is a surprise selection in the pace attack.

(Reuters) – Fast bowler Lasith Malinga said goodbye to one-day cricket in style as his devastating opening spell helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs yesterday.

Defending champion Gold is Money, Tiger Bay, Back Circle and Albouystown-B sealed their respective berths to the quarterfinal round, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship continued on Thursday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo has been sent packing for the one-day series against India starting next month, with injury-plagued all-rounder Andre Russell also overlooked in a 14-man squad announced yesterday by West Indies selectors.

LEEDS, England,  CMC – Flamboyant West Indies left-hander, Nicholas Pooran, did his growing reputation little harm with a stroke-filled knock but his efforts were not enough to prevent Yorkshire from suffering nine-run loss to Lancashire in the T20 Blast here Thursday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ireland’s dream of pulling off one of the biggest shocks in the history of test cricket was shattered as they collapsed to 38 all out to lose by 143 runs to England at Lord’s yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir yesterday announced his retirement from test matches with immediate effect, but reaffirmed his commitment to playing white-ball cricket.

(Reuters) – Abu Bakarr Kabba, a former Sierra Leone Football Association official, has been banned for five years for accepting bribes, the sport’s governing body FIFA said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Following is a list of the 10 lowest scores in a single innings in test match cricket after Ireland were bowled out for 38 in a 143-run defeat by England on Friday.

TIGNES, France,  (Reuters) – Colombian Egan Bernal was catapulted into the overall lead of the Tour de France in dramatic circumstances yesterday as the 19th stage was stopped early because of a hailstorm after French hopes had faded away.

GWANGJU, South Korea, (Reuters) – American swimmers smashed records and grabbed gold at the world championships on Friday, with sprint king Caeleb Dressel taking down Michael Phelps’ 100 metres butterfly world record and teenager Regan Smith lowering the women’s 200 backstroke mark.

‘DES MOINES, Iowa,  (Reuters) – Noah Lyles has left the spotlight to the 100 metres competitors at the United States national/world trials so far this week, but that will change today.

Tournament heavyweights Net-Rockers and Eagles sealed their knockout berths in the inaugural Divine Entertainment Summer Super Cup Football tournament, defeating Blueberry Hill and Coomacka respectively on Wednesday.

Alexander Village and Broad Street secured contrasting wins, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship group stage concluded yesterday at the Berlin Tarmac.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Test pacer Miguel Cummins struck twice in the day’s final over as West Indies A clawed their way back into the opening four-day “Test” after India A had taken the upper hand on day two of the contest here yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Mayor and Town Council of New Amsterdam (NA) have inked a 30-year land lease for the Vryman’s Erven ground, which will serve as the site for the region’s first football facility.