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Regal Masters went under to New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) Masters by five wickets in the final of the (NYSCL) Independence Cup on Sunday at Baisley Pond Park, Queens, New York.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Along with the establishment of 13 committees, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has also announced the formation of a Governance Task Force and a Selection Task Force to help in its reform.

President’s College, New Amsterdam Technical Institute [NATI], Berbice High and Marian Academy secured wins in the U18 division when the National Schools Basketball Festival [NSBF] commenced Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Ghana’s top sprinter, Joseph Amoah will be in the blocks at the Aliann Pompey Invitational that is set for Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza does not share his India counterpart Virat Kohli’s concerns about the short boundary on one side at Edgbaston where the neighbours will clash in a World Cup group match today.

The Guyana Boxing Association will be staging the Andrew Lewis National Novices Championship from this Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the rest of the Cricket World Cup with a toe injury, the team said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Cori Gauff served up the perfect excuse for playing hooky from school on Monday as the 15-year-old American caused one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history by dispatching Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the first round on Monday.

DURHAM, England, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 23 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Monday as Nicholas Pooran’s counter-attacking knock of 118 went in vain for the Caribbean side.

Usual suspects, Emanuel Archibald, Kenisha Phillips, Devaun Barrington, Natrena Hooper and Winston Missigher were some of the standout athletes on show during the two-day National Senior Championships which was concluded yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

Jamaul John has been crowned the new national road race champion.

Former West Indies fast bowler, Reon King, who featured in the 1999 International Cricket Council World Cup reckons poor batting, injuries and one dimensional bowling led to the Caribbean side’s early exit in this year’s tournament.

KANSAS CITY, United States, CMC – Following a 1-1 draw with neighbours Guyana in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dennis Lawrence has acknowledged that the Soca Warriors have a long way to go.

PEPSI Hikers and Hikers Generals completed commanding performances on Saturday evening to book semi-final spots and will face off against Old Fort units for a place in the final on the last day of the 2019 Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships at the National Gymnasium.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Saturday  received a new two-ton roller compliments of joint venture company Guyana Shore Base Inc.

Timehri Panthers mauled Mocha Champs 7-0, when the East Bank Demerara leg of the National Milling Company [NAMILCO] U17 Football Championship commenced yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – A spirited England ended India’s unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup with a 31-run victory in a high-scoring group match to boost their semi-final prospects yesterday.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – Despite having already been eliminated from the knockout stage of the 2019 ICC World Cup, West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer says they will be going all out to defeat Sri Lanka when they face off today.

Golden Jaguars International forward Pernel Schultz, has described his involvement in Guyana’s maiden campaign in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as an extraordinary experience.

NEW YORK, United States,  CMC – A US District judge has found disgraced former FIFA vice-president Austin “Jack” Warner in default, in a US$20 million lawsuit brought against him by CONCACAF.