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NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies are sweating on the fitness of all-rounder Andre Russell but will have talisman Chris Gayle available for today’s key clash with Australia at Trent Bridge here.

PORTO,  (Reuters) – Evergreen Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, including two late goals, to give Portugal a 3-1 win over Switzerland in a Nations League semi-final featuring an extraordinary VAR incident yesterday.

The 14th annual Macorp golf extravaganza will tee off from 12.30 hours Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club ground.

The Golden Jaguars conducted their first training session in Bermuda on Monday ahead of their international friendly tomorrow against the host nation which will serve as preparation for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.

Golden Jaguars Head-coach Michael Johnson and his Bermuda counterpart Kyle Lightbourne said yesterday that the international friendly between the two nations tomorrow is the ideal preparation ahead of their respective maiden campaign in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Guyana Football Federation [GFF] First Vice-President Brigadier [retired] Bruce Lovell met with Denmark Football Association boss Jesper Moller at the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris, France, with the aim of fostering relations between the two entities.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) 12-month suspension of standout lifter Carlos Petterson-Griffith is final, however the federation will be revisiting the 12-month suspension of Junica Pluck.

Former national youth cricketer Kellon Carmichael has begun his 2019 stint in England with a few top performances at the weekend for his clubs – Goring By Sea CC in the Sussex Premier Cricket League and Sabina SC – in the Greater London Cricket League.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand will stick to an unchanged line-up as they seek to build momentum in their second match of the World Cup against a fired-up Bangladesh at The Oval today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French Open fans will be treated to the semi-final they had always hoped for as great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advanced in contrasting fashion yesterday to set up a last-four encounter at Roland Garros.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson gave himself a green light while the Golden State medical staff threw a stop sign in front of Kevin Durant and Kevon Looney as the two-time defending champion Warriors prepare to take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight.

(Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said it will seek a swift reversion of Monday’s Swiss court ruling in favour of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka survived a woeful batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain-shortened World Cup thriller yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh have dealt with the trauma of the Christchurch mosque attacks by becoming closer as a team, coach Steve Rhodes said yesterday as his World Cup players prepared to play New Zealand for the first time since the March mass shooting.

SOUTHAMPTON, England,  (Reuters) – India are banking on their experience in their World Cup opener against South Africa and cannot take the opposition’s depleted bowling attack lightly, captain Virat Kohli said yesterday, insisting the Proteas can call upon quality replacements.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England,  CMC – Ex-West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul snatched his second successive five-wicket haul but Derbyshire’s batting faltered, to leave their Division Two County Championship contest against Durham delicately balanced here yesterday.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies head coach, Floyd Reifer, has backed rookie Nicholas Pooran, to excel in the ongoing ICC World Cup.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – West Indies are the most watchable side in this year’s Cricket World Cup and every team will be wary of facing them, former Australia captain Steve Waugh has said.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Reigning world champion Australian will hold no terrors for a confident West Indies, when the two teams clash at Trent Bridge in their second outings in the ICC World Cup here Thursday.

Brian Cumberbatch What I see in this World Cup is it got a lot of upset, no one team ain’t getting a run to the final ok, you got to play.