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FARMINGDALE, N.Y., (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka survived to win the PGA Championship for a second consecutive year yesterday when he triumphed at Bethpage Black to secure his fourth career major title.

Stephen Curry saved 21 of his game-high 36 points for the second half and Draymond Green recorded a triple-double Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors rallied to stun the host Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 for a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference finals playoff series.

(Reuters) – Australia’s returning duo of Steve Smith and David Warner could face hostility from English crowds during the World Cup but can rely on their team mates to cope, coach Justin Langer has said.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) at Headingley yesterday.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Fresh off his Man-of-the-Series performance in the just concluded Tri-Nations-Series, West Indies batsmen Shai Hope is looking forward to leading the West Indies’ charge in the upcoming ICC World Cup.

LONDON, CMC – One of the greatest West Indies captains of all time, Sir Clive Lloyd, expects all-rounders to play a decisive role in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.

(BBC) Deontay Wilder produced a sensational first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale to retain his WBC world heavyweight title in New York.

Western Tigers defeated Guyana Police Force [GPF] 2-0 when the GFF Elite League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Well, that did not take long. After spending almost all of the year on the US racing circuit, star cyclist Jamual John returned to Guyana with a bang, winning his first event in his first start on local soil for the 2019 season.

The curtain came down on the National Sports Commission (NSC) 2018 national sports awards ceremony at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel Friday evening with basketballer Stanton Rose and national table tennis ace Chelsea Edghill receiving the Senior Sportsman and Sportswoman-of-the-Year awards. 

Timehri Panthers were crowned KFC Independence U20 Club Knockout Football Championship East Bank Demerara champion, defeating Soesdyke Falcons 4-1 yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Police Progressive Youth Club’s Rural Constable, Royston Fordyce ran away with the Aquatic Starz Shine ‘Fun Run’ 5k title yesterday when the race got underway in the Diamond/Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.

Essequibo head coach, Ryan Hercules has expressed his disappointment with the poor performances by his side in the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 three-day and 50 overs tournaments.

Meeten-Meer-Zorg Masters have accepted a challenge thrown out by Everest Masters to a 25-overs-a-side cricket match to celebrate the 50th birth anniversary of Ronald ‘Sticky’ Jaisingh today.

History was created yesterday when defending GFF Elite League champion Fruta Conquerors secured an unprecedented perfect season, defeating former titleholders the Guyana Defence Force [GDF] 2-1 yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

If your are a fan of entertaining, fast paced rugby then the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground is the place to be today from 13:00hrs.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Opener Sunil Ambris and all-rounder Raymon Reifer have been rewarded for their performances in the just concluded Tri-Nations Series, as they have been named as backups for the upcoming training camp in Southampton, England from May 19 to 23.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Hundreds of mourners flocked to Kensington Oval on Friday as legendary West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse played his final innings.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados Tridents have named West Indies Test and One Day International captain Jason Holder as their marquee player for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Demerara booked their place in the final of the Hand-in-Hand under – 19 inter-county one-day tournament by defeating Essequibo by 96 runs at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday.