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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies has hailed late former West Indies stroke-maker Seymour Nurse as a “true legend”.

Fireworks are coming for the Golden State Warriors this summer, when Kevin Durant is expected to opt out of the final year of his contract and Klay Thompson becomes an unrestricted free agent.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa have called up all-rounder Chris Morris for their Cricket World Cup squad after a hand injury ruled fast bowler Anrich Nortje out of the tournament, in the latest setback for the injury-plagued side.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Vereya have been expelled from the top flight of Bulgarian soccer after repeated warnings from the sport’s European governing body UEFA over suspected match-fixing, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said yesterday.

Back-to-back half centuries followed by a three-wicket haul from Junior Sinclair ensured Berbice defeat Essequibo by 146 runs one hour before tea on the final day of the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 three-day second round match at the Lusignan Community Centre ground yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman, Seymour Nurse, has died.

ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, CMC – All-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall says he is working hard to raise his fitness levels as he eyes a call-up for India’s full tour of the Caribbean later this year.

LONDON, CMC – England seamer Jimmy Anderson believes Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer will add a new dimension of fear to the home side’s squad, if he is selected for the World Cup starting here at month end.

Soesdyke Falcons and Den Amstel secured respective victories yesterday in the inaugural KFC u20 Independence Knockout Club Football Championship.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has been named vice-captain for the upcoming World Cup, which is expected to be his swansong from the one-day format.

Maurice Cummings on Saturday last captured the Roger Bishop Linden Table Tennis championships men’s singles  title by defeating Shavin Greene at the Mackenzie High School Auditorium.

The 4th Annual Corona Beer Futsal Championship resumes today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with another round of elimination fixtures.

Grove Hi-Tech mauled Kuru-Kururu Warriors 6-3 when the East Bank Football Association [EBFA] Senior League commenced yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

George Hill scored nine points during Milwaukee’s game-turning third quarter run — one generated with likely NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo on the bench due to foul trouble — and the Bucks took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the host Boston Celtics 113-101 last night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – David Warner smashed an encouraging 39 with the bat and Steve Smith took a brilliant catch in the field as the pair savoured a victorious return to the Australia fold in a World Cup warm-up against a New Zealand XI yesterday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas was released from hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack in training last week.

Jamal Murray scored 34 points and Nikola Jokic collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets wrested back homecourt advantage with a 116-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday.

The Guyanese trio which participated at the Pan American Road Championships in Mexico all failed in their bid to clinch podium spots.

(Reuters) – Liverpool will be without forwards Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino when they face Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final as they look to overturn a 3-0 deficit, manager Juergen Klopp said yesterday.

Former Guyana Under 19 cricketer  Sean Devers is set to launch a  new Radio show ‘Sean Devers Sports watch’ on Kaieteur Radio 99.1 FM (Demerara), 99.5 FM (B’ce) and 99.7 FM (E’bo) and www.kaieteurnews.com