Sports

Al Horford and Jaylen Brown hit 3-pointers in a 12-point, third-quarter flurry yesterday afternoon that erased a momentary deficit and propelled the visiting Boston Celtics to a 112-90 victory over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the opener of their Eastern Conference best-of-seven semifinal playoff series.

Distribution Warehouse successfully retained their Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department Tape-Ball Cricket Championship, defeating Central Service by 44 runs in the grand final on Friday at the Thirst Park ground.

Pouderoyen FC and Eagles secured contrasting wins, when the West Demerara Football Association [WDFA] U11 League continued yesterday at the Den Amstel Community Centre, Ground.

The Philadelphia 76ers will be facing a double whammy when they visit the Toronto Raptors tonight in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Guyana Amazon Warriors are set to get a spanking new facility, which will also feature a Hall of Fame.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – Andre `Dre Russ’ Russell produced yet another breathtaking performance for the Kolkata Knight Riders to lead them to a comfortable 34-run win over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – The financial situation of Cricket West Indies (CWI) is much worse than previously thought, says newly elected president Ricky Skerritt.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Andre Russell has represented West Indies in only a single one-day international since 2015 but his World Cup call-up was not surprising and the hard-hitting all-rounder is hungry to represent the Caribbean side again.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt has defended the decision to use the facilities at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus to host a two-week training camp for the regional side.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, CMC –Valtteri Bottas captured the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton placed second as Mercedes set an all-time record of four consecutive one-twos at the start of a season yesterday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – A toothless and haggard Real Madrid slumped to a humiliating 10th Liga defeat of the season yesterday as they lost 1-0 at struggling neighbours Rayo Vallecano, who began the weekend bottom of the standings but dominated the game.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Andre Russell has represented West Indies in only a single one-day international since 2015 but his World Cup call-up was not surprising and the hard-hitting all-rounder is hungry to represent the Caribbean side again.

Guadeloupe triumphed 19-5 over Guyana in the exhilarating Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s South Zone Cup final yesterday at the National Park.

Jamal John, Romello Crawford and Briton John are in Mexico to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the Pan American U23 Elite Road Cycling Championships which pedals off later this week.

A number of Guyana’s promising junior basketball players were recently involved in a youth hoops basketball clinic which ended yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

In a replay of last year’s decider, Georgetown turned the tide, storming to the Demerara Cricket Board Under-19 Inter-Association title after beating former champions, East Bank by 164 runs in the final round yesterday.

Guyana’s leading table tennis club, Titans Table Tennis Club, yesterday hosted a successful player development seminar at the Red Cross headquarters. 

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Bel Air Rubis and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded opening round wins in the 2019 GCA/Toucan Under-15 100 overs tournament yesterday. 

The annual Hamilton Green 9-Aside Inter-Ward Football Championship will resume on May 5 at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

JAIPUR, India,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Oshane Thomas grabbed two wickets to help his Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad and keep their playoff hopes alive in the Indian Premier League.