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Defending champions Fruta Conquerors maintained their perfect record in the GFF Elite League with an 8-1 defeat of Victoria Kings Friday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – None of this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) games will be held in the US due to a poor turnout of spectators at those venues.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has sent a strong verbal message to Cricket West Indies (CWI) led by Ricky Skerritt that it should be cautious before moving swiftly to introduce a clean sweep of the top decision-makers of a sport which comes close to religion status in the English-speaking Caribbean.

The national men’s 15s rugby outfit, known as the `Green Machine’ will look to kick off its 2019 international season on a positive note today when they look horns with Guadeloupe in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s South Zone Cup final.

Despite a century from Robin Williams, East Bank scampered to a three-wicket win over East Coast in a last-ball thriller at Lusignan Community Centre in the Demerara Cricket Board Under-19 Inter-Association tournament.

Skipper Sanjay Stanley and his bowlers orchestrated a commanding eight-wicket win for Tri-State over defending champions the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in the final of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club (ECC), Ground. 

Pele Alumni Corp. (PAC) on Thursday last brought the curtain down on their third annual youth development programme at the St Joseph’s auditorium. 

Former West Indies Under-19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram was drafted to the Windward Islands while Guyana retained Raymon Reifer and took back Ramaal Lewis into their set up as Cricket West Indies hosted its Franchise Draft 2019/2020 yesterday in Antigua.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Left-hander Evin Lewis secured his first taste of Indian Premier League action this season in a welcome boost to his form ahead of the ICC World Cup next month, when he turned out for Mumbai Indians in a 46-run victory over leaders Chennai Super Kings here yesterday.

(Cricinfo) England batsman Alex Hales has failed a drugs test. Hales, who was named in England’s provisional 15-man World Cup squad last week, is understood by ESPNcricinfo to have tested positive for a recreational drug in recent weeks.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF]/KFC U20 Independence Knockout Club Championship will commence today with the East Bank Demerara section at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Gold is Money downed Sparta Boss to seal their final’s berth in the Stag Beer Easter Futsal Championships, winning via sudden death penalty kicks on Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. 

(Reuters) – Batsman Ajinkya Rahane has missed out on India’s World Cup squad but is doing everything possible to keep himself ready if an opportunity arises by joining English County Championship side Hampshire.

NORTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Injury kept West Indies captain Jason Holder out of Northamptonshire’s One-Day Cup clash with Worcestershire which they lost by 20 runs at home here yesterday.

Beacon Foundation in collaboration with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) have joined forces to stage a `Help The Fight’ three team T20 tournament today at Albion Sports Complex, Berbice. 

Plans are in the pipeline to reward standout athletes with scholarships and grants following a record medal haul from the 48th edition of the CARIFTA Games, which was staged in the Cayman Islands.

The opening night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship was one of upsets, as former champions Dave & Celina’s All-Stars and Amelia’s Ward Russians as well as contender, NK Ballers, incurred unlikely defeats on Wednesday.

Defending champion Fruta Conquerors recorded the largest margin of victory in the GFF Elite League thus far, dismantling Ann’s Grove 10-0 on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Two of the men that put the doping crisis in the global spotlight say the integrity of sport now faces a greater threat from match-fixing than drug cheats.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – The North West can claim to be the current capital of English football but while Liverpool and Manchester City head into the finale of an extraordinary Premier League title race, the biggest brand of all, Manchester United, are in crisis.