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Fruta Conquerors secured their first point of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield battling to a scoreless draw with Jong Holland on Sunday at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Curacao.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Under-20 and second-division Developmental Leagues got underway Saturday with the staging of a number of matches at the weekend at the Saint Stanislaus College (SSC) ground.

The Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) on Sunday defeated Ace Warriors by 10-wickets in the latest round of the Noble House Seafoods second-division two-day cricket competition at the MYO ground, Woolford Avenue.

Capital FC upset Botofago while Eagles United downed Topp XX in the quarterfinal round on Sunday in the inaugural Linden Mayors Cup Knockout Football championships.

TAMPA, Florida,  CMC – Bermudian Zeiko Lewis and fellow midfielder Neco Brett of Jamaica led three Caribbean players that scored in United Soccer League Championship matches over the weekend.

The Golden State Warriors celebrated their final regular-season game in Oracle Arena with a third-quarter explosion Sunday night, producing a 131-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Oakland, Calif.,

A century from West Indies under – 16 batsman Mavendra Dindyal underlined  a 44-run win for the national Select Uunder – 15 side over Essequibo in the opening round of the Rubis Bel Air Under-17 Inter County tournament at Enmore yesterday.

(Reuters) – Eden Hazard’s stunning individual performance earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over West Ham United which hoisted them into third spot in the Premier League yesterday.

Santos secured their second win in the GFF Elite League on Sunday, defeating Buxton United 1-0 at the Eve Leary ground.

LONDON, CMC – Discarded West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards grabbed two of the last six Essex wickets to help Hampshire complete an innings and 87-run victory in their Division 1 contest of the English County Championship yesterday.

The Stag Beer Easter Futsal championship continues today with another round of matches at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Linden Town Week Secondary Schools basketball competition will commence tomorrow with a doubleheader at the Mackenzie High School [MHS] Court.

A brilliant spell of left-arm spin bowling by West Indies youth player Ashmead Nedd spearheaded a thrilling 22-run win for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) over host and archrival, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the final of the Noble House Seafoods Under – 19 Generation Next Cricket competition yesterday. 

Following last week’s High Court ruling that deemed the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives illegal, Minister of Social Cohesion with Responsibility for Sport, Dr.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – UWI Vice-chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has described interim West Indies head coach, Richard Pybus’ perception of the now defunct high performance centre as “deeply troubling”, and says the Englishman failed to understand what was required to develop the modern West Indies player.

JAIPUR, India,  CMC – Sunil Narine fired with the bat for the first time this season as Kolkata Knight Riders extended their fine run with a dominant eight-wicket win over Barbadian Jofra Archer’s Rajasthan Royals here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Outspoken fast bowling legend, Michael Holding, has welcomed the recent leadership change atop Cricket West Indies but says the regional governing body now needed to undergo serious constitutional change if it was to escape the cycle of poor governance, which had plagued it in the past.

LONDON, Apr 7, CMC – Ex-West Indies speedster Fidel Edwards produced a fiery spell on a flat wicket to snatch an impressive five-wicket haul as Hampshire took command of their Division One contest against Essex at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Newly-installed Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, believes it will take more than just the Caribbean Premier League to revive cricket’s popularity in the region.

Lodge Secondary and Christianburg/Wismar will contest the final of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship, following semi-final wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.