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Defending champions, Guyana Jaguars held a slim lead of 28 runs over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force after 22 wickets tumbled on the first day of the pink-ball 10th  round match in the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships last night at the Providence Stadium.

(Reuters) – James Harden is dribbling his way to one of the most prolific offensive seasons in NBA history but it’s probably fair to say that no one saw it coming.

Skyy Vodka became the latest sponsor to throw its support behind the Richard Mittleholzer birth anniversary domino championship, donating an undisclosed sum during a simple presentation ceremony yesterday at the Ansa McAl headquarters at Beterverwagting.

The New Amsterdam [NA] Stelling Tarmac will come alive tonight when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Championship commences with eight matches slated to be played.

F Division-A, Presidential Guard, A Division-A and C Division recorded lopsided wins when the Guyana Police Force Inter-Division/Branch 5-a-side Football Championship continued on Wednesday at the Eve Leary ground.

An unbroken third-wicket partnership of 57 between Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Leon Johnson set Guyana Jaguars on course for victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Providence National Stadium.

March (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Champions League exit has left the club perplexed and searching for answers but there will be no knee-jerk reaction to fire coach Thomas Tuchel after their latest European failure, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket West Indies presidential candidate, Ricky Skerritt, wants to see increased trust and respect in the relationship between players and the governing board.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 0-6 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The IAAF will elect its first female vice-president at its congress in September as part of minimum gender targets to bring parity to athletics governance, the global governing body said yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Assistant coach Vasbert Drakes has underscored the importance of execution as West Indies go in search of a series-leveling win in the pivotal second Twenty20 International of the three-match series here today.

With 17 games remaining in the regular season and the Los Angeles Lakers 6 1/2 games out of a playoff spot, their playoff chances grow slimmer by the day.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Sunil Ambris missed out on his eighth first class hundred but ensured his name remained in the Test selection frame, on the opening day of Windward Islands Volcanoes’ final round match against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner agonisingly missed out on his second first class hundred in his first match of the season as he led a Jamaica Scorpions fightback against Barbados Pride on the opening day of their final round contest in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Germany coach Joachim Loew’s decision to end Thomas Mueller’s international career has left the Bayern Munich midfielder “angry” and struggling to come to terms with the manner in which he received the news.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.  (Reuters) – Roger Federer is looking forward to having more freedom and more time with his family when he eventually leaves behind the sport he has dominated, the Swiss master said on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – If Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward was still fretting over whether to give caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the job on a permanent basis, Wednesday’s triumph in Paris surely tipped the scales in the Norwegian’s favour.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James reflected emotionally on his life and career after passing Michael Jordan to move into fourth place on the NBA career scoring list on Wednesday night.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Seven years into his retirement and former test stalwart Rahul Dravid is still making silent and important contribution for India, shaping the next generation of cricketers who will form the core of the team.

Four-time consecutive champions, Guyana Jaguars will enter their final match of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships with their mind focused on securing the title with a win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force today.