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The quarterfinal round in the inaugural ‘Turbo Energy Drink Football Championship’, will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are now nipping at the heels of leaders Guyana Jaguars, after their big win in the third round of the Regional Four-Day Championship last weekend.

Netrockers maintained their undefeated run in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) 2017/2018 Senior League, edging Botofago 3-2 Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Left-hander Jonathan Carter struck his fourth first class century but Barbados Pride’s late victory surge came to nothing as Jamaica Scorpions held on to force a stalemate in their day/night third round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here Sunday night.

Fruta Conquerors were crowned the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Big Four Champions’, edging Elite League winner, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 1-0 Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Moeen Ali is ready to play his first Australian tour match in Townsville after recovering from a side strain.

Three driver Vishok Persaud capped a fine day at the final leg of the  Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) race of Champions meet yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit by winning three Group Three races in his Lotus.

Guyana’s 19-year-old badminton sensation Narayan Ramdhani struck gold when he captured the U23 men’s singles title at the VRC Remembrance Day Open badminton tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada played at the Vancouver Racquets Club last weekend.

Guyana’s participation in the upcoming Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens championships in Mexico later this month hangs in the balance according to the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Barbados Pride got the better of the exchanges on the penultimate day of their day/night third round encounter against Jamaica Scorpions to close in on first innings lead in the rain-hit contest.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Veteran former West Indies left-hander, Shiv Chanderpaul, carved out a phenomenal 77th first class hundred and passed 27 000 runs career runs as he rescued Guyana Jaguars and forced a draw on the final day of their Regional four-day contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain, Carlos Brathwaite, played a key role to help lift Khulna Titans to an 18-run win over Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England coach Trevor Bayliss is concerned by his batsmen’s tendency to collapse and says starts will need to be converted into centuries if the touring side is to win the Ashes series against Australia.

(The Sports Xchange) – Rookie Lonzo Ball became the youngest player in NBAhistory to record a triple-double, finishing with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Los Angeles Lakers were dealt a 98-90 loss by the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

Amelia’s Ward Jets successfully defended the biennial Brusches Classic Basketball championships after defeating 2013 winners and Georgetown unit Ravens 55-44 Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hardcourt, Linden.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel restored Ferrari pride with victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday while newly-crowned four-times world champion Lewis Hamilton produced the drive of the day from last to fourth for Mercedes.

Winston Missigher capitalized on the absence of Cleveland Forde to win yesterday’s Oasis 5 K road race which started and ended outside the Children’s Monument in the National Park yesterday.

The annual GTM Health and Fitness Expo yesterday attracted a large turnout at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – When Spain play Russia in St Petersburg tomorrow, Real Betis midfielder Javi Garcia will watch from home in envy as his former international team mates tread on the turf he never got to grace.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A few hours after old master Roger Federer reminded everyone of his enduring magic, Alexander Zverev, the man leading the next generation of men’s tennis, dazzled on his ATP Finals debut.