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Three of Guyana’s table tennis players are participating in the third annual WASA Table Tennis invitational tournament which continues today  in Trinidad and Tobago.

Two matches will take place today when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society (NBS) second-division limited-overs competition continues at various grounds in Georgetown.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has signed a new contract with Lancashire at the age of 43, the club said on Friday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Teenaged seamer Sherfane Rutherford snatched a six-wicket haul to put Guyana Jaguars in command of their second round match in the Regional four-day championship against Windward Islands Volcanoes here Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Hometown boy Sheldon Cottrell followed up a half-century from Montcin Hodge with a destructive spell of left-arm fast bowling, but Sri Lanka “A” defied them to clinch a two-wicket victory over West Indies “A” in the first One-day match on Wednesday.

Camptown and Mahaica Determinators sealed their berths to the quarterfinal round, securing lopsided wins over Buxton Stars and Winners Connection respectively, when the ‘Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship’ continued on Wednesday.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies’ bid for a clean sweep ended in frustration as wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva struck a defiant half-century to earn Zimbabwe a precious draw on the final day of the second Test here Thursday.

(Reuters) – Ben Stokes’ participation in the Ashes would be an “absolute bonus” but England are preparing contingency plans after writing off the all-rounder for the series, coach Trevor Bayliss said.

The Lions Club of Bel-Air in collaboration with Clear Waters, will stage a two day Domino Tournament this weekend at the former’s Enachu Street Headquarters in Section K Campbellville.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Gavin Tonge proved there was life left in the old man yet with an incisive spell of fast-medium, swing bowling that catapulted Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a stunning, innings-and-four-run victory over Barbados Pride in the Digicel 4-Day Championship on Thursday.

Four teenage cyclists will represent Guyana at the Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships slated for this weekend in Barbados after raising enough funds to cover their own airfare.

Mae’s and Bush Lot Secondary Schools yesterday recorded wins in the latest round of the 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/ Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/National Sports Commission/ National Secondary School Cricket League (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL) continued with matches being played in Georgetown and the East Coast of Demerara.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Spanish teams have ruled with an iron fist in Europe for the last few years but a disappointing round of results in the Champions League has left the media wondering if this dominant era might be grinding to a halt.

The South Turkeyen Sports Club in association with ‘Bannas Foundation’, will stage a 4-aside football competition on Sunday November 5th at the Jubilee Park Tarmac from 9:00am.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Wednesday: Pacers 124,  Cavaliers 107 Thaddeus Young scored 26 points to lead all five Indiana Pacers starters in double figures in a 124-107 blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Argentine Juan Martin del Potro moved a step closer to qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals when he reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters with a 7-5 6-4 win against Robin Haase on Thursday.

The Meadowbrook Gardens Tarmac will serve as the battleground for the opening round of the playoffs section in the 2017 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich struck a maiden Test hundred and captain Jason Holder his second, before seamer Kemar Roach produced a lethal new-ball burst to leave Zimbabwe staring down the barrel in the second Test here yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Coolidge Cricket Ground, a venue once the epicentre of Twenty20 cricket in the region, is one of 11 venues which will fall under the International Cricket Council’s microscope in coming days, in preparation for next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India gave retiring fast bowler Ashish Nehra a winning farewell with a comprehensive 53-run victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International yesterday.