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PARIS,  (Reuters) – Andy Murray survived a second close shave at the French Open yesterday, but his path towards what he hopes will be a maiden title in Paris is getting so circuitous he may soon find himself hacking through trees in the nearby Bois de Boulogne.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian investigators have expanded their probe into possible corruption around the staging of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August to include all the venues and services financed with federal funds, a lead prosecutor told Reuters.

Pele stalwarts and Golden Jaguars internationals Gregory Richardson and Travis Grant as well as Omallo Williams have been provisionally banned  by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for their actions in the abandoned fixture featuring Alpha United in the Stag Beer Elite League.

The Jubilee Football Competition in Region Eight, which was launched earlier this week under the guidance of the Regional Democratic Council,  will get cracking today in Mahdia.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Neither Jason Holder nor Sunil Narine could conjure up the magic required as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a weak effort in a 22-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, to bow out of the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Team 25 was crowned Linden’s Guinness of the Streets champions after edging Wismar’s Wisroc 2-1 Tuesday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.

Guyana’s losing streak in the Pan American Junior Championship continued yesterday as they went down to Argentina 12-0 at the University of Toronto playing surface in Canada.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one victory of theNBA Finals after beating the Golden State Warriors 118-94 in Game Four on Tuesday.

US based, Troy Doris, Guyana’s best bet to medal at the Olympic Games this August is currently here enjoying the Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations with his family.

For athletes, the Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations would not be complete without a Golden Mile.

DC Jammers clinched their third consecutive win in their four-match Goodwill Basketball series, overcoming Pacesetters on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Guyana suffered their third consecutive loss in the Pan American Junior Hockey Championship, losing to hosts Canada by an 8-0 margin on Monday at the University of Toronto playing surface in Canada.

Plaisance Secondary blew away Tutorial High School 88-35 when their under-19 affair when the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) Georgetown and East Coast Regionals continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies batting star Chris Gayle will not be returning to Melbourne Renegades for this year’s Big Bash League.

MIAMI, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago’s Jack Warner, the former Vice President of football’s world governing body (FIFA), is being sued for more than 50 million dollars by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF).

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams barely got their shoes dusty at the French Open yesterday but two of the top five women’s seeds went out and Andy Murray survived the first round by the skin of his teeth.

Following an investigation into Pele Football Club’s walk off during an Elite League fixture against Alpha United, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has slapped a $200,000 fine and a deduction of points from their tally.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan added 32 as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-99 on Monday to tie the Eastern Conference finals at two wins each.

After five days of gruelling action, Team 25 and Wisroc will face-off in the final of the Guinness of the Streets Linden edition following contrasting semi-final wins on Monday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques is in line for his first test in three years after being named in the squad for their three-match tour of Sri Lanka in July and August.