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“You never miss the water till the well runs dry,” is a popular idiom that simply means that oftentimes people are not grateful nor appreciative of something until it is no more.

A Travis Belgrave double-double propelled St. Stanislaus College to a 39-37 win over St.

Defending champions Amelia’s Ward Russians, Team Magics, Wisroc, Silver Bullets and Retrieve Unknowns clinched places in the round of 16 of the Guinness of the Streets in Linden.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt launched his campaign for Rio’s summer Olympics in underwhelming fashion here Saturday night, when he won the 100 metres at the Cayman Invitational.

After Shahbaz Nadeem, bowling the first over of the game, got his first two balls to grip and turn, Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan may have been proud of the move to play an extra spinner.

 (The Sports Xchange) – Led by 35 points from Kyle Lowry and 28 from fellow guard DeMar DeRozan, the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 116-89 at home yesterday in the seventh and deciding game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul limped out of Surrey’s County Championship contest with Middlesex on the opening day yesterday, raising fears over his availability and adding to the club’s injury crisis.

Team Evolution’s (TE) Orville Hinds will roll into the hills of Linden this morning for the final leg of the ‘Golden Jubilee Three-Stage’ road race with the yellow jersey and a 29-second lead on club mate, Michael Anthony.

Canada’s High Commissioner Pierre Giroux said that the dream of Guyana-born Canadian Hall of Famer Alex Bunbury to have an international match featuring the nation of his birth and Canada has become a reality.

Undeterred by the quality of Canada’s Olympic team, newly minted Golden Jaguars captain Colin Nelson said his charges will approach today’s international friendly with the same intensity and objective of a competitive outing.

Royal Youths, Classic-6 and Future Stars were among the teams punching their tickets to the round of 16 stage when the Guinness of the Streets Linden edition commenced on Friday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle’s wretched form showed no signs of improvement but teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers lashed astonishing centuries to fire Royal Challengers Bangalore to a record 144-run victory over Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

In an effort to increase the viewership of the Guyana and Canadian Olympic team fixture, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) donated tickets to the St.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – All 10 one-day games of next month’s Tri-Nations Series will be played under lights as the West Indies Cricket Board looks to add some innovation to the tournament.

To many Guyanese sportsmen and women of today the name Lynn deCambra McLeod might not ring a bell.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle’s wretched form showed no signs of improvement but teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers lashed astonishing centuries, to fire Royal Challengers Bangalore to a record 144-run victory over Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League here today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – All ten one-day games of next month’s Tri-Nations Series will be played under lights, as the West Indies Cricket Board looks to add some innovation to the tournament.

Last evening the Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies officially launched the History of Cricket in Guyana, Volume One written by renowned local historian Professor Clem Seecharan, at Cara Lodge.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India,  CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Kieron Pollard featured with another cameo for Mumbai Indians but their batting collapsed to hand Kings XI Punjab an uncomplicated seven-wicket win in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – For much of the season, the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs seemingly were on a collision course.