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(Reuters) – Golden State’s record 24-game winning streak to start the season came to an end on Saturday in a 108-95 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee, with interim coach Luke Walton saying the Warriors “ran of gas”.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially given the green light for the commencement of work on the International Football Federation (FIFA) funded Goal-Project to be situated at the Providence Community Centre ground.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – In the clearest sign yet it intends to resist the recommendations of CARICOM’s Governance Review Panel, the West Indies Cricket Board says it has retained the services of Dominican lawyer Anthony Astaphan.

(Reuters) – West Indies captain Jason Holder’s week went from bad to worse yesterday when he was fined 60 percent of his match fee for a slow over rate during the first test loss to Australia and could face a ban if the tourists reoffend.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul snatched a five-wicket haul to give Guyana Jaguars a crucial first innings lead over Jamaica Scorpions in a low-scoring game before their batsmen built on that advantage to give the defending champions the edge on the second day of their fifth round clash yesterday.

HOBART, Australia, CMC – West Indies suffered their worst Test defeat to Australia in 84 years when they crashed to an embarrassing innings and 212-run loss inside three days here yesterday.

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GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies left-hander Narsingh Deonarine and rookie batsman Yannic Cariah both carved out unbeaten half-centuries as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force mounted a strong reply on day two of their fifth round match against Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

North Georgetown whipped St Margaret’s Primary by five wickets to win the North Georgetown Zone in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket School Competition, played Thursday at the National Racquet Centre, at Woolford Avenue.

St Stephen’s downed defending champs Stella Maris 3-1 on penalty kicks yesterday in a rematch of last year’s finale to clinch the 2nd Smalta/Ministry of Public Health Girls U-11 Football Championship.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Roston Chase continued to impress with his second first class hundred while seasoned off-spinner Ashley Nurse claimed a five-wicket haul to quell a Leeward Islands Hurricanes fightback on the second day of their fifth round match in the Regional First Class Championship yesterday.

“A raft of post-mortems has inevitably followed yet it remains difficult to foresee where to next for West Indies cricket.

Assistant national volleyball coach Ian Wills has said reinstating the sport into the school system as well as creating a strong developmental academy will help Guyana to perform better and be more successful in future overseas tournaments.

HOBART, Australia, CMC – Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says he hopes West Indies cricket authorities “take on board” the recommendations of CARICOM’s Governance Review Panel.

Uitvlugt Warriors and Pouderoyen FC punched their ticket to the next round of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) 2nd Annual Josiah Memorial Christmas Football Championship, securing contrasting opening night wins over Eagles and Bagotville on Friday at the Dem Amstel ground.

(Reuters) – Paceman James Pattinson took five for 27 to fire Australia to a thumping innings and 212-run victory with more than two days to spare in the first test against West Indies in Hobart on Saturday.

INGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Nikita Miller continued his wicket taking rampage with a five wicket haul to bowl out Guyana Jaguars but Jamaica Scorpions squandered the advantage on the opening day of their fifth round game in the Regional First Class Championship at Sabina Park here yesterday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced the schedule for the staging of an expanded NAGICO Super50 Tournament set to open January 7th in Trinidad and St.Kitts.

The fifth edition of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Knockout Cup was officially launched on Thursday at the Banks DIH Boardroom.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC A solid half century from Andre Fletcher steered Windward Islands Volcanoes out of trouble against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on the opening day of their fifth round game in the Regional First Class Championship at Beausejour Cricket Ground here Friday.