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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly-appointed white-ball head coach Daren Sammy said the “numbers don’t lie” about the performance of West Indies in One-day and Twenty20 Internationals, but the analytics also revealed there was hope for a change in fortunes of the two sides.

Santos, Beacons, and Westside secured hard-fought wins when the inaugural Isun’s Health-Conscious Master’s Football League continued on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Revenge will fuel Gujarat Titans’ title defence when they clash with four-time winners Chennai Super Kings in today’s Indian Premier League (IPL) final in Ahmedabad.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Retired West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin lashed an exciting cameo as Thunder won their first game of the Charlotte Edwards Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers here yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shubman Gill smashed an incendiary 129 off 60 balls to send Gujarat Titans into the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) following their 62-run victory against Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad yesterday.

With the Caribbean School Boys and Junior Championship imminent, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will resume its monthly Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 preparatory competition tomorrow at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) is set to host its annual Intermediate/Masters Championships tomorrow at the Chase Academy.

RABAT, CMC – Several English-speaking Caribbean athletes have been declared to participate at the World Athletics Diamond League meet today in the Morocco capital.

(Reuters) – Britain’s WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said yesterday that a contract had been sent to compatriot Anthony Joshua for a Wembley Stadium showdown in September.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s decision to skip the French Open due to injury has set up one of the most uncertain men’s tournaments in Paris in almost 20 years but a new generation led by world number one Carlos Alcaraz stands ready to grab a rare opportunity.

BASSETERRE, CMC – A run-a-ball 49 from Kycia Knight topped a run-a-ball, even half-century from Qiana Joseph, and recently-minted Super50 champions Barbados clinched a four-wicket win against leaders Windward Islands off the last ball in the West Indies Women’s Twenty20 Blaze on Thursday in St Kitts, raising their hopes of double title success.

SYLHET, Bangladesh,  CMC – A half-century from Brandon King and an enterprising unbroken partnership between their captain Joshua Da Silva and all-rounder Akeem Jordan enabled West Indies “A” to overcome a crisis of confidence and land a three-wicket win against hosts Bangladesh “A” in the second “Test” yesterday.

The Boston Celtics took another sizable step toward what they hope is a historic comeback.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson will join the Australia squad in the leadup to the second Ashes test at Lord’s in place of Josh Inglis who will return home for the birth of his first child, the team said yesterday.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton sounded encouraged by his upgraded Mercedes after the first day of Monaco Grand Prix practice yesterday, even though the principality’s tight and twisting streets were no place for a meaningful assessment.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly-appointed West Indies white-ball head coach Daren Sammy said he was under no illusions about the enormity of the task ahead of him in the role and being a former captain of the team during a turbulent period may be a blessing.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), its President Wayne Forde and General Secretary Ian Alves are being sued by former executive committee member Keith O’Jeer over his suspension as Berbice Football Association (BFA) President in 2018.

Castrol Strikers defeated newcomer Alphas 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Despite the initial uncertainty surrounding his participation in the impending ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am Card on June 3rd at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry has officially confirmed that he will be arriving on local shores on May 31st to enter the squared circle.

MVP Sports, Trophy Stall, and the nation’s leading football promotional entity, the Petra Organization, have thrown its support behind the inaugural Upper Mazaruni Inter-Village u18 Football Championship, which is penciled to commence on June 18th.