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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Batsman Shamarh Brooks has been recalled along with rookie fast bowler Chemar Holder in a provisional 17-man squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan starting here Thursday.

West Indies are set to embark on another Test series and head coach, Phil Simmons is once again putting the batting at the forefront of his concerns.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF)   completed a high-level, Concacaf-facilitated referee seminar last  weekend.

Guyana Jaguars’ batsman Akshaya Persaud stroked a brilliant half-century and picked up four wickets in his debut match in the Caribbean Fest 40-over tournament in New York but rain forced the match to be abandoned.

Despite bagging match figures of 7-107 in the just concluded ‘Best v Best’ match in Jamaica Guyana’s left-arm orthodox spinner was again sidelined by the West Indies selection panel for the first test against Pakistan which starts Thursday in Jamaica.

BARCELONA/PARIS, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi appeared in no hurry to leave his home in Barcelona yesterday as fans gathered outside spoke of their sadness at the departure of the club’s greatest player and Paris St Germain supporters clamoured for his arrival.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A superb unbeaten century from Anderson Amurdan was the highlight of the opening day of the CWI Rising Stars U19 trial series on Sunday.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – A near 50-run haul by India’s notoriously brittle batting tail in the first innings of the drawn opening test against England was like “gold dust”, Indian captain Virat Kohli said.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France rolled out the red carpet for the Olympic flag yesterday, with the host of the next 2024 Summer Games promising to make the sporting spectacle open to the masses after a pandemic-hit Tokyo Games held behind closed doors.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan triggered a middle-order collapse as Bangladesh thrashed Australia by 60 runs in the fifth Twenty20 international in Dhaka yesterday to secure a handsome 4-1 series win over the touring side.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Tokyo doused its Olympic flame yesterday in a ceremony that echoed the restraint of a Games held without spectators and transformed by the global pandemic, dazzling sport and deeply person turmoil.

Alex Mendes finally had his proud moment atop the saddle yesterday.

The Berbice Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) yesterday held elections at the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) office where Imran Moakan was elected president of the body.

Guyana’s Mahir Rajkumar commenced the Open Under12 category of the FIDE Cadet and Youth Online Rapid World Cup tournament with an upset victory over India’s Asvath Mittal.

                                                                                                                           Long-serving Golden Jaguars captain Sam Cox has weighed in on the Guyana Football Federation’s decision to terminate the contract of senior men’s head coach Brazilian Marcio Maximo.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – The opening test between India and England ended in a dull draw after rain washed out what had promised to be a humdinger of a final day yesterday.

TOKYO, Japan, CMC – Seven Caribbean nations appear on the final medal table from the Summer Olympic Games which ended here yesterday, with Cuba topping the list.

Abhimanyu Mishra has become the chess world’s youngest grandmaster earning the title at 12 years, four months and 25 days.

The Printer’s Devil was apparently at work on Saturday and in Joseph `Red’s Perreira and Tony Mc Watt’s preview of the upcoming test series against Pakistan where they looked at possible players for the test team, the name of batsman Shai Hope was inadvertently omitted.

Fitness Express, Guyana’s leading gym equipment and supplements supplier, continues its benevolence to the fitness community.