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Kawhi Leonard recorded 34 points and Paul George scored 31 to help the host Los Angeles Clippers post a 132-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand crushed hosts England by eight wickets in the second and final test yesterday to seal a 1-0 series win after chasing down a target of 38 runs on the fourth day at Edgbaston.

LONDON, England, (Reuters) – Cheers and applause quickly drowned out some boos as England players kneeled yesterday in an anti-racism gesture at kick-off against Croatia in their Euro 2020 opener at Wembley.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies’ two decade-long wait for another victory over South Africa on Caribbean soil continued when they slumped to a heavy innings and 63-run defeat inside 2-½ days of the first Test here yesterday.

West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons has lambasted his side’s batting display in the first Test against South Africa.

West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite, has admitted things did not go according to plan following their heavy defeat in the first Test against South Africa yesterday.

Following the eventual selection of Steve Ninvalle as Director of Sport, after the confirmation of the new NSC board of directors, Shadow Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Jermaine Figueira, sat down with Stabroek Sport to discuss the recent appointments.

Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle journeyed to Berbice yesterday to have a first hand look at the Track and Field facility being constructed at Burnham Park. 

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England lost nine wickets in their second innings on day three in a dramatic batting collapse to put New Zealand on the verge of victory in the second and final test at Edgbaston yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – After dethroning ‘king of clay’ Rafa Nadal at the French Open, Novak Djokovic will next face a first-time Grand Slam finalist in Stefanos Tsitsipas as the world number one bids to become the first man in the open era to win all four majors at least twice.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova completed a remarkable transition from a doubles specialist to a Grand Slam singles champion yesterday by conquering Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of the French Open.

Joel Embiid collected 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to fuel the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 127-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Devin Booker scored 28 points, Chris Paul had 27 and the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 116-102 Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

(Reuters) – South Africa’s fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as they cruised to victory over West Indies by an innings and 63 runs before lunch on day three of the first test in Saint Lucia today.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies were staring at their first defeat of the year after Quinton de Kock’s career-best hundred and a brace of wickets from seamers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, left them against the ropes on day two of the second Test here yesterday.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) rolled out its ground enhancement project  Thursday at the Scottsburg Cricket Ground, Upper Correntyne.

Romario Shepherd on Thursday inked a six-month sponsorship with Ansa McAl’s Ginseng Up.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a spectacular fightback from U.S.

Jrue Holiday hit a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds remaining and the Milwaukee Bucks tightened the defensive screws on the visiting Brooklyn Nets for an 86-83 victory in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series on Thursday night.

(Reuters) – Devon Conway and Will Young scored half-centuries as New Zealand finished the second day on 229-3, 74 runs behind England’s first innings score in the second and final test against at Edgbaston yesterday.