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Local Track and Field athletes will have their last chance at qualifying for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this summer when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) stages its National Senior Championship from June 18-20.

Devin Booker recorded 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the host Phoenix Suns steamroll the Los Angeles Lakers 115-85 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

Fresh off his contributions in the UEFA Champions League Final, Christian Pulisic is expected to start Thursday when the United States Men’s National Team faces Honduras in a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal at Denver.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler Ollie Robinson apologised “unreservedly” for historical racist and sexist tweets that came to light yesterday when he made his test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s.

(Reuters) – A second post-race drug test for Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit confirmed a prohibited substance was present, a lawyer for the horse’s trainer said yesterday, raising the possibility the dark bay colt might be disqualified.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will continue to offer development opportunities to some of the best young West Indians in the ninth edition of the CPL, which takes place in St Kitts later this year. Since

LONDON, (Reuters) – New Zealand debutant Devon Conway crafted a century on the opening day of the first test against England yesterday, with his unbeaten knock of 136 leading the visitors to 246-3 at stumps at Lord’s.

MELBOURNE/PARIS, (Reuters) – The waves of anxiety Naomi Osaka described before heading into a post-match press conference might be familiar to French Open finalist Sofia Kenin, whose gut-wrenching exit from the Australian Open was laid bare in front of cameras in February.

Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the host Denver Nuggets overcame a playoff-record 12 3-pointers from Damian Lillard to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 147-140 in double overtime in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

James Harden totalled 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter and closed out their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 123-109 victory over the Boston Celtics Tuesday night in New York.

With the recent appointment of the Director of Sport, the National Sports Commission (NSC) is now complete.

Experienced Golden Jaguar international, Colin Nelson, says he is uncertain if the current national squad can secure qualification to the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as the team is currently being structured for future successes.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has made a decision to reschedule the abandoned first-round match of the Under-19 Franchise tournament to Friday.

West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman, Shai Hope has gained some invaluable time at the wicket during the first day of the Cricket West Indies Best versus Best four-day match.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Stylish right-hander Shai Hope struck an imperious hundred here yesterday which all but secured his return to West Indies’ squad for next week’s start of the two-Test series against South Africa.

(Reuters) – The Men’s Cricket World Cup and Men’s T20 World Cup will be expanded to include more teams and matches from 2027 and 2024 respectively, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Seventh seed Serena Williams is back in action on day four of the French Open, where she takes on unseeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu in the second round today.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Claycourt master Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic cantered into the second round of the French Open where the shockwaves of Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal were still felt.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – As the Indian cricket board seeks to complete this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates, it appears to have accepted that the UAE leg may not feature several of the league’s star foreign players.