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MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said yesterday he was not thinking about any sanctions against the club from UEFA in the wake of the European Super League announcement last week.

(Reuters) – India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he is taking a break from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to support his family as India grapples with a massive surge in novel coronavirus cases.

Carlos Petterson-Griffith stole the show on his return to the platform when the Guyana Amateur Power-lifting Federation hosted its Novices/Juniors’ Qualifiers Championships yesterday at St Stanislaus College.

Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a Super-Over thriller in Match 20 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

Recently re-elected Cricket West Indies vice-president, Dr. Kishore Shallow, believes that there could be a ripple effect with the recent performance of the West Indies senior men’s team.

Guyana Open men’s champion, Avinash Persaud, walked away with the top spot when the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC)/Caribe Open tournament teed off Saturday at the East Coast Demerara facility.

(BBC) When a teenage university student scores a hundred against a county side, at best a few eyebrows are raised.

National club champions Fruta Conquerors’ non-participation in the Caribbean Club Shield was confirmed after the regional confederation Concacaf staged a new draw for their revamped 2021 Club Championship which will include teams from the Club Shield.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The bat-dominated opening test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a dull draw yesterday with rain wiping out the final session at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Rizwan hammered an unbeaten 91 and Hasan Ali took four wickets to lead Pakistan to a 24-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) says it plans to aggressively continue rolling back debt and streamlining its financial practices in an ambitious bid to realise profits by 2023 and place the organisation on sound commercial footing.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points with 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 17-point deficit to stun the Utah Jazz, 101-96, on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will carry on with games, its organisers said today, but came under heavy criticism for the plan as the country grapples with a massive surge in coronavirus cases.

Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies, Johnny Grave, is confident that South Africa will tour the Caribbean in June as discussions continue between the two nations.

High Performance Manager of the West Indies Under-19s, Graeme West, says that he is impressed with the Guyanese quartet currently training in the provisional World Cup squad.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF)  has  submitted a formal protest to FIFA regarding the eligibility of Trinidad and Tobago international Andre Boucaud during the recent 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March in the Dominican Republic This  is according to a  release from the federation.

Raymond Ali of All Seasons Racing Club and owner of All Seasons Sports Club made good on his promise in handing over a quantity of masks and sanitizers to the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA).

Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals 134/4 (Sanju Samson 42*, David Miller 24; Varun Chakravarthy 2/32) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 133/9 (Rahul Tripathi 36, Dinesh Karthik 25; Chris Morris 4/23) by 6 wickets.  

(Reuters) – Benoit Paire has been barred from representing France at this year’s Tokyo Olympics following repeated instances of “deeply inappropriate behaviour” in recent weeks, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has said.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph followed up his half-century with a brace of wickets to help Worcestershire take control of their County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire here yesterday.