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PARIS, (Reuters) – Striker Mauro Icardi scored a hat-trick as Paris St Germain eased into the French Cup semi-finals with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Angers and AS Monaco joined them with a 2-0 win over 10-man Olympique Lyonnais yesterday.

Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/1 (Jonny Bairstow 63*, David Warner 37; Fabian Allen 1/22) beat Punjab Kings 120 all out (Shahrukh Khan 22, Mayank Agarwal 22; Khaleel Ahmed 3/21) by 9 wickets.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, CMC – Jamaica agonisingly missed out on the second round of FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers Americas 2023 when they went down 68-66 to El Salvador in their final game of the competition here Monday.

WORCESTER, England, CMC – Alzarri Joseph’s all-round skills have grabbed the attention of Worcestershire head coach, Alex Gidman, who now believes the West Indies Test star can make a key contribution with both bat and ball during his stint with the county.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – The European Super League collapsed yesterday as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned the breakaway project under massive pressure from fans, politicians, soccer officials and even the British royals.

An exceptional all-round performance from Kareem Mentore ensured Region Six defeated the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) by 11 runs to lift the 2021 Police Commissioner’s T20 Cup.

Following their winless campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers in El Salvador, head-coach of the senior men’s team Junior Hercules disclosed that he is disappointed with the performance strictly from a behavioural perspective.

Popular businessman, Ramesh Sunich, will be collaborating with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) as efforts continue to expand cricket in Guyana.

(Reuters) – The sporting world celebrated the conviction yesterday of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd but cautioned there was still work ahead to achieve racial justice and equality.

Nikola Jokic had 47 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, Will Barton scored 28 points and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 139-137 in double overtime on Monday night.

Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals 138/4 (Shikhar Dhawan 45, Steve Smith 33; Kieron Pollard 1/9) beat Mumbai Indians 137/9 (Rohit Sharma 44, Ishan Kishan 26; Amit Mishra 4/24) by 6 wickets.

(ICC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched the 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme – a mentorship programme for all female future leaders in cricket as part of their long-term commitment to accelerate the growth of women’s cricket and women in cricket.

(Reuters) – The England & Wales Cricket Board yesterday announced Ed Smith will leave his role as national selector this month with no replacement to be named as they restructure the selection system for the men’s international teams.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – European soccer’s breakaway Super League project lay in tatters yesterday after the six English Premier League clubs involved in the project quit 48 hours after agreeing to join Italian and Spanish teams in the new elite competition.

Caribbean International Distributors Inc. (CIDI) Blue Life Waters and Thrill Beverages yesterday signed an exclusive deal to become the official water and beverage provider of the Guyana Golf Association (GGA) and Nexgen Golf Academy as the push to make golf rise to the very top echelons of sport in Guyana continues.

Former two time Guyana boxing champion Jeff Roberts wants 24-year-old Joel Williamson to fight for the national title on the upcoming Gairy St Clair Superhero Fight Night Promotions Company double world title fight card later this year.

Contrasting wins by Reliance Hustlers and Bacchus Bulls in the semi-finals of the South/Central T20 tournament Sunday ensured them a spot in this weekend’s final.

Track and Field star, Emanuel Archibald plans to take the COVID-19 jabs as soon as possible and is also advising other youths to do the same.

The Babulall and Son T10 softball tournament bowled off Sunday in Essequibo with Brian Mangar smashing the first century of the competition.

Under-19 teams, Queenstown and Reliance Hustlers, recorded victories Saturday as the Central Essequibo Cricket Committee 40-over youth competition got underway.