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LONDON, (Reuters) – Leicester City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in more than 50 years as Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Southampton at Wembley yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Mason Greenwood continued his fine run of form with a second-half brace which helped Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over Burnley in the Premier League yesterday and kept them on course for a top-four finish.

Former president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Irshad Mohammed was the winner of Saturday’s seven rounds online blitz tournament organised by the GCF.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite featured in a half-century stand as Gloucestershire completed a straightforward run chase to beat Somerset by eight wickets on the final day of their County Championship contest here yesterday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their third win on the bounce after beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 10 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer will kick start his clay court campaign at next month’s Geneva Open as he steps up his preparations for the French Open, the 39-year-old Swiss wrote on Twitter yesterday.

(Reuters) – Cricket’s bid for Olympic inclusion has received backing from the Indian board which said it was now keen to help the game become part of the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza.

Guyana’s winless run at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers continued last night when they lost to host nation El Salvador 92-90 at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to be stifled by effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lyndon Boston was recently elected president of the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA).

The West Indies Sports Complex sports store on Robb Street yesterday became the first entity to donate equipment towards a project endorsed by the Guyana Cricket Board.

Newly elected chairman of the South Essequibo Cricket Committee, Fezal Mohammed, has pledged his support for constitutional reform within the committee.

The inaugural Babulall and Sons T10 softball tournament was launched yesterday at Shrida Bar, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast.

South Essequibo will be a hive of activity from today after the Friends of Antony Adams/Team Daniels Cricket Development T20 tournament was launched yesterday.

Guyana’s Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton were eliminated from the mixed doubles competition of the 2021 Latin America Olympic Qualifiers in Rosario, Argentina, yesterday.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Man-of-the-Match Kieron Pollard smashed a late order cameo and then sent down two miserly overs during the crucial middle period as reigning champions Mumbai Indians successfully defended a modest 150 to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Alzarri Joseph continued to prove his weight in gold with the bat, narrowly missing out on a fifth first class half-century as he ensured Worcestershire’s tail wagged on the penultimate day of their County Championship clash with Derbyshire.

The Guyana senior men’s basketball team suffered their second consecutive loss in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers, losing to powerhouse Jamaica 107-87 last evening at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in El Salvador.

West Indies’ Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams believes that there must be some sort of competitive cricket played in order to keep advancing the standard of the sport in the region.

Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 107/4 (Moeen Ali 46, Faf du Plessis 36*; Mohammad Shami 2/21) beat Punjab Kings 106/8 (Shahrukh Khan 47, Jhye Richardson 15; Deepak Chahar 4/13) by 6 wickets The bowlers led from the front once again in the early stage of the season as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) secured their first victory of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.