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A busier second quarter for cycling events starts Sunday with a 60-mile road race.

 A virtual meeting is planned for today relative to the Americas Olympic Boxing qualifying event.

WORCESTER, England, CMC – Alzarri Joseph has been named in Worcestershire’s 12-man squad for the contest at Derbyshire starting today, and head coach Alex Gidman believes the West Indies paceman could be an asset for the club throughout the County Championship campaign.

Jayson Tatum recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 116-115 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Captain Babar Azam hit a record-breaking 122 to lead Pakistan to an impressive nine-wicket victory over hosts South Africa at Centurion yesterday and a 2-1 lead in the four-match Twenty20 series.

(Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was slapped with an eight-year ban for corruption dating back to his coaching stints with the national team and in several Twenty20 leagues, the game’s governing body said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was slapped with an eight-year ban for corruption dating back to his coaching stints with the national team and in several Twenty20 leagues, the game’s governing body said today.

The Guyanese quartet of Shemar Britton, Joel Alleyne, Chelsea Edghill and Natalie Cummings all failed to advance to the next round as the Latin America singles Olympic qualifying tournament commenced yesterday.

Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 152 all out (Suryakumar Yadav 56, Rohit Sharma 43, Andre Russell 5/15) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 142/7 (Nitish Rana 57, Shubman Gill 33, Rahul Chahar 4/27) by 10 runs Mumbai Indians (MI) secured their first victory of the season after beating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 5 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

Guyana will be bidding for matches to be hosted at the country’s only international Stadium, Providence including the upcoming International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup.

Roy Jafarally was recently elected president of the resuscitated Berbice Boxing Association.

With the aim of resumption training for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the local governing body, commenced COVID-19 testing yesterday for several members of the training roster at the entity’s National Training Center, Providence.

(Reuters) – World number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from this week’s Monte Carlo Masters, the ATP said yesterday.

(Reuters) – India A’s tour of England, which was scheduled for this summer, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals and England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after breaking his finger in their opening match, his franchise said yesterday.

Stephen Curry became the all-time leading scorer in Golden State Warriors history with the ninth 50-point game of his career, exploding for 53 in a 116-107 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

(Reuters) – Argentinian tennis player Franco Feitt has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport for his involvement in multiple match fixing activities between 2014 and 2018, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said yesterday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Each afternoon without fail, a handful of men mostly in their 60s gather at an old bicycle shed in southwest Beijing, clad in sweatshirts and track pants and ready to pump iron.

Four national table tennis players will from today commence action in Rosario, Argentina, as the 2021 Latin American singles and mixed doubles Olympic qualifiers get underway.

Popular bakery, Bakewell, recently renewed its sponsorship collaboration with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC).