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JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa opener Aiden Markram struck a brisk half-century as the hosts levelled the four-game Twenty20 International series against Pakistan with a six-wicket win in the second match at The Wanderers yesterday.

Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen Brown finished with 20 points and eight rebounds and the visiting Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 105-87 on Sunday.

(Reuters) – The U.S. women’s national team can proceed with their appeal over claims for equal pay after a judge yesterday approved a settlement between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the players over working conditions.

(Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals will not rush Jofra Archer back from injury but hope the England fast bowler will play some part in their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign this season, team director Kumar Sangakkara said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago winger Kevin Molino will miss Friday’s start of the Major League Soccer season, after being ruled out for up to two months with a recurring hamstring injury. 

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson, is of the opinion that Guyana could field a men’s 4x100m relay team at the Olympic Games this summer.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow have been re-elected unopposed to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

Following the Lady Jaguars’ attempts to solicit government intervention into the unequal allocation of resources by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), former Golden Jaguars international Kayode McKinnon feels that the local governing body should operate in a more transparent manner.

National cricketer, Anthony Adams, was recently diagnosed with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and as such, is using his experience to stress on the importance of practicing proper precautions.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 187-6 (Nitish Rana 80, Rahul Tripathi 53, Rashid Khan 2/24) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 177-5 (Manish Pandey 61, Jonny Bairstow 55, Prasidh Krishna 2/35) by 10 runs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 3 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United underlined their ‘comeback kings’ tag by recovering from a first-half deficit to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 yesterday and cement their place in the Premier League’s top four.

Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points and the Utah Jazz became the first team in the NBA to reach the 40-win mark with a 128-112 victory Saturday night over the Sacramento Kings in Salt Lake City.

Former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore appear to be close to owning the Minnesota Timberwolves, finalizing a deal with current owner Glen Taylor, according to reports.

(Reuters) – World number three Rafa Nadal says he is fully fit and confident about his preparations as he begins his claycourt season at the Monte Carlo Masters, with one eye on the pursuit of a 14th French Open crown.

(Reuters) – Billy Root claimed a chunk of family bragging rights over older brother and England test captain Joe Root yesterday when the pair came face to face in the County Championship.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A depleted New South Wales rode Jack Edwards’ composed century to crush Western Australia by 102 runs in yesterday’s final of the Marsh One-Day Cup and clinch their 12th domestic one-day title at the Bankstown Oval.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – The remaining 20 matches of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) will take place in Karachi’s National Stadium with the final on June 20, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

AUGUSTA, Ga., (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Opener Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead Pakistan to a nail-biting four-wicket victory over inexperienced South Africa in the first Twenty20 International at The Wanderers on Saturday.

(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow have been re-elected unopposed to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI).