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If you are a fan of powerlifting, then tomorrow at the St Stanislaus College is the place to be to witness some of the strongest men and women in the 592 do battle on the platform.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – Heavy rain here Saturday (Friday, Eastern Caribbean time) forced the abandonment of the opening warm-up fixture of the Women’s Twenty20 Cup between hosts Australia and West Indies.

FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood suffered heartbreak, falling two runs short of a deserved fifth first class hundred as Jamaica Scorpions took the upper hand on the second day of their fifth round match against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here Friday.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – England’s Tom Curran took two wickets with the last two balls of the match as they beat South Africa by two runs in an amazing T20 international that produced over 400 runs yesterday as the tourists levelled the series at 1-1 with one game to play.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fast bowler Keon Harding reiterated his immense promise with a third career five-wicket haul while Test opener Kraigg Brathwaite flirted with a return to form, as Barbados Pride took control of their fifth round match against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A few blocks from Chicago’s United Center, a sprawling mural depicting the late Kobe Bryant looms over a nondescript city street, his intense gaze surrounded by Laker purple and gold catching the eyes of motorists as they drive by in the frigid air.

(Reuters) – South Africa will not tour Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 international series next month to manage the workload of their players, the host nation’s cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi police have said London-based Indian bookmaker Sanjeev Chawla, who has been accused of involvement in a 2000 match-fixing scandal involving former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, is in custody following his extradition from Britain.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Discarded Test leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo struck a key blow late in the day when he removed half-century maker Kavem Hodge, to give Guyana Jaguars the edge on the rain-hit opening day of their fifth round match against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

East Bank bounced back in the Demerara Inter-Association Under-17 second round with a nine-wicket win over West Demerara yesterday at Everest.

In celebration of Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has collaborated with the Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport to host the Golden Republic T20 Bash with one million dollars up for grabs.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary Ian Alves has confirmed that CONCACAF is fully aware of the denial of entry of five Golden Jaguars U-20 internationals to Nicaragua for the impending CONCACAF U-20 Men’s Qualifiers, which is slated for February 15th-23rd.

The Ministry of Public Health and the Petra Organization have renewed their longstanding partnership, aiming once again to utilise the annual Milo Secondary School U-18 Football Championship as an avenue to address the social ill of gender-based violence.

Net-Rockers and Topp XX battled to a drawn affair while Botofago crushed Silver Shattas when the Jermin and Family sponsored and coordinated ‘Mash Cup’ continued on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden.

Guyana Rush Saints and Gladiators secured opening night victories in the Men’s and Women’s Division respectively, when the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) Champions League Tournament started on Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A Kevin Stoute half-century underpinned critical rearguard action from Barbados Pride and denied Trinidad and Tobago Red Force total domination of the opening day of their fifth round match here yesterday.

ROME (Reuters) – A stoppage-time Cristiano Ronaldo penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Juventus at 10-man AC Milan yesterday in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.Ante

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Steve Smith and David Warner will be ready for whatever South African crowds throw at them when the Australia batsmen return to the nation two years after the ball-tampering scandal, paceman Josh Hazlewood has said.

(Field Level Media) The games will go on. That’s the message from the International Olympic Committee at the start of a two-day meeting with organisers of the 2020 games in Tokyo.

FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica, CMC – Terrance Warde struck an important unbeaten half-century to prop up Leeward Islands Hurricanes and frustrate Jamaica Scorpions on the opening day of their fifth round clash here yesterday.