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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 17, CMC – Jonathan Carter’s unbeaten half-century underlined a steady Barbados Pride response as Guyana Jaguars found themselves slipping further behind heading into the penultimate day of their second round contest on Saturday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell struck a cameo and grabbed a brace of wickets to help fire Rajshahi Royals to the capture of the Bangladesh Premier League title, with a 21-run victory over Khulna Tigers here yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has welcomed the return of veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo to the West Indies Twenty20 squad following a three-and-a-half year break, and believes the Caribbean side is  beginning to make strides based on recent performances.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Test left-hander Darren Bravo carved out his 12th first class hundred as Trinidad and Tobago took firm command of their second round encounter against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope both scored centuries as a dominant England took a firm grip on the third test against South Africa, declaring on 499 before reducing the hosts to 60 runs for two wickets at the close of the second day yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Paul Palmer’s notched his sixth straight score over fifty to prop up Jamaica Scorpions but Windward Islands Volcanoes pressed home their advantage to continue their enterprising start to the new Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club will be looking to cement their status as one of the top cricket clubs in Berbice when they contest two finals this weekend.

Brandon Ingram scored a career-high 49 points and won a shootout with Donovan Mitchell as the host New Orleans Pelicans ended the Utah Jazz’s 10-game winning streak with a 138-132 overtime victory Thursday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Ash Barty faces the double burden of being world number one and the focus of an expectant host nation as she seeks to win the Australian Open amid challenges from record-chasing Serena Williams and a host of other Grand Slam winners.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – South African coach Mark Boucher said he was concerned about the disciplinary regulations in cricket which led to fast bowler Kagiso Rabada being handed a one-match ban due to his overexuberant celebration during the third test against England.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU)’s domestic season is scheduled to commence today at the National Park from 15:00hrs.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its third event for the 2020 season and the second ‘Development Meet’ tomorrow at 10:30am at Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden.

Unbeaten Victory Valley Royals will battle Retrieve Raiders in the final of the 2019 Linden Amateur Basketball Association [LABA]/Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] Inter Club Championships tonight from 19:30hrs, following semi-final wins on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard-court.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s rejigged batting order fired yesterday as the hosts beat Australia by 36 runs in the second one-day international at Rajkot to level the three-match series.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will bowl off its 2020 season today with a number of exciting second-division clashes. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s defiant half-century kept champions Guyana Jaguars afloat after seasoned Test seamer Kemar Roach grabbed four wickets to undermine the innings, on the opening day of their second round encounter here yesterday.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Test left-hander Darren Bravo was eyeing a half-century as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force took the upper hand on the opening day of their second round Regional four-day contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.

PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) – Ben Stokes survived several scares but featured in a 76-run late afternoon partnership with Ollie Pope as England reached 224 for four wickets at close on the opening day of the third test against South Africa yesterday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has urged his side to pay attention to the small details and improve their bowling discipline, as they seek to come from behind and win the three-match Twenty20 series against Ireland.

LONDON (Reuters) – Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele, the only men to go under two hours, two minutes for the marathon, will go head-to-head over the classic distance in this year’s London Marathon, organisers said on Friday.