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DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medallist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda tool.

James Harden became the 45th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points, as the Houston Rockets rolled to a 139-109 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Sergio Aguero became the most prolific foreign goalscorer in Premier League history with a record-breaking hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Aston Villa 6-1 to reclaim second place yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Test discard Kieran Powell perished for 99, triggering a Leeward Islands Hurricanes collapse as Guyana Jaguars tightened their grip on their day/night first round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship.

Fruta Conquerors U20 and Pouderoyen will face-off in the semifinal round of the Turbo Energy Drink knockout football competition  following lacklustre quarterfinal wins on Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Bowlers dominated yesterday’s first day of the third and final round of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Banks Beer first-division, two-day tournament as Rose Hall Town Thunderbolts and Rose Hall Canje enjoyed first innings points.

Centuries from Ricardo Ramdehol and Jonathan Rampersaud booked Rose Hall Town Bakewell’s spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 tournament.

The country’s top dominoes teams will swing into action this afternoon from 2pm at the Turning Point Sports Club where the lucrative Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire birth anniversary dominoes competition will be played.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Having already wrapped up the series following a dramatic win in last Thursday’s second One-Day International in Barbados, head coach Phil Simmons said it was important West Indies now focussed on putting together the “complete game” in order to achieve a series whitewash of Ireland.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Chris Gayle failed again as Chattogram Challengers slipped to third spot in the Bangladesh Premier League tables with an eight-wicket defeat to Andre Russell’s Rajshahi Royals here yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Test batsman Kraigg Brathwaite found form with a fighting half-century but Barbados Pride were taken apart by veteran off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s seven-wicket haul, leaving the first round Regional four-day contest an open affair heading into today’s final day.

Another twist in the tale of Guyana’s administrative cricket deadlock occurred yesterday when High Court Judge Justice Fidela Corbin granted an interim injunction barring Cricket Ombudsman Attorney-at-law Stephen Lewis from executing his duties.

A fiery spell from Nial Smith to follow up a half century from Christopher Barnwell extended Guyana Jaguars’ dominance over Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the second day of the Professional Cricket League first round yesterday.

Essequibo-based, Rising Stars Sports Club recently held their annual Awards Ceremony at RG Mining Enterprise’s head office, Middlesex with Latcham Rohit being named the Club’s Most Valuable Player for 2019.

The Berbice Cricket Board has partnered with Lewison General Store to launch an under-15 in preparation for the Guyana Cricket Board inter-county competition.

—Aliann Pompey International, national senior track and field championships now serve as qualifiers The nation’s best track and field athletes stand to benefit from the new qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

For Young Warriors Cricket Club and Blairmont, it’s all to play for with spots in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Banks Beer, two-day, first division semi-final on the line in this weekend’s final round.

The Lusignan Golf Club will today host the third A&R Jiwanram Printery tournament with the country’s best golfers looking to get back in the groove.

Outspoken junior national table tennis coach Dwain Dick has expressed concern over the scheduling of the upcoming senior and junior national table tennis championships which is set to serve off in just a few days.

A masterclass bowling performance from skipper Steven Jacobs yesterday propelled the Malteenoes All-Stars to a crushing 82-run win over Tobago Marlins in the opening round of the University of the West Indies International T20 tournament in the Twin Island Republic.