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(Reuters) – India’s veteran tennis player Leander Paes announced on Wednesday that 2020 would be his “farewell year” as a professional before he hangs up his racket.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh are ready to play Twenty20 Internationals in Pakistan next month but the test series must take place in a neutral venue, the chief executive of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nizamuddin Chowdhury, said.

MANCHESTER,  (Reuters) – Anthony Martial scored twice as Manchester United hit back in emphatic fashion from a rocky start against Newcastle United to open their Christmas programme with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford yesterday.

You can be sucked into being a prisoner of the moment when assessing the performance of an administration.

Guyana Floodlight Under-15s (GFL) fell five runs short chasing 85 for victory in the Zone A final of the US Youth Open on Monday against Central Zonal Council U-15s (CZC).

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) significantly assisted the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) with half of the US$30,000 needed to cover the cost for the three-month training stint in Cuba for the local contingent ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers. 

Guyana Jaguars will begin  preparation as they pursue their sixth successive title in the Cricket West Indies Professional Cricket League with two warm up three-day matches.

Botofago whipped Aroiama 5-1 when the Upper Demerara Football Association [UDFA] year-end football competition continued on Monday at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden.

With Saturday set for the final of the inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’, tournament coordinator and Dragon Stout Brand Manager Jamal Baird has confirmed that all systems are in place for the hosting of the event at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The remaining two berths in the semi-final round of the 592 Inter-Village football championships will be decided this evening when Mahaica tackles Friendship and Buxton takes aim at Paradise at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] year-end football competition resumes today at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary with a quarterfinal doubleheader.

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are expected to play in the Christmas Day showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reported yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – More than 20,000 New Zealand fans are expected to throng the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow to watch their side play their first test at the iconic ground since 1987 when they face Australia in the second match of the three-game series.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s top rated chess champion has decided not to play for his country, Iranian news agencies reported yesterday, in an apparent reaction to Tehran’s informal ban on competing against Israeli players.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Around a third of Americans said that a series of high-profile race horse deaths this year, many of them at Southern California’s famed Santa Anita Park, had soured their opinion of the sport, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos.

Turfites get ready, in excess of 60 of the nation’s best thoroughbreds have registered to compete at the annual Boxing Day meet scheduled to be staged at the Bush Lot, Corentyne track.

An unbeaten half century from West Indies and Guyana opener, Chandrapaul Hemraj spurred Somerset Cavaliers to a 10-wicket win over Atlanta Fire in the US Open 2019 final Sunday.

The Lusignan Community Center Cricket Club has honoured the outstanding contributions by its members for the past two years.

The curtain came down Thursday last at Strikers Sports Club when the inaugural All Female Christmas Bonanza aggregate dominoes competition concluded.