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Guyana T10 Blast The two Essequibo franchises, the Anacondas and Jaguars, both recorded wins yesterday at the Enmore Community Centre Ground as the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) T10 Blast finally saw action after Tuesday’s games were rained out.

Aditi Joshi was crowned the winner of the Women’s National Chess Championship Qualifier following the conclusion of the seven-round event on Sunday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, and Camp Street.

Alphas grounded the Eagles by a 3-0 score-line when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) launched the Blue Waters U-15 Secondary School League yesterday at the National Training Centre.

Speightland and Young Gunners recorded comfortable wins in the women’s and men’s divisions, respectively, when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued yesterday at the PPP office compounds in Mackenzie, Linden.

Milo Secondary School Football The semifinal round of the Milo Secondary Schools Football Championship will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Caribbean Youth Table Tennis Championship Guyana suffered defeat in the team semifinal round of the boy’s U-19 division, while the girl’s U-15 outfit fell at the group stage in the 2024 Caribbean Youth Table Tennis Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Cornelia Ida was crowned the Jits & Neelam 40-Over Cricket Champion, defeating Windsor Forest by three wickets on Sunday at the West Meten-Meer-Zorg ground.

-Initiative lauded as developmental pathway for local cricket Some 75 primary schools, further broken down to 10 students from each school, – six boys and four girls – will take part in the 2nd edition of the Republic Bank ‘Five for Fun’ cricket programme.

KFC Elite League In the battle of the winless teams, Monedderlust and Buxton United played to a 2-2 stalemate last evening in the KFC Elite League at the National Training Centre, Providence.

FIFA’s Regional Office Lead, Hervé Blanchard, has commended the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) efforts to improve the local infrastructure and reiterated FIFA’s collaboration with the governing body to develop the sport.

As the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) prepares to host the 51st Central America and Caribbean Fitness and Bodybuilding Championship (CAC) in October, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport (MCY&S) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) have confirmed their support for staging the event.

Caribbean Junior Table Tennis Championships Guyana recorded mixed team results on the opening day of the Caribbean Junior Table Tennis Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as the U-15 girls defeated Jamaica and the U-19 boys lost to Puerto Rico.

(CMC) – Captain Hayley Matthews carved out her second hundred of the series as West Indies Women completed their whitewash of Pakistan Women with an 88-run victory in the final One-Day International yesterday.

Wismar/Christianburg and Mackenzie High will contest the final of the ExxonMobil Linden Schools Football Championship on Friday following semifinal wins yesterday at the Wisburg Secondary Ground.

Following the Guyana Harpy Eagles successful defence of their West Indies Four-Day Championship over the last weekend, the Georgetown Cricket Association has extended congratulations to the team.

Torrential rainfall yesterday spoiled the start of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) inaugural T10 Blast as no-results were called in both games scheduled for the Enmore Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) blanked the Classic Ball Blasters 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus On Sunday, for the first time since the 2024 cycling season got underway, there was a new winner on the roadways not named Briton John as KFC Evolution cyclist Christopher ‘Chicken Legs’ Griffith took first place in the second Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Points Road Race.

(ESPN) Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.