Sports

When the curtains come down on the fifth edition of the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Ralph Green/East Bank Football Association Under-11 League, either Santos FC or Fruta Conquerors will be crowned champions tomorrow when the final is contested at the Agricola Community Ground.

Guyana’s hopes of qualifying from group B in the 2024 edition of the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers suffered a severe setback, as they were outclassed by hosts Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Recent West Indies Test newcomer Kevin Sinclair underlined his all-round talents with a majestic maiden first-class hundred that put defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles firmly on course for victory against hosts Cricket West Indies Academy in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Joe Root rescued England with a century on the opening day of the fourth test against India on Friday, steering the tourists to a respectable 302-7 after Akash Deep took early wickets.

(Reuters) – Formula One champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, dominant last year, will start the season next week still well ahead of the rest on the evidence of testing in Bahrain, rivals said.

BENGALURU, India,  CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews had a forgettable start to the Women’s Premier League Twenty20 tournament yesterday in India, but Mumbai Indians defied the odds to clinch a thrilling four-wicket win against Delhi Capitals off the last ball.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former winners Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo hailed this year’s ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, to be staged from June 3 to 29 in the Caribbean and the United States, as “out of this world”.

MULTAN, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indies Twenty20 International captain Rovman Powell continued his global search for a rich vein of form heading into the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in June with a useful knock that enabled Peshawar Zalmi to claim a thrilling, five-run win against Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – The Caribbean quartet of Jason Holder, Oshane Thomas, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, and Kennar Lewis failed to a significant impact on the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday when Sylhet Strikers beat Khulna Tigers by six wickets in the final league match.

Amid much fanfare, pomp, and a stellar showcase of the Guyanese culture through drummers from African and Indian traditions as well as masquerades and choreographed dances, the 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was launched yesterday in Guyana at the MovieTowne Mall, East Coast Demerara.

Defending champion, the Guyana Harpy Eagles, lead the West Indies Academy by 178 runs following the conclusion of day two at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda in the Cricket West Indies 4-Day Championship.

Caribbean sports broadcaster SportsMax will broadcast the opening night of the KFC Elite League, which is pencilled to commence on Sunday at the National Training Centre (NTC), Providence.

Belle Vue, Windsor Forest, Wales recorded comfortable wins when the West Demerara Cricket Association sanctioned ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday.

Riddim Squad brushed aside Pele 3-1 when the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) ‘Black History Month’ Pre-Season Championship continued on Wednesday evening.

West Demerara giant Pouderoyen FC defeated home side Buxton Stars by a 3-0 score-line in a pre-season encounter on Wednesday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara.

The Edward B. Beharry Group of Companies Ltd and G-Boats GY Limited have thrown their support behind Youth Basketball Guyana’s (YBG) 2024 developmental programmes.

In an unexpected move, the Flying Ace Cycle Club, the organisers of the annual Mashramani Day People’s Choice Pawn Shop Cycling Road Race, announced that the event, originally scheduled to take place today in New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been postponed until a later date.

Israel Yaw and the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore recorded their victory in four matches on the collegiate basketball circuit, following a win over Coppin State on Monday evening.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was convicted of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022 and sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison on Thursday, which his lawyer said he will appeal.

The Golden Jaguars arrived in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday ahead of the commencement of their group B campaign tomorrow in the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers.