Sports

The Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) booked spots in the final of the New Building Society (NBS)-sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 2nd Division 40-overs competition with contrasting victories in their respective semi-finals on Saturday.

In an effort to build on the volume of international participation in 2023, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will make its 2024 debut on the international circuit with participation in the 1st World Olympic Qualifiers in Italy and the prestigious Youth World Boxing Cup in Montenegro.

Eagles took a 1-0 lead in their best of three series against the Colts in the Harpy Eagles Conference final, while Kwakwani defeated Ravens to level the Jaguars Conference final at 1-1 when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League continued on Saturday evening.

Once again, in a repeat of last year, Briton John soloed to victory unhurried in the Forbes Burnham Memorial Cycling Road Race to retain his title, making it two wins in as many road races for the year thus far as his impressive run of form continued yesterday.

Witnessed by a mammoth crowd, Back Circle won the inaugural edition of the ‘Georgetown versus the Rest’ Street-ball championship, defeating perennial contender North East La Penitence 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Demerara skipper and West Indies pacer Cherry-Ann Fraser had an excellent day with the ball yesterday afternoon at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground, grabbing four wickets as her side dismissed defending champions of the GCB Women’s Inter-County T20 competition, Berbice, for a paltry 34 before chasing it down, albeit with some hiccups to lift this year’s title.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with FIFA, launched its High Performance Programme  on Friday, which will be supervised by former Spanish international and UEFA Pro Licence coach Rubén de la Red.

The Lady Jaguars failed to qualify for the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup, losing 0-1 to the Dominican Republic yesterday in the preliminary round at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States.

After suffering a heavy 273-run defeat at the hands of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the second round of the West Indies Regional Four-Day Championship, the Guyana Harpy Eagles will make two changes ahead of their round fixture against the West Indies Academy which is slated for the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua & Barbuda.

United We Stand Cycling Club’s Briton John, who began the 2024 season atop the podium in last Sunday’s Beacon Cafe Road Race, will look to make it two out of two today when he takes part in the annual Forbes Burnham Memorial Road Race, an event he won last year.

St JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Unofficial points standings in the West Indies Championship after the second round of matches ended yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Mumbai Indians Emirates were crowned champions of the ILT20 after the West Indies pair of Nicholas Pooran and Andre Fletcher hit half-centuries to set them up for a 45-run win against Dubai Capitals yesterday in the United Arab Emirates.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – A destructive spell from their burly captain and champion off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall powered hosts Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a historic 273-run win against defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles in the West Indies Championship yesterday in St Kitts.

RAJKOT, India, (Reuters) – Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a rapid hundred before retiring hurt as India stretched their overall lead to 322 with eight wickets in hand to take control of the third test against England yesterday.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – A Player-of-the-Match performance from ambidextrous West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers propelled Fortune Barishal to an 18-run win against Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Wins for Windward Islands Volcanoes, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, and Jamaica Scorpions marginally trumped the rare accomplishment of Leeward Islands Hurricanes opener Mikyle Louis hitting hundreds in both innings of the same match in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

North East La Penitence will face off against Back Circle in the final of the inaugural ‘Georgetown versus the Rest’ Street-ball championship following semi-final wins on Thursday evening.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus In the second game of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Female Inter-County T20 competition, Demerara steamrolled their Essequibo counterparts to win by 90 runs yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – A valiant effort from West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd failed to spur Chattogram Challengers, and Rangpur Riders clinched an 18-run win against them in the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday.

(Reuters) – Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten century as New Zealand patiently chased down a victory target of 267 to beat South Africa by seven wickets on the fourth day of the second test yesterday and clinch a first ever series win over the Proteas.