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(ESPN) Pathum Nissanka’s historic double ton ensured Sri Lanka withstood a spirited Afghanistan counterattack to record a 42-run victory in the first ODI at Pallekele and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

(Field Level Media) Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Houston Rockets 107-104 last night.

(Field Level Media) Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 35 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 34 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 133-129 on Friday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Test left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican countered Jonathan Carter’s 27th first class fifty with a four-wicket haul to give Barbados Pride command of their first round encounter against Combined Campuses and Colleges in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

After the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsmen, led by Jason Mohamed’s marathon 100 not out made the Guyana Harpy Eagles bowlers sweat on day one, persistent showers of rain prevented any further action on day two of their first round encounter in the West Indies Four-Day Championship.

Guyana Football Federation Technical Director Bryan Joseph has confirmed that the locally based contingent of the Lady Jaguars senior programme will depart local shores today for a five-day training camp in Los Angeles, California, in preparation for their CONCACAF W Gold Cup preliminary fixture against the Dominican Republic.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday named county teams for the senior women’s 50-over and T20 tournaments, which commences today.

Akeem Persaud became the latest recipient of the ‘Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana’ project following the acquisition of several pieces of equipment.

Former Golden Jaguars international Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard has confirmed his resignation as the head coach of West Demerara powerhouse Slingerz FC, disclosing that the decision to part ways was based on the belief that he had lost the dressing room.

Shamrock, Canal, and Cornelia Ida (CI) recorded lopsided wins when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday.

An ‘Academy Meet’ is set to run off tomorrow and is the product of a collaboration between the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) from 10:00am at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, Georgetown.

As the Petra Organisation prepares to roll out the 10th edition of the Milo U-18 Schools Football Tournament, 11 schools have been confirmed by the organisers as securing automatic entry to the tournament.

Paris 2024 will be Guyana’s 18th participation at the Olympic Games, where the quest to break the long drought of non-success at the world’s premier sports event will continue.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles bowlers were made to toil under overcast conditions at the Conaree Cricket Ground yesterday, as experienced Trinidad & Tobago Red Force batsman Jason Mohamed hit an unbeaten century to pilot his side to 215/4 after bad light ended play early on the opening day.

Lodge All-Stars, Gold is Money, Sparta Boss, and North East La Penitence secured quarterfinal berths when the ‘Georgetown versus the Rest’ street-ball championship continued on Tuesday evening at the Back Circle tarmac in East Ruimveldt.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Bryan Joseph confirmed that the provisional squad for the impending 2024 CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers has been reduced to 24 players and that the team will commence its encampment period today.

The impending Mashramani Street-ball Championship, which is pencilled for Sunday, February 18th, at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands, received an additional injection of financial support from Nel Global Security and UK Goods and Services.

Toolsie Persaud Limited has donated a plethora of building materials to the Guyana Golf Association (GGA) and the Nexgen Academy to assist in the building of a playing facility at the West Side Course in Vreed-en-Hoop that will be used by students and beginners.

The traditional heavyweight Western Tigers will stage their annual general meeting (AGM) and Electoral Congress on February 24th at the West Ruimveldt playfield at 16:00hrs.

Despite concluding the Elite League Playoff on January 6th, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has yet to pay the competing clubs their preparation grant that was announced at the launch of the competition, which commenced on December 17th.