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The Golden Jaguars will commence their historic campaign in the inaugural FIFA Series today when they lock horns with Cabo Verde at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 15:00hrs.

Norbert Williams was re-elected President of the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) when the entity conducted its electoral congress.

As the synthetic track and field facility at Bayroc/Wismar nears completion, the athletes of Linden are set to benefit tremendously.

Guyana’s campaign in the Indoor Pan American Cup got off to the worst possible start, as they suffered defeats at the hands of Argentina and the United States of America (USA) yesterday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Windsor Forest and Cornelia Ida recorded lopsided wins in the quarterfinal segment when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-Over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday evening.

Pace and Power emerged as the overall winner, while Vergenoegen’s Keyon Britton walked away with the best boxer accolade when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged the 3rd edition of the monthly schoolboy championship at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis facility in Albouystown.

After a lengthy delay due to unforeseen circumstances, the Petra Organisation will finally run off their highly anticipated Milo U-18 Schools Football Tournament, with the opening round slated for Saturday.

Santa Rosa Sharp Shooters of Region #1 became the latest club to gain affiliation with the national federation, Archery Guyana, according to an official release from the governing entity.

The New Amsterdam Multilateral School hosted a basketball game yesterday in memory of Justin Totaram, a Grade 8 student who recently passed away following an accident.

On Monday evening, the skies in Linden blazed brightly as the international standard stadium lights were tested as the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports forges ahead in their drive to transform the McKenzie Sports Club ground into a multi-purpose stadium for football and cricket.

Guyana lost their first match in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze, going down to Jamaica by five wickets last evening at Warner Park, Basseterre, St.

Guyana Police Force arrested Potaro strikers 9-0 when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Developmental League continued on Sunday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Traditional heavyweights Leopold Street, Tiger Bay, and Channel-9 Warriors were eliminated on Sunday evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown edition following contrasting defeats at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands.

After four rounds in the Guyana Chess Federation’s Third Grand Prix Chess Tournament,  which moved off on Saturday, Ethan Lee and Sasha Shariff have taken the lead in their open  and female categories, respectively. 

On Sunday, Malachi Moore (Handicap Open), Xenophon Goliah (Master 50+), Aneesa Chetram (Novice Girls) and Delon Barton (Novice Boys) all emerged victorious in their respective categories at the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Novice Open, Master 50+ and Handicap Open Table Tennis Tournament played at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A group of Guyanese golfers was in Tobago over the weekend, competing at one of the highest ranked regional golf championships – the four-day Trinidad & Tobago Open held at the Magdelena Grand Beach Golf Course.

(ESPN) Tanzid Hasan and Rishad Hossain blazed quick runs to help Bangladesh overcome some mid-innings chaos to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – John McEnroe accepts the inevitability of Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on tennis but the American great fears the country’s ambition to host a 10th Masters tournament could add to player and fan fatigue.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Premier League will study the Football Governance Bill, it said yesterday, as the organising body works with the government and stakeholders after top-flight clubs failed to agree on a new support package for the football pyramid.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seasoned all-rounder Jason Holder has underscored the need for clinical execution, if West Indies are to make an impact in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.