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The Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme commenced training on Monday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, ahead of their participation in two international friendlies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the month of March as part of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Series.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Jamaica crowned themselves Women’s Super50 Cup champions with a game to spare when they pulled off an edgy three-wicket victory over the Windward Islands in the penultimate round here yesterday.

Anticipation and excitement are boiling over as fans of the popular street style football known as ‘streetball’ prepare for the long-awaited return of the ‘Guinness Greatest of the Streets’ competition on Friday at the National Park.

(Field Level Media) The Phoenix big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined to score 88 points, led by Durant’s 37, and the visiting Suns beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 117-111 yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Cade Cunningham had 22 points and eight assists and the host Detroit Pistons completed a season series sweep of the Charlotte Hornets with a 114-97 victory last night.

Archery Guyana, the body responsible for archery in Guyana as sanctioned by the World Archery Association, has published a groundbreaking ‘Archery Coaching Manual’ to help all local archery enthusiasts and aspiring archers at all levels using world standard practices.

Guyana’s skipper Shemaine Campbelle stroked another fifty as her run of good form continues while spinner Ashmini Munisar grabbed 5/15 as the Guyanese women beat Trinidad and Tobago Divas by 61 runs in their fourth round Cricket West Indies (CWI) CG Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup encounter yesterday at the Conaree Cricket Ground in St Kitts and Nevis. 

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies T20 skipper Rovman Powell weighed in as Darren Sammy’s Peshawar Zalmi defended a small total to edge Kieron Pollard’s Karachi Kings by two runs in their final group game of the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

(ESPN) Rishabh Pant, who is set to make his long-awaited comeback in the IPL later this month, can play the T20 World Cup for India “if he can keep [wicket],” said BCCI secretary Jay Shah.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies white-ball coach Darren Sammy has praised the strength of the regional side’s batting ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup but said adjustments were needed in the bowling department, in order to make the side a truly formidable unit for the June showpiece.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England head coach Brendon McCullum said they will have to do some deep thinking about their approach after being “exposed” in the final four matches in India but is convinced their first series defeat under his watch will make them a better side.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has taken action in the London High Court against Formula One, former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the governing FIA seeking recognition as 2008 world champion and financial compensation.

Vergenoegen-based outfit Slingerz overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Santos by a 3-1 score when the KFC Elite League continued on Saturday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

Ravens secured a 1-0 lead in their best of three series against the Eagles in the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League Championship final, following a hard-fought 78-76 overtime victory in game one on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The roadways of Berbice came alive yesterday morning under blistering sunshine as the country’s best cyclists gathered for the second leg of the Jagan’s Memorial Cycling Road Race in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

After day one saw both the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Everest Cricket Club being dismissed for low totals, improved performances from both sides yesterday resulted in a close draw, with Everest 64 runs short of victory, while the army unit needed just two wickets for the win.

West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) U15 batsman Pameshwar Ram was the recipient of cricket equipment from businessman Gamal Hamid of GH Renovations.

(Reuters) – Alex Carey scored a magnificent 98 not out as Australia chased down their 279-run victory target to beat New Zealand by three wickets before tea on the fourth day of the second test in Christchurch, sweeping the series 2-0.

Lindsey Horan scored in the first minute of first-half stoppage time to lift the U.S.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago asserted their dominance over hosts Guyana (Team 1) in the final showdown yesterday at the Princess Ramada Hotel, Providence, winning the 9th round clash 3.5-0.5 to claim the inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess Championship.