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Guyana’s Team 1 made significant strides after the second day of the CARICOM Classic Chess Competition currently being held at the Ramada Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

With the first leg of the Jagan’s Memorial Cycling Road Race done and dusted, cyclists will now turn their attention to the second leg of the event which is scheduled for Berbice on Sunday (March 10) where over $300,000 in cash prizes will be up for grabs.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has selected their U-15 squad for the impending Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars 50-Over Championship in Antigua and Barbuda from March 24th, with Berbician Adrian Hetmyer appointed as the captain.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) staged a Finance Governance Workshop on Sunday at the Guyana Olympic House in Liliendaal, which focused on the compliance requirements and procedures for attaining funding through the Members Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP) in 2024.

Riddim Squad, Vengy, and Beacons recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) ‘Black History Month’ Pre-Season Championship continued on Sunday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Bourda.

Petama Enterprise, Motor Trend, and Steve’s Jewellery, who are affiliated with the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA), have thrown their support behind the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-19 Championship.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The opening day of the CARICOM Classic Chess Tournament at the Ramada Princess Hotel at Providence, East Bank Demerara, saw a bag of mixed results for Guyana’s two teams with Team 1, consisting of senior players, securing a win and a draw while Team 2, the juniors, suffered two losses after two rounds yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) will kick off their hugely popular Easter Vacation National Swimming Programme on March 26. 

Ahead of the resumption of the CWI Regional 4-Day Championship, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced two changes to their Guyana Harpy Eagles 13-man squad. 

The 32 berths for this year’s Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition have been filled and the tournament is set to kick off on March 15, at the National Park. 

(Reuters) – British heavyweight Anthony Joshua said he wants to deliver a statement win by knocking out former mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou in their boxing bout in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Newly minted world indoor triple jump champion Thea LaFond dedicated her win to the people of her native Dominica.

(Reuters) – The head of Formula One’s governing body, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, is under investigation for allegedly interfering in the outcome of last year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the BBC reported yesterday.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) yesterday called on the federal government to increase financial support to national sport organizations, which it says are overstretched and face a substantial reduction in services and programs.

(ESPN) It all came down to the last over in Sylhet.

(Reuters) – Sunrisers Hyderabad have named Australia skipper Pat Cummins as captain for the 2024 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise said yesteday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – All-rounder Cameron Green may be spared white ball duties for Australia to focus on his red ball game ahead of the test series against India in the next home summer, coach Andrew McDonald said.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Jamaica Women followed up a dominant batting performance led by the West Indies Women’s duo of Stafanie Taylor and Chinelle Henry with sharp fielding and stunned double crown defending champions Barbados Women with a 200-run win when the Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup opened yesterday in St Kitts.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess tournament was launched last evening, albeit over half an hour late, with an opening ceremony at the Ramada Hotel in Providence.