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The defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), outflanked Buxton United 6-1 in the KFC Elite League at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre, Providence, on Saturday night.

Eagles and Ravens will collide in the inaugural final of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League on Saturday, March 9th, following hard-fought victories over the Colts and Kwakwani, respectively, in their corresponding conference finals on Saturday evening.

(Reuters) – Spinner Nathan Lyon took six for 65 as Australia dismissed New Zealand for 196 early on the fourth day of the first test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve yesterday to win the match by an emphatic 172 runs and go 1-0 up in the series.

Guyana’s leading cyclist, Briton John of United We Stand, extended his perfect start to the season with his third victory in as many races, taking the top of the podium in the Elite/Open class of the first stage of the Jagan’s Memorial Cycling Road Race yesterday.

A belligerent display of batting from the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-19 outfit saw them dismantle their Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) counterparts by 243 runs yesterday at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands.

Guyanese national basketball player Israel Yaw and his school, the University of Maryland, went down to Howard University 66-70 on Saturday evening at the Hytche Centre in Princess Anne, Maryland.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Thea LaFond needed just two attempts to win triple jump gold at the world indoor championships today  and become Dominica’s first global champion in athletics.

Western Tigers mauled Anns Grove 4-0 last evening in the KFC Elite League at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre, Providence.

In the blink of an eye, Guyana’s once most celebrated cricketer is no long the centre of attention.

Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) defeated their West Demerara counterpart by a mammoth 123 runs when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter Association U-19 tournament commenced yesterday at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground.

On March 25th, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will embark on its ‘National Academy and Learn to Box’ programme, which will be staged at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym in Albouystown and serve as the starting point for other jurisdictions.

In excess of 210 days have elapsed since the international friendly against Ethiopia on August 2, 2023, and the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is still to remunerate the Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme’s contractually bound match-day fees.

(CMC) – Julien Alfred sped to a world-leading 6.98 seconds to clinch gold in the women’s 60-metre final yesterday and deliver St.

(Reuters) – New Zealand were 111 for three at the close of play on the third day of the first test against Australia at Wellington’s Basin Reserve yesterday, still 258 runs away from their daunting victory target of 369.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The only constant in life is change. Greek philosopher Heraclitus is renowned for this statement.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The sizable gathering of boxing fans on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue were treated to a display of impressive pugilistic skill from the Guyanese fighters in the Elite and International bouts of the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Developmental Boxing Championship.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – A proposed merger of Walt Disney’s and Reliance’s media assets in India could spark intense antitrust scrutiny over their market power, with lawyers flagging concerns that the combined entity’s strong portfolio of cricket broadcast rights could impact advertisers.

An annual fixture on the cycling calendar of activities in Guyana, the Jagan’s Memorial Cycling Road Race, cycling fans and cyclists alike will be pleased to know that all three stages have been confirmed for the month of March according to the organisers, the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC).

(Reuters) – Australia dismissed New Zealand for 179 to take control of the first test on yesterday’s second day after Cameron Green had scored a brilliant 174 not out in a defiant final-wicket partnership to drive the visitors to 383 all out.