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Guyanese national basketball player Israel Yaw incurred another loss for the season as the University of Maryland went down to hosts NC State 61-93 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

(Reuters) – Captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a brilliant 100 from 56 balls as India squared the series against South Africa with an emphatic 106-run win in the third and final Twenty20 International in Johannesburg yesterday.

(Reuters) – Australia’s opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his test match pedigree with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan’s bowlers as the hosts glided to 346-5 after 84 overs at stumps on day one of the series opener in Perth yesterday.

Golden Stars, Gorillas, Dyke Ballers, and Hururu recorded contrasting wins when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued last night at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

Carmel Secondary defeated defending champion DC Caesar Fox 2-1 when the KFC Goodwill Series commenced on Tuesday evening at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Blue Waters Girl’s U15 Developmental Football League will be conducted on a national level as a means to provide a platform for the exposure of emerging talents, according to an official release from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Bryan Joseph, Coach Education & Schools Development Supervisor Lyndon France, and Senior Women’s Assistant Coach Akilah Castello are currently in Miami, USA, participating in a Concacaf training conference.

Following the official draw for the inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Gold Cup Preliminary Round on Monday, Lady Jaguars head coach Omar Khan said that his charges are eager to capitalise on the opportunity and compete against the elite nations in the region.

The semi-final stage of the ‘East Bank versus the Rest’ street-ball championship will commence on Saturday at the Mocha Arcadia tarmac.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has announced that its flagship National Senior Championship, which was scheduled to be hosted last Sunday, will be held this Sunday instead.

Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-15 captain Emmanuel Lewis made a swashbuckling double-century (204) to lead his team to a crushing 298-run victory over their Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) counterparts on Monday at the Queen’s College ground.

Turfites get ready; the stage is set for the Port Mourant Turf Club’s grand horse race meet, which is scheduled to run off on Boxing Day at the club’s track.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Rovman Powell said his side would not be distracted by next year’s Twenty20 World Cup but would continue their quest for improvement by winning the ongoing five-match series against England.

(CMC): Man-of-the-Match Andre Russell made an instant impact with bat and ball in his first appearance for the West Indies in two years, as the home side staged the highest-ever successful run chase at Kensington Oval to beat England by four wickets yesterday.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The opening match of this year’s KFC Goodwill Schools Football tournament saw Chase Academy cruise to a 5-2 win over St Ignatius Secondary at the Queen’s College Ground on Thomas Lands.

The Dolphin Combined Swim Team departed Guyana yesterday for the ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship, which is set to commence today and conclude on December 17th in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jonathan Yearwood was elected to the helm of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) when the entity staged its electoral congress on Monday evening at the club’s Bourda location.

Kwakwani, the Bishops’ High, and President’s College recorded contrasting wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Titan Bowl’ Championship continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Kwakwani downed the New Amsterdam Multilateral 44-27.

(Reuters) – South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks laid the foundation as they beat India by five wickets after reaching a rain-reduced target to win their second Twenty20 international at St George’s Park yesterday.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus After weeks of anticipation amid an air of hype among the football fans and players alike, the fourth edition of the Goodwill Schools Football tournament kicks off today at the Queen’s College Ground on Thomas Lands.