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(Field Level Media) Gordon Hayward scored 24 points to lead four Charlotte players who reached the 20-point mark in the Hornets’ 119-116 victory against the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) electoral congress saga continues, the GFF has approved the attendance of the four affiliates initially debarred from exercising their voting rights by the Electoral Committee (EC) at the polls tomorrow.

Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said the disentitlement of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Western Tigers, and Santos, as well as the West Demerara Association, by the Electoral Committee is an instrument of the past associated with impending elections.

In what can only be described as a theme of the current administration, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the umpteenth time is yet to remunerate the Golden Jaguars their match-day fees for a Nations League encounter against Antigua and Bartica, despite the team’s historic League A qualification.

(CMC) – Rookie fast bowler Shamar Joseph completed an impressive five-wicket haul, but not for the first time.

With the return of the beloved Fun Mile, the Sportsmaxx and Gildan Run Barbados Marathon will be three days of fun and fitness.

(Reuters) – Unrelenting rain prompted match officials to call off the entire second day’s play in the second test between Bangladesh and New Zealand yesterday.

(CMC) – Head coach Darren Sammy said the West Indies were fully aware of the importance of Saturday’s series decider at the storied Kensington Oval and were “in a good space” as they chased their first series win over England in 16 years.

After weeks of speculation, two-time major champion Jon Rahm joined LIV Golf yesterday.

(CMC) – Enigmatic West Indies produced an underwhelming performance to go under by six wickets to England in the second One-Day International yesterday, leaving Saturday’s finale in Barbados as the all-important series decider.

Less than two days before the staging of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) elections, several associates of the four affiliates that were barred by the Electoral Committee from voting at the forum staged a protest outside the headquarters of the federation, advocating for the restoration of their voting rights.

(CMC) – All-rounder Kevin Sinclair once against proved his worth with the bat with his second half-century of the tour, but another batting collapse yesterday left West Indies-A with all to do in order to save the decisive third four-day “Test” against South Africa-A.

(Reuters) – Mushfiqur Rahim’s brain-fade moment led to his obstructing-the-field dismissal but Bangladesh took charge of the second test against New Zealand after 15 wickets tumbled on a frenzied opening day of the contest yesterday.

Guyana’s maiden appearance at the World Junior Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, resulted in local stars Tiquan Sampson and Akeelah Vancooten attaining historic world rankings, which is a first for local pugilists.

ExxonMobil has confirmed its support for the Berbice edition of the Future Warriors Primary Schools Tapeball Tournament, which is scheduled for December 9-10 at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground.

West Demerara Jaguars and Georgetown Panthers have officially revealed their squads for the impending Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) T20 Blast, with national all-rounder Akshaya Persaud and Demerara Senior Inter County player Devon Lord named as captains of the respective teams.

The Lady Jaguars were paired against the Dominican Republic in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup Prelims yesterday, following an official release from the regional member association.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that all systems are in place for the staging of the KFC League Cup final, which is pencilled for tomorrow at the Eve Leary ground in Kingston.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Shai Hope said his side will be pushing hard to win the second one-day international against England today in Antigua and not let the hard work they have put in to prepare for the series go to waste.

Following the publication of notices for the staging of elections for the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) and West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA), respectively, Cricket Ombudsman Malcolm Peters has declared that neither election can be conducted once it’s not in accordance with the Cricket Administration Act of 2014.