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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Axed West Indies Test vice-captain, Jermaine Blackwood, says he intends to use the upcoming first class championship to recapture his place in the international squad.

LONDON,  CMC – Nicholas Pooran and Hayley Matthews were the only West Indies players chosen in the International Cricket Council teams-of-the-year for 2023.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – Veteran seamer Kemar Roach has warned understudy Shamar Joseph to be wary of “distractions” after his huge impact on the opening Test against Australia last week.

Still basking in the wake of his history-making test debut in Australia, Shamar Joseph took to social media platform Facebook via the Windies page on Monday night to interact with fans via a live video.

In a little over two weeks, on February 7, the Guyana Harpy Eagles will begin the defence of their West Indies Championship title with a clash against eternal rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at the Conaree Cricket Centre in St.

Ahead of their long anticipated return to the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League, Slingerz Football Club is ramping up their preparations.

Guyana’s archery sector received a boost in the form of 21 coaches who successfully completed a five-day Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course hosted through the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and Archery Guyana.

(Field Level Media) Jarrett Allen set a franchise record with his 12th consecutive double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 road blowout of the Orlando Magic yesterday.

(Reuters) – India batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the first two tests against England citing personal reasons, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia opener Usman Khawaja will return to training today after being cleared to play the second test against West Indies in Brisbane this week.

(Field Level Media) Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three days, 122-113, on Monday.

(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid scored a career-high and franchise-record 70 points to go along with 18 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Qualifier Dayana Yastremska and giant-killer Linda Noskova continued fairytale runs into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday but it was all familiar faces on the men’s side as Carlos Alcaraz led a trio of top seeds through.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Australia-bound Johnson Charles narrowly missed out on a fourth Twenty20 hundred as he inspired Sharjah Warriors to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Jason Holder’s Dubai Capitals here yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Travis Head has delayed his arrival here for the second Test against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has issued a stern warning about the future of Test cricket, contending the format could soon die if the International Cricket Council calendar was not restructured to create a window which allowed for the availability of the best players.

(Reuters) – Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown delivered a knockout blow to the Adelaide Strikers yesterday, bludgeoning 140 from 57 balls on the Gold Coast to earn his side a 54-run win and a date with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League decider.

Colts and Eagles secured a 1-0 lead in their best of three playoff series against Kobras and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans, respectively, when the inaugural edition of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Jeremy Cole and Kataleya Sam won the Open and Girl’s Divisional titles, respectively, when the Kitty Square Mall National U12 Chess Championships concluded on Saturday at the School of the Nations auditorium, New Market Street.