Sports

The Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Bryan Joseph, has confirmed that all systems are in place for the staging of the Lady Jaguars u17 international friendly series against traditional rival Suriname on Saturday in Georgetown.

Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Corwin D’Anjou returns to the international circuit on Saturday evening as he enters the octagon against Canadian Nicholas Araujo in a lightweight amateur championship encounter on the Caribbean Ultimate Fist Fighting (CUFF) 18 card at the Eastern Regional Sporting Complex, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago.

(CMC) – Unbeaten half-centuries from their captain Nyeem Young and opener Matthew Nandu fired the Cricket West Indies Academy to a six-wicket win against Emerging Ireland in their third one-day, 50 overs-a-side match yesterday in Antigua.

(CMC) – Openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Zachary McCaskie batted through a testy 35 minutes before the close, and West Indies A got off to a solid start in the first “test” against hosts South Africa A yesterday.

Guyanese national basketball player Akeem Crandon recorded his third consecutive win as Barry University defeated Emory & Henry 83 by a 95-83 score on Saturday on the collegiate circuit at the McAlister Field House in Charlestown, South Carolina.

(CMC) – Elaine Thompson-Herah will ramp up her preparations for next year’s international track and field season under the guidance of Elite Performance Track Club coach, Reynaldo Walcott.

(CMC) – West Indies Under-19 selectors may have to change course after the sport’s world governing body, the ICC, announced yesterday that Sri Lanka will no longer host the next year’s Youth Cricket World Cup, and it will now be hosted in South Africa.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Uncapped Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde have been called up for next month’s three-match One-Day International series against touring England, in a 15-man squad which sees the recall of 32-year-old gloveman Shane Dowrich, four-and-a-half years after he played his only ODI.

Day two of the National Sports Commission/East Bank Football Association/Ralph Green Under-11 League kicked off at the Agricola Community Ground on Sunday and saw seven of the eight matches producing a winner while the other match was a 1-1 draw.

AHMEDABAD, India,  (Reuters) – India played the tournament’s best cricket for nearly six weeks but it was the familiar sight of Australia celebrating with the trophy as fireworks exploded overhead when the 13th edition of the World Cup came to a close on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic wrapped up his 2023 season by adding the ATP Finals trophy to the three major titles he won this year and the Serb immediately set the bar even higher for next season by targeting a ‘Golden Slam’.

In a display of unrivalled prowess on the chess board, Candidate Master Taffin Khan played unbeaten throughout the Ram & McRae sponsored National Open Chess Championship Qualifying Tournament which concluded on Sunday at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.

(Field Level Media) Miles Bridges, recently reinstated from an NBA suspension, drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime as the Charlotte Hornets pulled out a 121-118 victory against the visiting Boston Celtics yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief selector, the Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, says West Indies’ forward planning for the 2027 ICC World Cup resulted in veteran left-hander Darren Bravo being overlooked for next month’s three-match series against England.

(Field Level Media) Reggie Jackson had 21 points and six assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets overcame the ejection of center Nikola Jokic and handed the Detroit Pistons their 12th straight loss, 107-103, yesterday.

RANCHI, India, CMC – Former West Indies batting star Chris Gayle sparkled briefly but it was not enough to stop his Gujarat Giants from sliding to a ten-run defeat to Manipal Tigers in the second match of the Legends League here yesterday.

The rugby selection committee will have their work cut out in order to name the 12-member squad for the upcoming Grenada 7s following three intense and highly competitive trial matches on Saturday at the National Park.

(Reuters) – Six players from finalists India and two from champions Australia were selected in the World Cup team of the tournament announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) secured wins when the KFC League Cup continued on Sunday evening at the Eve Leary Ground, Kingston.

(Field Level Media) Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their best offensive performance of the season in a 142-129 win over the host Washington Wizards on Monday night.