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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has lauded the country’s “high level of organisation” after Kensington Oval was awarded the final of this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Field Level Media) Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Quentin Grimes added 19 and Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 as the New York Knicks handily defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 128-92 yesterday.

Christopher and Heesan DaSilva, a Canada-based Guyanese couple have made significant strides in realising their vision of bringing a golf course to life in the Timehri area.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court cleared the late Agentine soccer legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the ex-Napoli striker and revenue authorities.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Coach Fernando Diniz will no longer be in charge of the Brazil national team, said the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) yesterday.

(ESPN) Australia have replaced India as the No.1-ranked Test team in the ICC rankings.

With the registration of the D-UP Basketball and Football Academy Friendly Society, young people in Cornelia Ida, Tuschen, and Parika on the West Coast Demerara (WCD) and East Bank Essequibo , Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), will now have access to sports training activities, a release from the Ministry of Labour said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Test batsman Peter Handscomb has been named to captain a 12-man Cricket Australia squad announced by national selectors to face West Indies in a three-day match starting next week in Adelaide.

Associations in the county of Demerara will head into the first action of 2024 when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/SVC/Precision Services Inc.

The highly anticipated final of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite  League Promotional Playoff between Slingerz and Monedderlust football  clubs has been rescheduled to tomorrow night along with a change of venue.

(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hit back yesterday at reports it turned a blind eye to positive tests by Spanish athletes and said it was investigating the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Spain (CELAD).

(Reuters) – Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will compete at the upcoming Australian Open after his defeat to Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane International quarter-finals yesterday, during which the Spaniard left the court on a medical timeout.

 Sat, 1 June 2024 – USA v CANADA, Dallas   Sun, 2 June 2024 – WEST INDIES v PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Guyana Sun, 2 June 2024 – NAMIBIA v OMAN, Barbados   Mon, 3 June 2024 – SL v SOUTH AFRICA, New York Mon, 3 June 2024 – AFGHANISTAN v UGANDA, Guyana   Tue, 4 June 2024 – ENGLAND v SCOTLAND, Barbados Tue, 4 June 2024 – NETHERLANDS v NEPAL, Dallas   Wed, 5 June 2024 – INDIA v IRELAND, New York Wed, 5 June 2024 – PAPUA NEW GUINEA v UGANDA, Guyana Wed, 5 June 2024 – AUSTRALIA v OMAN, Barbados   Thur, 6 June 2024 – USA v PAKISTAN, Dallas Thur, 6 June 2024 – NAMIBIA v SCOTLAND, Barbados   Fri, 7 June 2024 – CANADA v IRELAND, New York Fri, 7 June 2024 – NEW ZEALAND v AFGHANISTAN, Guyana Fri, 7 June 2024 – SRI LANKA v BANGLADESH, Dallas   Sat, 8 June 2024 – NETHERLANDS v SOUTH AFRICA, New York Sat, 8 June 2024 – AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Barbados Sat, 8 June 2024 – WEST INDIES v UGANDA, Guyana Sun, 9 June 2024 – INDIA v PAKISTAN, New York Sun, 9 June 2024 – OMAN v SCOTLAND, Antigua   Mon, 10 June 2024 – SOUTH AFRICA v BANGLADESH, New York Tue, 11 June 2024 – PAKISTAN v CANADA, New York Tue, 11 June 2024 – SRI LANKA v NEPAL, Florida Tue, 11 June 2024 – AUSTRALIA v NAMIBIA, Antigua Wed, 12 June 2024 – USA v INDIA, New York Wed, 12 June 2024 – WEST INDIES v NEW ZEALAND, Trinidad   Thur, 13 June 2024 – ENGLAND v OMAN, Antigua Thur, 13 June 2024 – BANGLADESH v NETHERLANDS, St.

(ICC) The pinnacle ICC men’s T20 event will see a record 20 teams divided into four groups competing across 55 games for the right to be crowned ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Champions 2024, including co-hosts the West Indies and the USA, together with the other qualifiers: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Uganda.

Dynamo and LA Ballers punched their tickets to the final of the women’s and men’s divisions, respectively, following semi-final wins on Wednesday evening in the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

(Reuters) – David Warner made 34 in what is likely to be his penultimate innings in the long form of cricket as Australia reached 116 for two on the rain-disrupted second day of the third test against Pakistan yesterday.

Following a hiatus due to the 2023 festive season, the inaugural edition of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League will resume on Saturday, January 13th, at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, with the highly anticipated playoff segment.

(Reuters) – India chased down a modest victory target of 79 to claim a seven-wicket win over hosts South Africa in the second test at Newlands yesterday and share the two-match series 1-1 after an extraordinary game finished inside five session5s.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva will take over from Dimuth Karunaratne as captain of Sri Lanka’s test side, the country’s cricket board (SLC) said yesterday.

Guyanese basketball player Israel Yaw got back to winning ways on the collegiate scene as the University of Maryland (Eastern Shore) mauled Clarks Summit University 95-37 on Wednesday evening at the Hytche Centre, Prince Anne, Maryland.