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Despite ending the year with an impressive record of five wins and a loss, the Lady Jaguars, the Guyana national senior women’s team, have dropped two ranking positions to 87th following the official publication of the FIFA December standings.

Guyanese basketball players Israel Yaw and Akeem Crandon suffered mixed fortunes on the collegiate scene with the University of Maryland and Barry University, respectively.

(CMC) – Veteran all-rounder Andre Russell says West Indies’ series win over England has given him extra motivation to be in the best shape possible for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s Joseph Parker pulled off a stunning upset win over former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder at the Kingdom Arena yesterday, putting on a superb display to score a unanimous decision victory.

(Reuters) – Spinner Noman Ali will miss Pakistan’s last two tests against Australia after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis yesterday, with Mohammad Nawaz drafted in as his replacement.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Clarendon College out of Jamaica, as they started, ended flawlessly and undisturbed.

LONDON,  CMC – Kieron Pollard is set to join England as a batting consultant for the defence of their Twenty20 World title next year in the Caribbean and the United States.

(Reuters) – FIFA provided $2.79 billion to its member associations and confederations for investment in soccer development over the first two cycles of its Forward Development Programme, the world governing body said in a report yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Tyler Herro scored a team-high 30 points and made a season-high seven 3-pointers to help the Miami Heat to a 122-113 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Jamal Murray scored a season-high 32 points to go along with nine assists and connected with Nikola Jokic for the go-ahead basket with 2:28 remaining as the Denver Nuggets continued their improved play in road games with a 122-117 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets last  night.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies captain Rovman Powell believes improvements need to be made to his side’s bowling, if they are to seriously challenge at next year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  (Reuters) – Julian Alvarez scored the fastest ever goal in a Club World Cup final as Manchester City thrashed Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 yesterday to cap a remarkable year by capturing their fifth trophy of 2023.

Gorillas and High Flyers secured wins in the male division, whilst Dynamo and Speightland were victorious in the female section when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Thursday evening at the PPP office compound, Mackenzie, Linden.

(Reuters) – England suffered a second successive white-ball series defeat to West Indies yesterday after losing the fifth Twenty20 by four wickets but coach Matthew Mott said they will take valuable lessons from the tour into next year’s World Cup.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s Usman Khawaja said yesterday the black armband he wore in the test match against Pakistan was for a “personal bereavement” and he would contest the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) reprimand.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief selector, Desmond Haynes, said there was understandable “concern” among his panel about the movement away from the longer format by key players, and believes a larger pool of players needed to be created in order to compensate for this.

(Reuters) – Dean Elgar will retire from international cricket at the end of the two-test home series against India that starts on Tuesday, the former South Africa test captain said.

(CMC) – Shai Hope nervelessly cleared the ropes at point with the second ball of the final over as West Indies survived a late stumble to beat World champions England by four wickets and claim the five-match Twenty20 International series yesterday.

From eight, there are two. After four match days of one-sided games, keen contests, and entertaining football, Clarendon College, the Jamaican school football powerhouse, and St.

(Reuters) – Sanju Samson struck 108 from 114 balls on a slow wicket at Boland Park as India claimed a 78-run one-day International win over hosts South Africa at Boland Park yesterday to secure a 2-1 victory in the series.