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The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has announced that its flagship National Senior Championship, which was scheduled to be hosted last Sunday, will be held this Sunday instead.

Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-15 captain Emmanuel Lewis made a swashbuckling double-century (204) to lead his team to a crushing 298-run victory over their Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) counterparts on Monday at the Queen’s College ground.

Turfites get ready; the stage is set for the Port Mourant Turf Club’s grand horse race meet, which is scheduled to run off on Boxing Day at the club’s track.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Rovman Powell said his side would not be distracted by next year’s Twenty20 World Cup but would continue their quest for improvement by winning the ongoing five-match series against England.

(CMC): Man-of-the-Match Andre Russell made an instant impact with bat and ball in his first appearance for the West Indies in two years, as the home side staged the highest-ever successful run chase at Kensington Oval to beat England by four wickets yesterday.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The opening match of this year’s KFC Goodwill Schools Football tournament saw Chase Academy cruise to a 5-2 win over St Ignatius Secondary at the Queen’s College Ground on Thomas Lands.

The Dolphin Combined Swim Team departed Guyana yesterday for the ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship, which is set to commence today and conclude on December 17th in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jonathan Yearwood was elected to the helm of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) when the entity staged its electoral congress on Monday evening at the club’s Bourda location.

Kwakwani, the Bishops’ High, and President’s College recorded contrasting wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Titan Bowl’ Championship continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Kwakwani downed the New Amsterdam Multilateral 44-27.

(Reuters) – South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks laid the foundation as they beat India by five wickets after reaching a rain-reduced target to win their second Twenty20 international at St George’s Park yesterday.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus After weeks of anticipation amid an air of hype among the football fans and players alike, the fourth edition of the Goodwill Schools Football tournament kicks off today at the Queen’s College Ground on Thomas Lands.

The Gokarn Ramdhani Memorial Tournament wrapped up on Saturday at the National Gymnasium and saw Priyanna Ramdhani and Akili Haynes prevailing in the finals of the Women and Men’s U-23 categories respectively.

As longstanding Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President, Hilbert Foster prepares to step away from the game, he has been issued a directive by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to submit audited financial reports for 2022 and 2023.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Under-19s will feature on the opening day of the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup against hosts South Africa on January 19 next year at J.B.

(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid had 34 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in three quarters and the host Philadelphia 76ers blitzed the Washington Wizards 146-101 yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Bennedict Mathurin piled up 30 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Indiana Pacers handed the Detroit Pistons their single-season, franchise-record-tying 20th consecutive loss, 131-123, last night.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies and England will start to fine-tune their preparations for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 International Cricket World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the United States today in Barbados.

(Reuters) – Six athletes – Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, Tigist Assefa, Kelvin Kiptum, and Yulimar Rojas – were all named World Athletes of the Year on Monday after the awards were expanded into three categories.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia will conduct a “thorough review” into Sunday’s abandoned Big Bash League (BBL) match in Geelong after the Melbourne Renegades-Perth Scorchers clash was called off with 6.5 overs bowled due to safety concerns about the pitch.

(Field Level Media) Duncan Robinson scored 24 points and the Miami Heat overcame some shoddy final-minute sequences to hold on for a 116-114 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets last night.