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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Electoral Committee officially released the list of eligible voters for the impending elections on December 9th, disclosing that 18 entities will be eligible to exercise their franchise and that Santos, Western Tigers, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), and West Demerara are ineligible.

The Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) Police, GBTI GCC, GCC Spice, and YMCA Old Fort have all booked semi-final berths in the women’s category of the Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has partnered with Sawh Voltcom Construction Inc.

Needing only a draw to seal their place in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup Prelims, the Lady Jaguars will face off against Antigua and Barbuda today at 17:00hrs at the IR Franklin Essed Stadium, Suriname, in their final group stage match.

Upper Demerara overcame a one-goal first-half deficit to defeat Berbice to capture the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Association Football League Championship yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

Banks DIH Limited, via its Banks Beer, Gt Beer, Vita Malt, Rainforest Water, and Ryda Hard Wine brands, has thrown its support behind the ongoing ‘East Bank vs.

During the last week, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) High Performance Unit (HP) paid the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Harpy Eagles Franchise (GHE) a visit during which the two parties held a historic meeting.

With several positions yet to be confirmed heading into the year-end championship, the 2023 edition of the Limacol Secondary Schools Football League will culminate this evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The inaugural ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship will commence on December 8th in the mining town of Linden.

(Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed a match haul of 10 wickets to bowl Bangladesh to a comprehensive 150-run victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Sylhet yesterday.

Upper Demerara/Kwakwani (District 10) renowned  simply as ‘Linden’ once again came, saw and conquered. 

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Day two of the Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival saw the GCC clubs chalk up more wins at the National Gymnasium following their success on Thursday evening.

The national men’s rugby team experienced mixed fortunes in their three matches when the Grenada 7s kicked off yesterday at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St.

COOLIDGE, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies captain Nyeem Young said his side was looking to win the second four-day, first-class match against Emerging Ireland, starting today in Antigua, and sweep the series.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Cricket West Indies said it “understood the position” of Dominica’s government which on Thursday pulled the plug on the country’s hosting of matches in next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, due to challenges with completing venue upgrades in time for the global showpiece.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India exacted a modicum of revenge for their loss to Australia in the final of the 50-overs World Cup by clinching the T20 series against them with a match to spare following their 20-run victory in Raipur yesterday.

EAST LONDON, South Africa,  CMC – West Indies-A lost their last five wickets for 75 runs as they slumped to a humbling 232-run defeat to South Africa-A in the second four-day “Test” here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Dominican sprinter Luguelin Santos has been stripped of his World Junior Championships gold medal and banned for three years for age-manipulation violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Strike bowler Alzarri Joseph said it will be “business as usual” when he takes up the new role of West Indies vice-captain for the three One-day Internationals against England, starting tomorrow in his homeland of Antigua.

Star athletes Athaleyha Hinckson, Tianna Springer, and Javon Roberts continued their amazing, record-breaking runs at this year’s National Swimming, Cycling, and Track and Field Championships yesterday.