Sports

The Hikers Demerara Mutual seven-a-side Mixed Hockey Festival will make a triumphant return next Monday at the Everest Sports Club ground.

East Bank Demerara and Georgetown recorded victories when the National Milling Company (Namilco) u17 Football Championship continued Saturday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

The Guyana Defence (GDF), Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) scored comfortable wins when the Guyana Football Federation’s Women’s Division One Football League continued on Saturday.

Carmel, Chase Academy, Santa Rosa, and Bartica recorded wins when the Limacol U18 Football League continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Captain Darren Bravo yesterday carved out a brilliant career-best unbeaten hundred to surpass 6 000 List A runs, as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force romped to a convincing 78-run victory over Barbados Pride to finish top of the Regional Super50 Cup standings.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – It was meant to be a battle between the two World Cup heavyweights but the manner in which South Africa were blown away by India yesterday illustrated the gulf between the hosts and the rest of the teams competing at the 2023 tournament.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – Qiana Joseph and Jannillea Glasgow combined to destroy Thailand Emerging Players and set up a comfortable five-wicket win for West Indies Women-A in a low-scoring second game of the Twenty20 Tri-Series here Saturday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors while Sri Lankan players wore masks as poor air quality in smog-shrouded New Delhi remained the talking point ahead of today’s World Cup clash between the two nations.

Jayson Tatum scored 32 points on Saturday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away midway through the fourth quarter to remain unbeaten with a 124-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Veteran off-spinner Sunil Narine has finally quit international cricket, four years after playing his last game for West Indies.

The build-up has been gradual, the competitors have promised to deliver and all that’s left is for today’s Caribbean Clash of Champions motor racing meet to live up to all the hype, all the expectations.

Last Thursday, following a formal meeting of the respective directors of sports for the three competing nations in Paramaribo, Suriname, the signing of the protocol agreement that paves the way for the staging of the 2023 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) took place.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – England’s stuttering title defence at the 50-overs World Cup eventually crumbled yesterday and the setback was particularly painful as it was their Ashes rivals Australia who delivered the mortal blow on Jos Buttler and his disjointed team.

Republic Drive crushed Sideline to walk away with the Beterverwagting Inter-Block football competition Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The GT Beer East Coast Demerara (ECD) 5/5 tapeball tournament bowls off today, featuring 19 teams competing for the coveted title.

History was created yesterday as St. Pius became the first team to win three Courts Optical Pee Wee football competition, defeating first-time finalist Redeemer 3-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Guyana Harpy Eagles recorded a vital seven-wicket win over Jamaica Scorpions yesterday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy to keep their hopes of advancing in the CG United Regional Super50 alive.

Guyana’s Leslain Baird gave Guyana its third medal of the pan American games which ended yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

In a thrilling encounter at the Everest Cricket Club, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)  yesterday emerged victorious over Guyana National Industrial Cooperation (GNIC) by six wickets in the Georgetown Cricket Association DDL Pepsi First Division 50-over tournament.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Pakistan endured a battering by New Zealand’s top-order before launching their own onslaught through centurion Fakhar Zaman to win a rain-hit World Cup game by 21 runs via the DLS method yesterday and stay alive in the hunt for a semi-final spot.