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The qualifying sessions for the hugely anticipated Caribbean clash of champions yesterday was marred by an early incident at the South Dakota circuit.

In what will be only the second meeting of the schools today, St.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Widely regarded as one of the best ever local to ride a bike, Stephen Vieira is ready to defend home turf.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus In early October at the opening of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) first-division men and women’s leagues at the Providence National Stadium, Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Opener Justin Greaves narrowly missed out on his second hundred of the Super50 Cup but he carefully guided Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a four-wicket win over Barbados Pride here Thursday, to all but assure his side of a semi-final spot.

LUCKNOW, India,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan kept their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals alive after beating the Netherlands by seven wickets in a low-scoring group game yesterday.

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC – Players from the West Indies Academy and Windward Islands Volcanoes got a free day when adverse weather forced their West Indies Super50 Cup match to be abandoned early yesterday in Trinidad.

Paolo Banchero hit a go-ahead layup with 14 seconds remaining and scored a season-high 30 points to lift the Orlando Magic to a thrilling 115-113 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

MURIDKE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies A Women failed to overcome an unbeaten half-century from wicketkeeper-batsman Sidra Nawaz, and Pakistan A Women clinched a 12-run win in their Twenty20 Tri-Nations Series match yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have added West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd to their roster for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League after finalising a trade deal with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

Gold is Money will oppose Sparta Boss, while Sophia will engage Back Circle in the semifinal round this evening of the East Ruimveldt Street-ball Cup following their respective quarterfinal wins on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Hurdler Ronald Levy has been informed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission that he failed an out-of-competition test taken last month, the Olympic bronze medallist said yesterday.

Star sprinter Emanuel Archibald finished eighth in the 200-metre final of the Pan American Games last night in Santiago, Chile, but is optimistic about what lies ahead following a long but successful season.

At a simple ceremony yesterday, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and architectural firm SRKN unveiled the blueprint and final design for the federation’s National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate Championship will box off tonight at the National Gymnasium, with defending champions GDF fielding a strong team and smaller gyms such as the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) hoping to make a splash despite their small number.

Potaro downed defending champion Rivers View by a 3-2 score when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

A group of Canadian-based Guyanese golfers have collaborated and thrown their support behind the remarkably fast-developing golf programme being undertaken by the Nexgen Golf Academy in association with the Ministry of Education Unit of the Allied Arts Priority Programme.

Back Circle and Gold is Money were among the wins when the Hamilton Green Football Cup continued on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

Corporate entities Shi-Oil and Two Brothers Service Station have thrown their support behind Ryan Rahaman in his pursuit of glory in the Sports Tuner class at the impending ‘Greatest Race of All Time’ at the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday.

Republic Drive and Sideline will contest the final of the Beterverwagting (BV) Inter-Block Football Championship this evening at the Community Centre ground from 21:00hrs.