2024 CAC Body Building & Fitness Championships
Despite turning in an impressive overall performance in last year’s Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Body Building & Fitness Championships, the Guyanese contingent who will be on show at the 2024 edition at the National Cultural Center, is aiming for even greater heights this time around with national pride at stake.
The Golden Jaguars will resume their campaign today in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League against Guatemala at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, with history firmly in the corner of the Central American unit.
‘Rats Memorial’ Football Championship
– Rivers View, Potaro to contest women’s decider
Rising Stars and Potaro Strikers will contest the men’s divisional, while Rivers View and Potaro Strikers will battle in the women’s decider following semifinal wins in the ‘Rats Memorial’ Football Championship on Wednesday evening.
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), in partnership with Republic Bank, launched the maiden edition of the ‘One Guyana’ National B Division Championship yesterday at the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport boardroom, Main Street.
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will call time on his illustrious but injury-plagued career after next month’s Davis Cup Finals, the 22-times Grand Slam champion announced yesterday, as one of the greatest players in the sport prepares for an emotional farewell.
(CMC) – As part of efforts to nurture emerging talent, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has awarded 30 of the region’s up-and-coming male and female cricketers with one-year contracts.
(CMC) – Karishma Ramharack spun circles around Bangladesh Women’s batters, and Hayley Matthews finally found her groove as West Indies Women jumped to the top of Group B in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a comprehensive eight-wicket win at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
(Reuters) – England notched up their highest total in 86 years thanks to Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s double ton, declaring on 823-7 before Pakistan collapsed to a perilous position on the fourth day of the first test yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will call time on his illustrious but injury-plagued career after next month’s Davis Cup Finals, the 22-times Grand Slam champion announced today, as one of the greatest players in the sport prepares for an emotional farewell.
The maiden edition of the Bent Street ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal Championship was launched yesterday at the New Look Salon in North East La Penitence, with the event set to commence on October 15th at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships
Bjorn Williams stormed to his best ever finish on the international circuit, as powered to a silver medal in the 105Kg Open Class at the Commonwealth Men’s Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City, South Africa.
– awaiting possible world title fight
Guyana’s lone world-ranked professional boxer, Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry, has attained a world ranking of 4th in the super-flyweight division by global entity, the World Boxing Association (WBA), which paves the way for a future world title fight.
(Reuters) – Joe Root’s hunger and consistency can help him become the top run-scorer in test cricket, fellow Englishman Alastair Cook said after being surpassed by him as the country’s most successful batsman in the format yesterday.
(Reuters) – Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year’s championships, the All England Club confirmed yesterday.
(Reuters) – Joe Root scored a majestic unbeaten century after surpassing Alastair Cook as England’s top run-scorer in test cricket and guided the team to 492-3 at stumps on the third day of the opening match against Pakistan yesterday.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – India pounced on poor bowling from the Bangladesh spinners to get out of jail on a Delhi surface that started off as tacky but kept on improving for batting as the night progressed.
Beacons and Potaro Strikers recorded comfortable wins in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, when the ‘Rats’ Memorial Football
Championship continued at the Bartica Community Centre ground.
GCB Inter-County Super-50
The West Indian trio of Shimron Hetmyer, Gudakesh Motie, and Romario Shepherd headline the 38-member provisional squad released by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) that will be reduced ahead of the start of the Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Super-50 Championship on Sunday.