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St Ignatius of Region #9 sealed their maiden final appearance in the Digicel Schools Football Championship, defeating Region #1’s Waramuri 3-1 in their semi-final encounter on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) six member fight roster officially arrived in Bogota, Colombia on Wednesday to compete in the Pan American Championships from August 10th-13th.

Rising Stars and Wolves United recorded contrasting wins when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) regrettably announced yesterday the cancellation of its flagship National Senior and Youth and Junior Championships for this year.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) have officially announced their final roster for the impending Senior Caribbean Championships which is penciled for August 20th-27th in the Cayman Islands.

A 10-member team has officially been announced to represent St Lucia at the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship scheduled for August 18 to 20 at the National Gymnasium.

Hopetown Rangers downed Fyrish by a 3-1 score when the Berbice Football Association Senior Men’s League resumed at the Rosignol Community ground on Wednesday evening.

(Reuters) – German champions Bayern Munich yesterday reportedly reached a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of England captain Harry Kane, according to several English and German media.

(Reuters) – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina battled back from a third set deficit yesterday to beat Casper Ruud 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) and deny the third seed a place in the Canadian Open quarter-finals.

(CMC) – Trinidad & Tobago prime minister Dr Keith Rowley said he will use a family holiday next week in Barbados to start talks with several personalities about the way forward for West Indies cricket.

Desmond Amsterdam put on a praiseworthy performance in the light heavyweight gold medal bout last night at the AMBC Championship in Cali, Colombia but had to settle for the silver medal following a close points loss to Canada’s Keven Beausjour. 

President of the Guyana Cricket Board Bissoondyal Singh yesterday lamented the poor turnout of spectators for the Guyana leg of the current tour of the West Indies by India and suggested that the cost of tickets might have been responsible for the low turnout.

The Ministry of Education and Guyana Tourism Authority in collaboration with the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy  will tee off the Savannah Milk National Junior Golf Championship from today in Essequibo.

Head coach of Guyana’s U-13 cricket team which scored a 2-0 series win over a Trinidad and Tobago side, Amir Rahaman, says that in order to advance further, his players should focus on competing at a higher level at their local clubs and academies.

Best boxer at this year’s Michael Parris Pepsi U16 boxing championships, Tiquan Sampson and champion boxer of last year’s championships Keyon Martin, headline a 21-member squad Selected by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to successfully defend home turf in the upcoming Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship scheduled from August 18 at the National Gymnasium. 

Singh yesterday visited the National U17 team at the hostel following the team’s final training session ahead of the upcoming Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Regional Under-17 Tournament which commences today and ends September 1, in Trinidad and Tobago.

In what can only be described as the greatest comeback in the history of the Digicel Schools Football Championship, Carmel Secondary overcame DC Caesar Fox 3-2 on penalty kicks in their semi-final encounter at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue last evening to earn a place in Sunday’s final.

Star sprinter, Tianna Springer, will aim to clinch her second medal of the Youth Commonwealth Games today in Trinidad when she contests the final of the women’s 200m. 

The veterinary inspection of all horses entered to compete at the Guyana Cup Day Sunday at Rising Turf Club will commence tomorrow and end on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A shake-up in the leadership of one of West Indies cricket’s most influential territorial boards appears to be in the making.