South American Classic Powerlifting Championship
79-year-old Naranjan Singh broke the 83Kg Masters 4 Deadlift record yesterday at the South American Women’s and Men’s Classic Powerlifting Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(CMC) – The St. Lucia Kings became the second team to qualify for the playoffs in the Caribbean Premier League, following a crushing seven-wicket victory over leaders Barbados Royals at the National Stadium in Providence yesterday.
(Reuters) – India set Bangladesh a mammoth victory target of 515 and then reduced them to 158-4 to close in on a comprehensive victory on day three of the opening test between the neighbouring countries yesterday.
The Guyana Open and Women’s teams at the World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, faltered in their respective round 10 matches yesterday, as they lost to Brunei (Open) and Liberia, respectively.
(Reuters) – Australia moved 2-0 ahead in the ODI series against a lacklustre England with a vital half century by wicket keeper Alex Carey paving the way for a 68-run victory at Headingley yesterday.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three times heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF belt at a packed Wembley Stadium yesterday.
-Hetmyer, Shepherd, bowlers lead the way
By Michaelangelo Jacobus
A night that seemed like it would end with the Guyana Amazon Warriors fans going home dejected, ended instead with great ecstasy and wild celebrations at the Providence National Stadium in Guyana as local boys Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Sheperd and Shamar Joseph produced the goods with bat and ball to steer the Guyanese franchise to a well-deserved 30-run victory over the St.
An International ShotoKan Karate Federation (ISKF) Guyanese team accompanied by a delegation of 99 participants, parents, and supporters, has safely arrived in London, England for the ISKF 4th ShotoCup World Tournament.
The Guyanese Open and Women Chess teams suffered heavy losses in their round 9 matches yesterday at the 45th Chess Olympiad currently being staged in Budapest, Hungary.
(Reuters) – The first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup for club teams from around the world will have five matches, with European Champions League winners Real Madrid to play in the final on Dec.
(Reuters) – Surrey successfully defended their County Championship title to claim the trophy for a third consecutive season yesterday after rivals Somerset lost at Lancashire.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India spared Bangladesh the ignominy of a follow-on but grabbed an overall lead of 308 with seven wickets in hands to seize control of the opening test in Chennai yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Azim Bassarath has expressed his delight at being re-elected as vice-president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) following the hosting of a Special Meeting of Members here yesterday.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, (Reuters) – Afghanistan registered another emphatic victory over South Africa yesterday, beating them by 177 runs in the second one-day international to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Sharjah.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Shafiqua Maloney, who created history by becoming the first Vincentian to advance to the finals of an Olympic event, said that while she did not medal, a loss is when one does not learn anything from the experience.
(Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a revised schedule for their three-test series at home against England yesterday, with the second test being moved from Karachi to Multan.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka put themselves in a good position on the third day of the opening test against New Zealand after Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal made half-centuries but the hosts lost some of their momentum to reach 237-4 at stumps in Galle yesterday.
(CPL) – Antigua & Barbuda Falcons defeated the Trinbago Knight Riders for the second time in the tournament, winning by six wickets at the Queen’s Park Oval last night.
– GFF also quiet on the departure
Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary Reverend Ian Alves has remained silent on the reasons behind this sudden resignation from the entity.