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ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year’s 50-over World Cup, the foreign office said yesterday.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Protesters halted the elite men’s road race at the UCI World Championships for almost an hour yesterday, stopping the high-calibre peloton in its tracks after 80km.

Guyana opened their CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship with a draw against Guadeloupe yesterday at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curacao.

The National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Learn to Swim programme ended yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre to rave reviews by Director of Sport (DoS) Steve Ninvalle and president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Godfrey Munroe.

It’s not uncommon for sports fans to feel passionate about the West Indies team’s performance, especially when they experience a string of losses.

A West Indies team surprisingly in the lead after winning the opening T20 International against India in Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday, will take to the National Stadium, Providence from 10.30 hours today aiming to go 2-0 up against an India side  keen to correct its mistakes from the  first game of the five-match T20I series.

Defending champion Slingerz FC and Uitvlugt recorded lopsided wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League commenced yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Beacons defeated Rivers View 3-2 in the battle of the undefeated sides when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The Grenada Boxing Association has officially confirmed a five-member contingent for the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean choolboys/Juniors Championship scheduled to box off from August 18 at the National Gymnasium. 

Guyana’s premier cyclist Briton John has arrived in Glasgow, Scotland after securing a wild card for the UCI Elite World Championships which rides off today. 

BRAMPTON, Ontario, CMC – Montreal Tigers will meet Surrey Jaguars in the final of the Global Twenty20 today in Canada.

A Region Number One derby between zone champion Santa Rosa and Waramuri from 19:00hrs will headline today’s quarter-finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Team Corruption, V-Net Vipers and Tarmac Titans stormed into the semi-finals of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast following their Super Eight showdown yesterday.

The Commonwealth Youth Games kicked off yesterday in Trinidad with a colourful and musical opening ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Not content with a stellar career as a powerlifter Guyana’s Demetri Chan has added an academic degree to his sterling exploits.

The Petra Organization has extended heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Dr.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) signed a Contract of Agreed Objectives (CAO) with FIFA on July 7th that paves the way for the expansion of the National Training Centre at Providence as well as the construction of four artificial turfs in designated Regional Associations during the 2023-2026 period.

Rain put paid to the Guyana U13’s chance of an opening round win when the bilateral series against Trinidad and Tobago got underway on Wednesday.

(Cricinfo) After winning the first of five T20Is against India on Thursday, Rovman Powell said that West Indies’ batting against India’s spinners in the middle overs will hold the key to the outcome of the series.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – As the Women’s World Cup enters the business stage when the last 16 kicks off today, the surprises and shocks in the group stage have thrown up some mouth-watering fixtures, starting with the clash of former champions Norway and Japan.