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

(Reuters) – A largely reshuffled France side showed a worrying lack of discipline and a certain nonchalance as they laboured to a 27-12 victory against an inspired Uruguay in their second World Cup game yesterday.

 Cycling action returns on Sunday with the staging of a 50-mile road race sponsored by Team Alanis.

(Reuters) – Defending Davis Cup champions Canada made light of the absence of big names to cruise past Sweden for a second straight victory in the Finals group stage while the United States crashed to their first defeat.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are on the short-list for The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, while Spain’s Aitana Bonmati is among the nominees for the Best Women’s Player on the back of winning the Golden Ball at the World Cup.

An electrifying crowd at the National Stadium, Providence  last night witnessed home team, Guyana Amazon Warriors secure a top-two finish in the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League after beating Jamaica Tallawahs by seven wickets.

While acknowledging the importance of the win over The Bahamas to preserve their perfect record in the 2023–2024 CONCACAF Nations League, Golden Jaguars head coach Jamal Shabazz lambasted the quality of the National Track and Field Centre playing surface, which serves as the home venue for Guyana’s campaign.

Guyana’s premier thoroughbreds and stable mates, Easy Time and Alado are set to collide in a rematch when the Cricket Carnival President’s Cup (CCPC) rides off next Saturday at the Rising Sun Turf Club.

After ruling the roost in the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Club’s (OMSCC) Over-50 Division for the past five years, defending champions Toronto Blizzards reign came to a screeching end at the Ashtonbee Reservoir ground, Scarborough, Canada last Saturday.

(Reuters) – England bowling all-rounder David Willey said he is ready to do the “donkey” work if it will help him secure a place in the squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup after missing out on the last edition.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate has issued a subpoena to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) U.S.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Fulham forward Bobby Reid scored late as Jamaica’s Reggae Boys recovered from a nightmare four-minute period in the first half, to earn a 2-2 draw with Haiti in their League A contest of the CONCACAF Nations League on Tuesday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Ishan Kishan has usually been India’s go-to wicketkeeper for limited-overs matches this year but it is clear he cannot take his place for granted with KL Rahul hitting top form after returning from injury at the Asia Cup.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A record-breaking century by Ben Stokes propelled England to a crushing 181-run win over New Zealand in the third one-day international yesterday as the hosts took a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Left-hander Jordan Johnson struck a remarkable third hundred of the tour to keep West Indies Under-19s afloat but Sri Lanka Under-19s remained favourites to win the decisive second Youth “Test” here yesterday.

In a monumental disclosure, a collaboration between the Government of Guyana, Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Guardian Media Group has facilitated the  provision of 6000 free tickets for school children to attend the two, day matches at the National Stadium of the final leg of the Caribbean Premier League.

The Golden Jaguars maintained their perfect record in League B of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League, laboring to a 3-2 victory over the Bahamas yesterday, with head coach Jamal Shabazz citing the poor state of the National Track and Field Center pitch as the reason for the team’s performance.

Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba Halim Majeed has been tasked by the Guyana Olympic Association of exploring sports related opportunities with Cuba.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Jordan Johnson carved out a half-century to extend his heavy scoring but off-spinner Vihas Thewmika’s five-wicket haul crippled West Indies Under-19s on yesterday’s opening day of the second Youth “Test”.

Guyana’s star table tennis player Shemar Britton yesterday lost his round of 32 encounter against Jishan Liang of the USA when play resumed at the Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba.