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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has  announced the appointment of Omar Khan as the new head coach of the Lady Jaguars national team.

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has praised the late West Indies batsman Peter Lashley for his contribution to player development.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Jordan Johnson struck his second hundred of the series as West Indies Under-19s forced a draw with Sri Lanka Under-19s on the final day of the opening Youth Test here yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff can expect a capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium to be in her corner as she fights formidable second seed Aryna Sabalenka for the U.S.

BRUSSELS, CMC – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah returned to form with a season-best 10.84 seconds to win the 100 metres at the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme here yesterday, as World champion and fellow Jamaica Shericka Jackson clocked a meet record to win the 200m.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic used his experience to overcome American Ben Shelton as the Serbian battled past his 20-year-old challenger 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) to reach his 10th U.S.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Commonwealth Games could be pushed back by a year to allow an Australian host to salvage the multi-sport event after Victoria state withdrew from staging the 2026 edition, the nation’s Games boss said.

Guyana’s female powerlifting duo of Sarah Sanmoogan and Keisha Abrigo took the platform in the wee hours of yesterday morning at the ongoing FESUPO Regional Powerlifting Championships in Lima, Peru, and chalked up gold medal performances.

League leaders Beacons and Rivers View recorded comfortable victories when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League resumed on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

A formidable team of fitness athletes has been selected by the local bodybuilding federation to represent Guyana at the 50th edition of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships scheduled for September 21–25 in Aruba.

The inaugural Future Warriors Tapeball Tournament, a primary school event that the title sponsor, ExxonMobil, has seen as an investment in youth and their future, was officially launched yesterday at the National Library in Georgetown.

Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph brushed aside Victoria Scorpions 2-1 when the East Coast Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) booked their place in the Republic Bank Limited (RBL) Nationwide under-23 inter-club Super50 final after beating Albion by six wickets yesterday at Georgetown Cricket Club.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), and Nexgen Golf Academy will host the inaugural Guyana Long Drive Championship on September 23 to determine which athletes, golfers, or any other challengers can take the honours of the nation’s male and female Long Drive champions.

(Reuters) – Marnus Labuschagne came on as a concussion substitute to steer Australia to a three-wicket win over South Africa in a one-day international yesterday, leaving Australia’s selectors with thinking to do ahead of next month’s World Cup in India.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz will take on Daniil Medvedev in a U.S.

Trinbago Knight Riders 208/6 (Pooran 102, Russell 39,; Holder 2/39, Ahmad 1/27) beat Barbados Royals 166/7 (Mayers 70, Evans 20, van der Merwe 20; Salamkheil 2/18, Hosein 2/21) by 42 runs (CPL) Trinbago Knight Riders last night earned a valuable win as they defeated Barbados Royals by 42 runs in the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

Eleven vibrant individuals with a passion for football have successfully completed the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) three-day Referee Introductory Course which was held September 1 in Linden, Region 10, a release from the football association stated.

(BBC) Jenni Hermoso has filed a legal complaint over the kiss by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales.