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– Rivers View win in women’s section Rising Stars and Agatash advanced to the quarterfinal round in the men’s division, while Rivers View opened their campaign in the women’s segment with a win when the ‘Rats’ Memorial Football Championship commenced on Saturday evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground.

Beavers downed No. #1 All-Stars by a 2-0 score to climb atop the standings when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

The Global Super League (GSL) T20 Championship is set to launch in Guyana from November 26th-December 7th and will feature participation from five different nations.

(Reuters) – India’s Hardik Pandya blasted an unbeaten 39 off 16 balls to complete a modest chase and secure a thumping seven-wicket victory with nearly eight overs to spare in the first T20 International against Bangladesh yesterday.

(CMC) – Despite a sloppy performance in the field, West Indies Women registered a comfortable six-wicket win over minnows Scotland Women to pick up their first win in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup yesterday.

After their sixth attempt in a Republic Bank CPL final, last year the Guyana Amazon Warriors finally won their maiden title on home-soil in front of a capacity crowd at the National Stadium, Providence, when they defeated arch-rivals the Trinbago Knightriders (TKR) by nine wickets with six overs to spare.

North East La Penitence was crowned the champion of the inaugural Campbellville Cup Street-ball Championship, defeating Z-Tekk Family on Friday evening at the community centre tarmac.

Defending champion St. Pius, as well as Enterprise, Rosignol, and the Georgetown International Institute (GIA), romped to comfortable victories when the Courts Pee Wee U-11 Boy’s Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Mahaicony Lions bested Airy Hall by a 2-1 score when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Third-placed Crane Rovers were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Wales, who sit four positioned below when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

– races slated for Oct 12 & 13 The cycling fraternity in Guyana will receive a proverbial ‘shot in the arm’ as the inaugural edition of the ‘One Guyana’ 3-Stage Cycling Race is set to pedal off on October 12th-13th, with over $750,000 up for grabs across the Elite and Junior categories of the event.

(CMC) – West Indies Women’s skipper Hayley Matthews says the team has assessed its mistakes in the opening loss to South Africa and will look to improve on those areas when then take on Scotland today in their second match of the Women’s ICC T20 World Cup here.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC)/KFC Mini Zingers Cricket Programme for primary school students commenced yesterday at the club’s iconic Bourda venue with 24 children, both boys and girls from various institutions across Georgetown, turning up to learn the fundamentals of the game with Head Coach Peter Persaud.

The Guyana Body Building & Fitness Federation (GBBFF) has named a 25-member squad that will represent Guyana at the Central America & Caribbean (CAC) Championship from October 19th-20th at the National Cultural Centre on Homestretch Avenue, with Hannah Persaud and Emmerson Campbell headlining the roster.

After losing two games on the trot on homesoil, the Guyana Amazon Warriors destroyed the Barbados Royals in a must win Qualifier 2 fixture at the Providence National Stadium to secure a spot in the final against the St.

The 11th Edition of the Courts Optical sponsored Pee Wee U11 Schools Football competition continues today with the third round of group stage matches slated for the Ministry of Education ground.

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals will be hosted in Guyana in 2025 and Barbados in 2026.

The much-anticipated Trophy Stall Golf Tournament will tee off today at 12:30 hrs at the Lusignan Golf course.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Former Jamaica and West Indies leg-spinner Robert Haynes was officially named the new head coach of the Jamaica Scorpions at a press conference held in the President’s Box at Sabina Park on Wednesday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French soccer player Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut from four years to 18 months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.