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KFC Elite League winner, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), yesterday received their $2,000,000 first prize during a simple presentation ceremony at the title sponsor’s Vlissengen Road location.

Following on the heels of the just concluded World Council of Dominoes Federation 19th annual competition at the National Stadium, the action will switch to 76 Meadowbrook Gardens where the Champion of Champions competition will be contested tomorrow.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – A half-century and a tidy all-round stand from co-captain Nathan Sealy was topped by an unbeaten 84 from Sapun Wadage that paved the way for a three-wicket win for hosts Sri Lanka Cricket Under-19s Select XI against West Indies Under-19s in a One-day warm-up match yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic is bringing new appreciation to his latest Grand Slam campaign, chasing a men’s record-extending 24th title in New York where he has collected the trophy three times but also suffered bitter disappointment.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Former Barbados and West Indies off-spin all-rounder Ashley Nurse slammed an explosive 24 not out and helped set the platform for a 24-run win for California Knights against New Jersey Tritons in the U.S.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales yesterday refused to resign for grabbing star player Jenni Hermoso’s head and kissing her on the lips after Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory, leading the national team to mutiny and the government to denounce his “macho actions”.

Excellent all-round performances by senior Berbice Inter-County players Seon Glasgow and Nigel Deodat led Blairmont Blazers Cricket Club to a five-wicket victory over Tucber Park when RBL nationwide Under-23 Inter-Club Super50 action continued.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title yesterday, securing victory on her last jump to narrowly avoid a huge disappointment.

(CPL) – The Guyana Amazon Warriors got their first win of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a comfortable 65-run victory against the St.

(CMC) –  Danielle Williams secured her second World Sprint Heptathlon title nearly a decade after she captured her first, as she and Antonio Watson delivered upsets to earn gold for Jamaica on day six of the World Athletics Championships yesterday.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde stated that the decision to withdraw from the CONCACAF u17 Women’s Qualifiers was due to financial constraints, as well as management personnel limitations.

As the nation’s boxing prospects racked up victories inside the ring at the just concluded Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior Championship, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and its referee/judges commission also recorded wins of their own.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has confirmed that the National Track and Field Centre in Edinburgh will host the League ‘B’ fixture against the Bahamas in the 2023/2024 Nations League on September 12th.

Monedderlust recorded the largest margin of victory to date in the Berbice Football Association Senior Men’s League, thrashing newcomer Fyrish 18-0 on Wednesday evening at the Rosignol Community ground.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Pakistan clinched an epic last-over thriller against Afghanistan to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series, in Hambantota yesterday.

Potaro Strikers crushed Wolves United by a 4-0 score-line when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the Community Centre ground on Wednesday evening.

The Jamaica Tallawahs continued their unbeaten start to the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with an eight wicket win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots last night.

With the threat of rain behind the sails of Caribbean Airlines and left in St.

The first round of the Cricket West Indies Under-17 Regional two-day championship got underway yesterday with Guyana trailing Jamaica by 135 runs at stumps.

The groundwork is being laid for the forging of a partnership involving the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) and German athletic apparel and footwear brand, Adidas.