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The stage is set for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club’s (KMTF) CARICOM Horse Race meet tomorrow (CARICOM DAY) at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Two-time champions West Indies will miss the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time.

The riders of the newly formed Kaieteur Attack Racing Club recorded exemplary performances at the recently concluded National Championship, crowding the podium in most of the categories. 

Two-time defending champion Chase Academy, Dolphin Secondary, Carmel, and Charlestown recorded victories when the Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday.

In his heyday he tormented and terrorised defenders, while beating goalkeepers at will.

LONDON, (Reuters) – After four days of unpredictable and head-scratching action, Australia’s pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ripped out England’s top order with a masterclass of textbook bowling to put their side in sight of a 2-0 Ashes lead yesterday.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies captain Shai Hope bemoaned his side’s fielding after Scotland crushed their hopes of reaching the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 India with a seven-wicket win in the qualifying tournament yesterday in Zimbabwe.

Camptown and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) battled to a 1-1 stalemate when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued on Friday night.

Defending girl’s champion Kwakwani commenced their title defence on a positive note whilst Covent Garden and Vryman’s Erven recorded wins in the Boy’s U18 section when the 16th edition of the ExxonMobil sponsored National School Basketball Festival commenced yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Guyana lost their second match at the CAC Games in the discipline of Women’s 3×3 Basketball, going down to Centro Caribe Sports by a 4-21 score-line in El Salvador.

(ESPN) Scotland 185 for 3 (Cross 74*, McMullen 69) beat West Indies 181 (Holder 45, McMullen 3-32, Watt 2-25) by seven wickets Five years ago in Harare, West Indies were the beneficiaries of a controversial umpiring decision and a timely rain interruption that secured their place in the 2019 ODI World Cup, at Scotland’s expense.

The organisers of the 15th Guyana Cup Horse Race Meet have given the assurance that there will be adequate parking and easier access to the venue when the event is held on August 13 at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West Berbice.

Most of the country’s senior squash players will be in action from today in the second Annual Guinness sponsored Senior National men’s and women’s squash championships scheduled for the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

It was another disappointing day for Guyana men’s hockey team at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games after they were beaten 2-3 by host nation the Dominican Republic (DR) yesterday in Santo Domingo.

Guyana Amazon Warriors have added four players from their previous roster for the upcoming 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) following the draft yesterday.

Alex Algoo continued his remarkable form with the bat in the Commonwealth Cricket League, hitting a half-century but the knock failed to stop New York Thunderbolts from a six-wicket loss to Green Warriors.

A staggering innings from all-rounder, Bhaskar Yadram, saw Phantoms Cricket Club to an eight-wicket win over Punjabpura in the Commonwealth Cricket League.

Newly appointed national U-19 captain, Mavindra Dindyal, is confident his side has the goods to bring the titles home if they execute in the upcoming Regional under-19 50-over and three-day tournaments.

Despite West Indies’ unimaginable losses, former captain Nicholas Pooran achieved his career-best ranking of 19th, entering the top 20 of the International Cricket Council One Day International (ODI) rankings for the first time in his career.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Former captain Stafanie Taylor says playing her 150th One-Day International on Wednesday had taken on new meaning, especially in light of her recent injury woes.