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The Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise has announced its coaching contingent for the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with former South Africa all-rounder, Lance Klusener appointed as Consultant Coach.

With the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship programmed for August 18th-20th on local shores, traditional rival Trinidad and Tobago has officially confirmed a 14-member traveling contingent, which is their largest delegation for the Caribbean tournament.

Banks DIH, through their Rainforest Water Brand, has given more support to the Kares One Guyana T10 by implementing a ‘Rainforest Water break’ during the remaking matches.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially selected an 18 member squad which departs local shores today to compete in group F of the impending CONCACAF Boy’s U15 Championship from August 5th in Willemstad, Curaçao.

Mainstay Goal Stars brushed aside Good Hope 4-1 when the Essequibo/Pomeroon Senior Men’s League resumed on Sunday.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., yesterday morning delivered the charge to Guyana’s Commonwealth Youth Games team prior to their departure for the games scheduled from tomorrow to 11th August 2023 in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Petra Organization officially presented complete team kits yesterday to the schools that will be competing in the Round of 16 section of the 8th edition of the Digicel Football Championship.

The Golden Jaguars lost to Ethiopia 0-2 in an international friendly yesterday at the Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia, United States of America.

A malfunction of the timing equipment was a major snag in the otherwise successful staging of Drag Wars 2.0 over the weekend at the South Dakota Circuit, a release disseminated to the media by the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stated yesterday. 

St Ignatius, Santa Rosa, Tucville and Waramuri earned berths to the quarterfinals following lopsided wins yesterday in the round of 16 section in the 8th iteration of the Digicel Schools Football Championship.

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica manager, Gibbs Williams, says their conquest in the one-day version of the Rising Stars Under-19 Championship, gave them the confidence they could make a clean sweep of titles.

A podium chasing outfit of track and field athletes and swimmers arrived in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday on a quest to return with hardware from the Commonwealth Youth Games which gets underway tomorrow.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Colombia have the opportunity to finish their Women’s World Cup group campaign on a perfect note today as they look to keep the South American party going at the showpiece event for as long as possible.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Shai Hope has rued Tuesday’s missed opportunity to end West Indies’ protracted losing slump against India and has warned his side they need to learn quicker in order to establish themselves at the highest level.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly elected Cricket West Indies president, Dr Kishore Shallow, said he remained “resolute” in his desire to oversee governance reform in the regional body during his tenure.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girls continued their history-making run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup here Wednesday, frustrating giants Brazil in a nil-all draw to become the first-ever Caribbean side to reach the second round of the showpiece.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Dominant Jamaica crushed Caribbean neighbours Trinidad and Tobago while Barbados suffered a setback with their first defeat of the second round, on day six of the Netball World Cup.

(Reuters) – England and Australia have been penalised 19 and 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points, respectively and fined a percent of their match fees after they were found guilty of maintaining slow over-rate during the Ashes, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies’ hopes of a long-awaited series win over India were ruthlessly shattered here yesterday, when they suffered a 200-run annihilation in the decisive third One-Day International at Brian Lara Stadium.

With only three rounds remaining in the Diamond Insurance Women’s Chess Championship Qualifiers, former women’s champion Sasha Shariff is in sole possession of the lead as she attempts to reclaim the coveted title held by Pooja Lam who will not be defending her crown this year.