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SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – If there were concerns about blowouts when the Women’s World Cup expanded to 32 teams this year, minnows Haiti, Jamaica and Ireland have served notice they deserve to be on the game’s biggest stage.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Selectors have handed shock recalls to left-hander Shimron Hetmyer and speedster Oshane Thomas for the three-match One-Day International series starting Thursday in Barbados.

(Trinidad Express) An historic Test at an historic venue. The Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain in all its glory played host to the 100th Test match between the West Indies and India – two teams with an immense legacy in the longest format despite the downfall suffered by the former in recent times.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Persistent rain spoiled the final day of an absorbing contest, forcing a disappointing draw in the second and final Test between West Indies and India here yesterday.

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina,  CMC – Former West Indies white-ball captain, Nicholas Pooran, struck a blistering unbeaten half-century to put MI New York in sight of the Major League Cricket playoffs, with an eight-wicket win over Akeal Hosein’s Washington Freedom.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Australia head coach Andrew McDonald dismissed prospects of Pat Cummins stepping down as test captain after the ongoing Ashes series following the team’s struggles against England in the drawn fourth test at Old Trafford.

After gold medal runs at the CARIFTA Games in The Bahamas and the South American U20 Championships in Colombia earlier this season, Tiana Springer is poised to add more hardware to her collection when she takes her talents to Trinidad to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games. 

President of the Guyana Boxing  Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle yesterday was in the corner of boxing great and former world featherweight and super featherweight champion, Azumah Nelson. 

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Dominant Pakistan took charge of the second test against Sri Lanka after bundling out the hosts in two sessions for a paltry 166 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground yesterday.

(Reuters) – England are desperate to win the final Ashes test against Australia despite a series victory no longer being possible as they look to build for the future, batter Zak Crawley said.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Ary Borges said she went through the full gamut of emotions during her Women’s World Cup debut in yesterday’s 4-0 win over Panama, adding that she was as surprised as anyone to score a hat-trick in her first game at the showpiece event.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – There was relief rather than celebration at the news that Australia had retained the Ashes when cricket fans Down Under woke up yesterday morning after the Manchester rain had rescued their team in the drawn fourth test.

The undefeated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was crowned the KFC Elite League Football Champion, defeating fierce rival the Guyana Police Force (GPF) 4-1 on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue was a hive of sporting activity yesterday as the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) did its part in observing Olympic Day 2023.

(CMC) – Under-pressure West Indies were facing a difficult task in saving the second Test and avoiding a series sweep, after India dominated yesterday’s penultimate day at Queen’s Park Oval.

Timehri Panthers mauled Circuitville by a 10-0 score-line when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday.

With the resuscitation of boxing in Linden firmly on the agenda of its developmental programme, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will conduct an important registration initiative from August 3-4.

Local fans can secure their entry for the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League matches in Guyana as the local office opens its doors from tomorrow from 09.00 hours to 16.30 hours on weekdays and 09.00 hours to 13.00 hours on Saturdays.

Guyana finished 2nd Overall in the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships following the conclusion of the regional event in St.

(Reuters) – Australia retained the Ashes after the fourth test at Old Trafford was drawn yesterday with no play possible on day five due to rain, leaving England trailing 2-1 in the series with one match to play.