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BARCELONA, CMC – Lewis Hamilton said he fears struggling to get into the top 10 during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix after a difficult first day of practice yesterday.

Fresh off a JetBlue Airlines flight from JFK, Elton Dharry arrived in Guyana yesterday and headed to the gym to put the finishing touches on his camp ahead of the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card.

Fierce rivals Ann’s Grove and Buxton United played to a 1-1 stalemate in a tense East Coast Demerara derby when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

R9, Good Fellas, Kara-Kara, and Young Gunners recorded victories to earn quarterfinal berths, when the Linden ‘One Guyana’ Beach Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening outside the PPP/C office in Mackenzie.

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) officially announced their four member squad that will compete in the Women’s 3×3 Championship at the impending Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in San Salvador, El Salvador from June 30th-July2nd.

Muhammad Zamaluddin and Jeewanram Persaud won the Men’s Barebow and Recurve titles respectively, whilst Theresa Deoroop and Julie-Ann Williams secured the Women’s Barebow and Recurve championships apiece on Sunday following the end of Archery Guyana’s Independence Open Tournament.

An elite team of Guyana’s bodybuilding and fitness athletes will represent the Golden Arrowhead at the Roger Boyce IFBB Pro Classic at the Lloyd Erskine Convention Centre in Barbados this weekend.

Following the acquisition of a full two-year scholarship to National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 2 institution Barry University of Miami, Florida, national basketball player Akeem Crandon said he is grateful for the opportunity and is optimistic about his athletic career.

The calendar has flipped to June and as customary, the National Cycling Championship is imminent.

Nikola Jokic finished off another triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists and Jamal Murray scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets made a statement in their first ever NBA Finals game, rolling to a 104-93 victory against the visiting Miami Heat yesterday.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies announced yesterday that former West Indies captain Carl Hooper was roped in to be one of the assistant coaches to West Indies white-ball head coach Daren Sammy.

(Reuters) – Fourth seed Casper Ruud and holder Iga Swiatek stayed on course to reach consecutive finals at the French Open while a couple of unheralded names in the women’s draw continued to show their immense potential yesterday at Roland Garros.

(CMC) – West Indies A met resistance from Bangladesh A openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan after another strong batting performance enabled them to make a second innings declaration in the third “Test” yesterday.

Table Tennis prodigy 12-year-old Jasmine Billingy captured three titles including the women’s singles prize at the just concluded National Independence Table Tennis championships played at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Castrol Strikers overcame the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 3-2 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The KFC Elite encounter between Western Tigers and Victoria Kings was called off owing to lighting issues at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence on Tuesday evening.

Clifton Moore, the head trainer of the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym in Region #3 became the latest technical officer of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to be globally certified after he successfully completed the International Boxing Association (IBA) Online 1 Star Coaching Course.

Following the incredible success of the annual Easter Vacation Swimming Programme in April, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, will start its inaugural adult ‘Learn to Swim’ initiative on Saturday.

“Elton (Dharry) is arriving tonight, the Barbadians are coming in tomorrow midday and the Spanish speakers are arriving Friday morning.”

Queens Sharks defeated Berbice Lions by five wickets on Sunday to lift the Guyana Cup 2023 at Baisley Pond.