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Dynamics FC crushed Victoria Kings by a 5-1 score when the East Coast Demerara leg of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) u17 Football Championship continued on Saturday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Windward Islands bounced back from Saturday’s opening round defeat with a 45-run blow out of Leeward Islands, in the second round of the Women’s T20 Blaze here yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Barbados thwarted Guyana’s bid for a second straight win in the Women’s T20 Blaze when they beat them by three wickets in the second match of  yesterday’s second round triple-header at Warner Park.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli scored a record seventh Indian Premier League (IPL) century yesterday but was unable to help Royal Challengers Bangalore claim the final playoff berth on offer as they slipped to a six-wicket defeat by Gujarat Titans.

ROME, (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev claimed the first claycourt title of his career ahead of the French Open as the Russian world number three beat Denmark’s Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping Italian Open final that began after a rain delay yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title success yesterday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team’s home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.

Romello Crawford and Philip Clarke triumphed in the first two legs but Curtis Dey’s consistency will enable him to roll into the hills of Linden this morning with a slim lead in the NSC Independence Three-Stage road race.

National 400m record holder, Aliyah Abrams, will headline the acclaimed Aliann Pompey Invitation, set for June 24 at the National Track and Field Centre in Edinburg.

Guyana’s Devin Persaud-Permaul is heading to the Pan American Games later this year in Santiago, Chile following his qualification at the recently held Copa Merengue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies opener Rashada Williams took responsibility for the run chase as Jamaica made light work of Leeward Islands with an eight-wicket victory in the second match of the Women’s T20 Blaze here yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana benefitted from three run-outs as they defended a low total to beat Windward Island by four runs in the opening game of the triple-header first round of the Women’s T20 Blaze here yesterday.

St. Cuthbert’s Mission and Bartica recorded wins in the boys division whilst Waramuri and Westminster clinched victories in the girls section of the ExxonMobil U14 football championship yesterday at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Tianna Springer, Ezekiel Newton and Jaheel Cornette are all into the finals of their 200m events after excelling in their heats yesterday at the ongoing South American Athletics U-20 Championships in Colombia.

Gladiators get ready, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) is set to host its annual Intermediate/Masters Championships  Sunday at the Chase Academy.

The Golden Jaguars senior men’s football team will play Ethiopia in an International friendly encounter on July 8th in Philadelphia, United States of America.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Former West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran struck only his second half-century of the Indian Premier League season to surpass 350 runs, as Lucknow Super Giants secured their playoff spot with a nervy one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sprint sensation, Tianna Springer broke the South American Athletics U-20 Championships 400m meet record en route to adding another international gold medal to her resume’ yesterday.

The Guyana Beverage Incorporated under its Fruta brand, has thrown its financial support behind the fifth season of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League by becoming the official soft drink, juice, and water provider for the competition.

The ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am boxing card suffered a knockdown but will continue to fight on.

The ExxonMobil boys and girls’ U14 football championships will officially commence today at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) ground, Carifesta Avenue.