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CHESTER, Pennsylvania, CMC – A second- half penalty from Alvin Jones earned Trinidad and Tobago a surprise victory over Guatemala in a friendly international here Sunday night.

(Reuters) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to strip it of recognition, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

(Reuters) – Seamer Lauren Filer and all-rounder Danielle Gibson have earned their maiden international call-ups as England Women announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Sunday underlined the cricket-mad country’s lack of success in global tournaments and has thrown the future of their frontline batters into doubt.

Guyana’s preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminaries on June 17th suffered a setback on Saturday evening as the international friendly against Martinique was abandoned in the second half after a fight erupted between opposing players.              

AUSTIN, Texas, CMC – St Lucia sprint darling Julien Alfred celebrated her 22nd birthday when she signed off her American collegiate career in spectacular fashion at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Saturday in the United States.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A fired-up Australia wasted little time in pulverising Indian hopes of staging a fifth-day miracle as they romped to a 209-run victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) final yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – If the debate about the best-ever man to wield a tennis racket came down to statistics alone, Novak Djokovic’s status as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) would already be decided after he clinched a 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open yesterday.

Unbeaten teams Western Tigers and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) maintained their record in the KFC Elite League Football Championship following victories on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Waramuri will oppose President’s College in the girls division finale whilst Bartica will battle Waramuri in the boys championship match, following respective semi-final wins in the ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

One victory away from the first NBA title in franchise history and the Denver Nuggets prefer to act as if the Finals have never started.

BRIDGETOWN, CMC – President of the Barbados Basketball Association Francis Williams said the senior men’s national team had started preparations towards making a return to hemispheric competition after a near five-year break.

Running up on the podium steps at major events in the latter half of the season is high on the agenda for star athlete, Emanuel Archibald.

LONDON, (Reuters) – For Australia captain Pat Cummins, yesterday’s crushing victory over India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final signalled a perfect start to what he hopes will be a “legacy defining” stay in England.

(Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the Champions League’s Player of the Season by UEFA yesterday after a stellar 2022-23 campaign.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A fired-up Australia wasted little time in crushing Indian hopes of staging a final-day miracle as they romped to a 209-run victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) final today.

Queen’s College and Chase Academy secured lopsided wins in the boy’s U18 division in the  Regional Conference Championships  Georgetown zone of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Schools tournament yesterday at the St.

Waramuri and Bartica secured berths in today’s semi-final round in both the boys and girls’ divisions following respective quarterfinal wins yesterday in the ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The curtains came down on the 24th Pan American squash qualifiers yesterday and so too were Guyana squash players’ chances of advancing to the Pan American Games later this year in Santiago Chile.

Tileya Madramootoo Friday batted Demerara to the Guyana Cricket Board U19 T20 title.