Sports

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.

Elton `The Bully’ Dharry, is widely considered the torchbearer of an overlooked tradition.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Ben Stokes expects to play a full part with the ball and bat as his side begin their Ashes preparations in earnest today with a four-day test against Ireland.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jimmy Adams will leave his role as Cricket West Indies’ director of cricket when his contract expires next month.

While “Dynamic Duos” and “Big 3s” have defined recent champions, the 2023 NBA Finals are set up not only to be a crowning achievement for one team, but a showdown between two of the top individual performers in the playoffs.