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Guyana’s gold medal winning contingent returned on Tuesday from the South American U-20 Championships, which was held in Bogota, Colombia from May 19-21.

Space Gym 2.0, is the latest corporate entity to support the Intermediate and Masters Powerlifting Championship scheduled for Sunday at Chase’s Academy.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is down in the ruck pushing to change its recent run of mediocrity in an effort to return the sport and its players to its illustrious glory days.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – Fast bowler Akeem Jordan said utilising the grassy pitch and building pressure had been key to his five-wicket haul on the second day of the second four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that following an assessment of a remodeled bowling action, Guyanese fast bowler Ronsford Beaton has been cleared to resume bowling in regional and international cricket.

(Reuters) – Uncapped fast bowler Josh Tongue has been picked in England’s 16-man squad for next month’s one-off test against Ireland, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana followed up tidy bowling led by Plafianna Millington with steady batting to clinch a five-wicket win against hosts Leeward Islands in their third-round match of the West Indies Women’s T20 Blaze on Tuesday.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Former West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran suffered the indignity of a first-ball ‘duck’ as Lucknow Super Giants’ progress in the Indian Premier League playoffs came to a screeching halt with a depressing 81-run defeat to Mumbai Indians here yesterday.

Of the four teams that made it to the playoffs, Lucknow Super Giants are the least glamorous and talked about.

National heavyweight Eagles dismissed VenGuy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) senior men’s league continued Monday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Four-time Indian Premier League winners Chennai Super Kings qualified for their 10th final with a 15-run win over holders Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier at Chepauk yesterday.

By Troy Peters Six players who represented Guyana at the recently held Junior Pan American hockey championships have been named in a 16-man senior squad announced by the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) to participate in the Central American and Caribbean Games scheduled for San Salvador next month.

Nikola Jokic has been as good as anybody in basketball over the past three seasons, and the Denver Nuggets’ big man now will get the NBA Finals stage to show it.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies have been drawn alongside the Netherlands, Nepal, United States, and hosts Zimbabwe in Group A of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – Barbados Pride pacer Akeem Jordan and Guyana Harpy Eagles off-spinner Kevin Sinclair shared four wickets to give West Indies “A” an early edge against Bangladesh “A” in the second “Test” yesterday – but adverse weather again cut short play.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Cricket West Indies have been forced to rejig its squad for the three One-day Internationals against the United Arab Emirates next month.

PORT OF SPAIN, CMC – Former world lightweight champion Claude Noel of Trinidad & Tobago died on Sunday at the Mount Hope Hospital after a lengthy battle with diabetes.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Windward Islands defied an impactful spell from off-spinner Samara Ramnath to clinch a confidence-boosting seven-wicket win against Trinidad & Tobago in their third-round match of the West Indies Women’s T20 Blaze yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – An unbeaten half-century from opener Aaliyah Alleyne propelled Barbados to a nine-wicket win against defending champions Jamaica in another low-scoring contest in the third round of the West Indies Women’s T20 Blaze yesterday.

(Reuters) – West Indies batter Devon Thomas has been provisionally suspended for alleged match fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today, charging him with seven counts under its Anti-Corruption code.