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– Kings extend lead atop table (CMC) – Openers Johnson Charles and Faf du Plessis tore the Trinbago Knight Riders’ bowlers to shreds to help set up an emphatic 80-run victory for the St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League yesterday.

Pan American Hockey Challenge Guyana’s unbeaten run in the Pan American Hockey Federation Challenge continued as they contested a 1-1 stalemate against hosts Bermuda yesterday at the National Sports Centre.

Caribbean Development Archery Championships Guyana recorded a tournament-leading 15 gold medals and an overall count of 23 accolades to finish second overall when the 6th Caribbean Development Archery Championships concluded in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Lethem United, Guyana Rush Saints, and Strikers tallied comfortable victories in the men’s division, respectively, when the Rupununi Football Association Senior League continued.

Vergenoegen captured the best gym award, while Shakquain James of Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) copped the best boxer accolade when the inaugural West Demerara leg of the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) U-16 Championship concluded at the community’s rice mill tarmac.

Veteran cyclist Jaikarran Sukhai rolled back the years on Sunday in New Amsterdam, Berbice, to defeat a field of 18 cyclists from Regions 5 and 6 to win the feature 7-lap event in the 3rd Annual Ian Amsterdam ‘Round the Town’ Cycling Road Race.

(Reuters) – A superb maiden ODI century by new captain Harry Brook led England to a dominant, rain-shortened DLS victory over Australia yesterday to keep the five-match series alive with two to play.

Team will be going all out for a top two finish in the league stage By Michaelangelo Jacobus After back-to-back wins on home soil sealed a top four finish and a playoff berth for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, the team will now focus on winning their remaining three games in a bid to secure a top two finish in the league stage of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday issued a response to questions posed about the seeming lack of transparency concerning deals made with Blue Water Shipping and kit supplier MEYBA.

(ICC) India took a 1-0 lead in the two-game Test series against Bangladesh with an assertive display in Chennai, while Sri Lanka claimed important points to challenge teams at the top of the table.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Rishabh Pant enjoyed the experience of setting the field against himself in the opening test against Bangladesh in Chennai, the maverick wicketkeeper-batsman said.

(Reuters) – England women’s captain Heather Knight has been reprimanded and issued a suspended 1,000 pounds ($1,334) fine after she admitted to a charge over a 2012 social media post, England’s Cricket Regulator said on Monday.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said yesterday that he has no plans to retire as he prepares for his 300th match in charge in a LaLiga clash against Alaves.

(ESPN) Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who has served as the ICC anti-corruption unit (ACU) independent chair since 2010, has decided to retire end of October.

(ESPN) The PCB’s much-trailed ‘connection camp’ ended yesterday with what officials said was a roadmap to bring the game out of the doldrums it finds itself in at the moment.

(Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took two overs to polish off the New Zealand tail and complete a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka sealed a 63-run victory in the opening test at Galle International Stadium yesterday.

Longstanding cricket administrator and Executive Member of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Shaun Massiah, has been appointed a Director of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

(CPL) – A high-scoring affair in the second match of the day in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw the Trinbago Knight Riders end the season for the St.

Olympic Kremlin won the feature event at the President Cup Horse Racing meet yesterday at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West Coast Berbice, in the process completing the prestigious double following its prior victory weeks earlier in the Guyana Cup.