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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, CMC – Jamaican triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert produced the one of the stand-out performances at the SEC Championships, which ended on Saturday in the United States.

MUMBAI, CMC – Former India all-roudner Yusuf Pathan said it was time that Indian Premier League outfit Kolkata Knight Riders start looking beyond West Indies discards, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell because of their diminishing returns.

(Reuters) – Teams from three countries will tour Australia next summer, Cricket Australia said yesterday, with the men’s test fixtures taking place during a truncated window in December and January.

MUMBAI, CMC – A counter-attacking 35 from embattled West Indies left-hander Shimron Hetmyer 35 failed to ignite Rajasthan Royals, and they were bundled out for the third lowest total in the Indian Premier League yesterday, when Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed them by 112 runs.

Guyana rifle shooters recaptured the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Championships Short range title shot over 300, 500 and 600 yards’ ranges as the curtains came down on the regional event at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol ranges in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday.

Aliyah Abrams is the new national 400m metre record-holder. The two-time Olympian, erased the previous national record (50.71s) yesterday at the New Life Invitational in Freeport, The Bahamas, winning the quarter mile event in 50.20s.

The 40th edition of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence Three-Stage road race is set to reward with  record sums to the riders finishing with the top honors.

With just a week to go for the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card, the combatants are ramping up their preparations.

C-Point emerged victorious in the Strikers Sports Club ‘Tribute to Mothers’ Domino Championship which concluded Thursday evening at the entity’s recreational facility in Meadowbrook.

The Honourable Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Guyana has partnered with the Guyana Football Federation to stage the fifth season of the Elite League, donating $10M towards the championship which is penciled in to commence this evening at the Eve Leary ground.

LeBron James scored 30 points and Anthony Davis added 17 points and 20 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers’ dynamic duo returned the franchise to the Western Conference finals for the second time since 2010 with a 122-101 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Friday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat became the first eighth seed in nearly a quarter century to reach the conference finals on Friday, downing the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of their series to advance.

Back Circle will engage Sparta Boss whilst Bent Street will oppose California Square in the semi-final round of the ‘One Guyana’ National Futsal Championship tonight at the National Park, Thomas Lands, following quarterfinal wins on Thursday.

(CMC) – Both admitting the “challenges” that lie ahead of them, former West Indies captain Daren Sammy and former Jamaica wicketkeeper-batsman Andre Coley have accepted the responsibility of coaching the West Indies Men’s senior team for the foreseeable future.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has been under conditional funding from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) for over a year, according to a source close to the federation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has confirmed that the entity has officially written the Kashif & Shanghai Organization in an effort to remedy the ongoing issue surrounding the Most Valuable Player (MVP) ring that was awarded to Colin Nelson at the 2021 Super-16 Championship, said to be valued less than $80,000.

(CMC) – A maiden List A hundred from Kyshona Knight and a destructive spell from her international teammate Qiana Joseph marked third round of matches in the West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup yesterday in St Kitts.

Archery Guyana has been deemed fully affiliated to the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) with full affiliate status.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. along with Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle have dispatched congratulatory messages to Guyana’s top marksmen who won the respective X and O-Classes at the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council Individual Championships which ended on Thursday at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol Range, Antigua and Barbuda.