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The indomitable Briton John rode to yet another accolade on the roadways of Guyana, this time capturing the senior category of the inaugural Humphrey & Fowler Road Race yesterday.

Pan American Hockey Challenge Guyana maintained their unbeaten record in the Pan American Hockey Federation Challenge as they contested a scoreless affair against Paraguay yesterday at the National Sports in Bermuda.

45th Chess Olympiad As the curtains came down on the 45th edition of the World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, the Guyanese teams (open and women’s) ended their campaigns in contrasting fashion.

(CMC) – The St. Lucia Kings asserted their dominance over the Barbados Royals for a second straight day to climb to the top of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) yesterday.

Campbellville Street-ball Championship  It was a night of upsets as Back Circle A and Stabroek Ballers were eliminated at the quarterfinal round in the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka stayed on course for victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Galle despite Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 91 yesterday.

(Reuters) – South Africa bounced back from two heavy defeats to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the last encounter of their One Day International Series in Sharjah yesterday.

(Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin’s six for 88 wrecked Bangladesh as India romped to a 280-run victory in the opening test yesterday to grab a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

– beat Antigua & Barbuda Falcons by 27 runs Arguably one of their better acquisitions in the first season defending the Republic Bank CPL title, the Guyana Amazon Warriors had Moeen Ali’s all-round excellence to thank for a second successive win on home-turf as they grounded the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, winning by 27 runs.

Pan American Hockey Challenge Guyana got their campaign off to the perfect start in the Pan American Hockey Federation Challenge, as they defeated Brazil by a 1-0 score in a historic result yesterday at the National Sports in Bermuda.

South American Classic Powerlifting Championship 79-year-old Naranjan Singh broke the 83Kg Masters 4 Deadlift record yesterday at the South American Women’s and Men’s Classic Powerlifting Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

(CMC) – The St. Lucia Kings became the second team to qualify for the playoffs in the Caribbean Premier League, following a crushing seven-wicket victory over leaders Barbados Royals at the National Stadium in Providence yesterday.

Pee Wee U-11 Football Championship Defending champion St. Pius, as well as St.

(Reuters) – India set Bangladesh a mammoth victory target of 515 and then reduced them to 158-4 to close in on a comprehensive victory on day three of the opening test between the neighbouring countries yesterday.

The Guyana Open and Women’s teams at the World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, faltered in their respective round 10 matches yesterday, as they lost to Brunei (Open) and Liberia, respectively.

(Reuters) – Australia moved 2-0 ahead in the ODI series against a lacklustre England with a vital half century by wicket keeper Alex Carey paving the way for a 68-run victory at Headingley yesterday.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three times heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF belt at a packed Wembley Stadium yesterday.

-Hetmyer, Shepherd, bowlers lead the way  By Michaelangelo Jacobus A night that seemed like it would end with the Guyana Amazon Warriors fans going home dejected, ended instead with great ecstasy and wild celebrations at the Providence National Stadium in Guyana as local boys Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Sheperd and Shamar Joseph produced the goods with bat and ball to steer the Guyanese franchise to a well-deserved 30-run victory over the St.

An International ShotoKan Karate Federation (ISKF) Guyanese team accompanied by a delegation of 99 participants, parents, and supporters, has safely arrived in London, England for the ISKF 4th ShotoCup World Tournament.

The Guyanese Open and Women Chess teams suffered heavy losses in their round 9 matches yesterday at the 45th Chess Olympiad currently being staged in Budapest, Hungary.