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Non Elite League outfits Slingerz FC and Pouderoyen will contest the final of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) ‘Commander Cup’ following convincing semi-final wins over Elite League sides Den Amstel, and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) respectively on Friday.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles placed themselves in a solid position to regain the West Indies Championship following a 143-run win over Trinidad and Tobago in round three yesterday.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, The Honourable Charles S. Ramson (MP) yesterday visited Linden where he examined the ongoing work at Bayroc, Linden, Region 10 where the installation of the synthetic track has commenced.

West Ruimveldt, East Ruimveldt and Carmel secured contrasting wins, when the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

The highly-anticipated final of the S and D T20 competition will take place today at the Farm cricket ground, East Bank Demerara between Herstelling B and Continental Raptors Sports Club.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes needed a single delivery to wrap up a comprehensive 181-run victory over Jamaica Scorpions on yesterday’s final day of their third round West Indies Championship contest.

Kyrie Irving scored 38 points in his return from a foot injury and Maxi Kleber made a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the visiting Dallas Mavericks pulled off a 111-110 victory on Friday to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month.

A national plan for the discipline of track and field is in the pipelines.

Essequibo left-hander Kemol Savory struck his maiden first-class century to help put the Guyana Harpy Eagles in command against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad yesterday.

…Blake on the cusp of adding another post retirement accoladeBoxing prospect, Alesha Jackman’s campaign at the ongoing International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships which is being hosted in India, ended yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Select XI yesterday brushed aside Demerara at the Enmore Community Development Centre ground, to become champions of the U-15 Super50 Inter-County tournament.

The qualifying team events for the Central American and Caribbean table tennis championships got underway yesterday at the National Gymnasium with perennial powerhouse the Dominican Republic showcasing their obvious superiority in the women’s division.

Champions of the Over-50 category (Legends) in Guyana’s Softball, Regal, are looking to make their dominance international as they position themselves to conquer the Orlando Cup which bowled off yesterday at Barnett Park.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Seasoned international opener Kieran Powell carved out a ninth first class hundred as Leeward Islands suffered a late slide before holding on to edge Barbados Pride by two wickets in the third round of the West Indies Championship.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s middle-order batter KL Rahul struck an unbeaten 75 to anchor their nervy chase against Australia in a low-scoring contest and secure a five-wicket win in the opening one-day international yesterday.

(Reuters) – Devon Conway struck a brisk half-century to put New Zealand on top at 155 for two when play was abandoned due to bad light on a blustery, rain-hit opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka in Wellington yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Dutch boxer Megan de Cler said she does not do politics after choosing to defy a boycott by her country’s federation to compete at the women’s world championships in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals have bought a stake in the Seattle franchise of a new Twenty20 tournament in the United States as Indian Premier League teams continue to expand their global footprint.

Domantas Sabonis totaled 24 points and 21 rebounds for his league-leading 56th double-double as the Sacramento Kings clinched their first winning season since 2005-06 with a 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia test captain Tim Paine ended his cricket career on Friday after Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield match against Queensland ended in a draw at the Bellerive Oval.