Sports

The Lady Jaguars commenced its CONCACAF Women’s u20 Qualifying Tournament in style, crushing neighbors Suriname 6-0 yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 

Melanie and Dynamic FC will contest the final of the East Coast Reunion Cup this evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground, following semi-final wins on Friday evening at the aforementioned venue.

LUCKNOW, India,CMC – Former West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran perished for a first-ball ‘duck’ as Lucknow Super Giants missed out on the opportunity to take sole possession of the lead in the Indian Premier League, with a disappointing two-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings here yesterday.

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, CMC – Neither Hayley Matthews nor Shamilia Connell had any impact but Warriors survived the duo’s muted performances to beat Spirit by four wickets and power into the final of the Fairbreak Invitational.

The biggest event of the local fitness calendar, the Kares Caribbean Crossfit Championship kicks off today at the National Aquatic Centre from 05:00hrs.

Guyana women’s Under-21 team went down to Chile 0-8 in their final Pool match in the Junior Pan American Hockey championships yesterday at the National Hockey Centre in Barbados.

Hardeo Ghanpat playing in the 19-36 Flight emerged overall winner of the Romel and Robin Seventh Annual Golf tournament played during the Easter Weekend at the Lusignan Golf Club.

The Golden Jaguars’ path to their second appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup has been confirmed, as they were paired against Grenada following the official 2023 Preliminary Round draw yesterday.

The quarterfinals of the ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football championships will  commence today at the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Carifesta Avenue.

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, CMC – Former West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor played a small role but it was enough to help her Tornadoes to an emphatic 55-run victory over Sapphires in their fifth place playoff in the Fairbreak Invitational.

The Robin Singh led Guyana Baseball League (GBL) has withdrawn its membership from the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA).

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has been criticized once again by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for potentially putting their athletes in jeopardy of missing another international event.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies Andre Russell snatched three wickets but failed again with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to their second loss in four matches with a 23-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

BRISTOL, CMC – Shai Hope says he has not given up on the dream of forging a successful Test career, despite having not played the longest format in nearly 17 months.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England test head coach Brendon McCullum’s association with a betting company is under scrutiny, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill is not content with setting up victories for his team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and wants to seal them as well by batting to the end, the 23-year-old said after their win against Punjab Kings.

(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 yesterday for resting multiple players during a game last week that had draft implications and while they were not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

Greeted with flowers, confetti and rhythmic drumming, the CARIFTA Games contingent which represented Guyana in the Bahamas during the Easter weekend returned to a patriotic welcome yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Following avoidable and unnecessary travel errors which hamstrung the CARIFTA Games outfit, calls have been made for Aubrey Hutson, president of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) to step down.

North East La Penitence and Mackenzie All-Stars recorded lopsided victories when the Kashif and Shanghai ‘One Guyana’ Futsal Championship resumed on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.