LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United crushed Newcastle United’s hopes of a claiming a first domestic trophy for nearly 70 years with a clinical 2-0 victory in the League Cup final at Wembley yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – World Cup foes Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe inspired Paris St Germain to a 3-0 win at bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille yesterday to extend their Ligue 1 lead to eight points.
(Reuters) – England’s dominance of New Zealand stalled on day three of the second test in Wellington yesterday as the hosts batted with defiance after being asked to follow on by visiting captain Ben Stokes.
CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – New Test captain Temba Bavuma said South Africa were giving serious thought to picking seven batsmen for next week’s first Test against West Indies, as the hosts looked to play a “positive brand of cricket” in the two-match series.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Beth Mooney struck a match-winning unbeaten 74 as Australia claimed their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 19-run victory over hosts South Africa at a vibrant Newlands yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has praised the “competence and hard work” of regional umpire Jacqueline Williams, who yesterday stood in her first ever International Cricket Council World Cup final.
Jayson Tatum hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining to lift the Boston Celtics past the host Philadelphia 76ers, 110-107, on Saturday.
Feb 26 (Reuters) – Australia’s Peter Handscomb believes the absence of captain Pat Cummins and batter David Warner will make life tougher when they face India in the third test starting in Indore on Wednesday but the return of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc was “exciting”.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jnr., said yesterday that the investment in the Guyana National Stadium at Providence was paying dividends and as a result the Government of Guyana, through his ministry, was committed to having several more such grounds around the country.
East Coast Demerara, East Bank Demerara and Georgetown recorded convincing wins when the Tiger Rentals/Guyana Football Federation Boys U13 League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday upheld the decision by Justice Navindra Singh relating to the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) elections, according to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).
As the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior Inter-County four-day tournament returned yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence, Berbice’s Veerasammy Permaul took three wickets while Demerara’s Tevin Imlach led the batting with a half-century.
Briton John continued his dominance on the local circuit by winning the Flying Ace Cycling Club Republic Day 50-mile road race on Thursday.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Whatever the result in today’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final against powerhouse Australia, South Africa captain Sune Luus says the team already feel like winners having become the first side from the country to reach a global final.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Favourites Australia must stick to the basics and trust their skills in today’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final against South Africa, according to captain Meg Lanning as they prepare to face a home side riding a wave of emotion.Five-time
CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Interim head coach Andre Coley believes the three-day warm-up match earlier this week has helped West Indies adapt to the livelier pitches in South Africa, especially coming from the slow tracks which were the hallmark of the series against Zimbabwe earlier this month.
Malik Monk scored 45 points off the bench and De’Aaron Fox added 42 points and 12 assists as the visiting Sacramento Kings pulled off a 176-175 double-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.
The nation’s top dominoes players will converge at the Guyana National Gymnasium today for the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) – Big Bash – Minister of Sport Edition fund-raising tournament.
The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) will stage the inaugural edition of the Commander Cup on March 5th at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
GUATEMALA CITY, CMC – CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani has been re-elected unopposed at the confederation’s Ordinary Congress here yesterday.
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