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Demerara will face Essequibo in the opening encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County Super50 tournament today at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

Captain of the Guyana Rising Stars U15 cricket team Dave Mohabir wants his side to stick to the basics, play fearless cricket and enjoy the game.

The Guyana Under-15 cricketers will play their first-round match against Trinidad and Tobago at the Coolidge Cricket Ground tomorrow in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Regional Super50 competition.

Briton John (28 points) made Guyana proud with another solo display of grit and determination by riding another phenomenal leg to end third overall when the second edition of the Jamaican Cycling Classic Montego Bay Race, ended yesterday.

Georgetown, led by a century from national wicketkeeper/batsman Shamar Yearwood and five wicket hauls from Nehemiah Hohenkirk and Rivaldo Phillips scored a massive 209 run victory over East Coast Demerara to win the Demerara Cricket Board U19 Inter Association limited overs tournament yesterday.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies teammates Jason Holder and Shimron Hetmyer started the Indian Premier League on a winning note as Rajasthan Royals easily brushed aside Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in the third game of the new season here yesterday.

The One Guyana Futsal championship will kick-off tonight at the National Gymnasium from 6:00 pm with a 12-team play-in tournament where the top six teams will move into the event’s main draw that runs from April 9 – May 20. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leon Johnson has labelled Saturday’s final day of the decisive last round of West Indies Championship matches as the best of all his title conquests.

East Bank Essequibo defeated Pomeroon while there were wins for Achievers B and Port Mourant when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), U-19 boys Inter-Club Super-50 tournament continued yesterday at various grounds In Essequibo, the East Bank Essequibo team was crowned Essequibo County champions after an enthralling display of cricket as they defeated Pomeroon in the final by seven wickets at the Imam Bacchus Ground.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for April 28 at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.

Top cyclist, Paul DeNobrega returned to his winning ways on the saddle yesterday at the National Park.

NEWCASTLE, England, (Reuters) – Frustrated Manchester United players held a meeting without manager Erik ten Hag after they were humbled in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United yesterday, said defender Luke Shaw, who gave a brutally honest assessment of his team.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Karim Benzema scored three goals in seven first-half minutes as Real Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 yesterday to cut Barcelona’s lead in LaLiga to 12 points.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Aiden Markram scored a superb century and Sisanda Magala claimed five wickets to lead South Africa to a 146-run win over the Netherlands in a one-day international yesterday and move them to the brink of World Cup qualification.

(Reuters) – Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he will try to keep his sensational start to the year going as the tour shifts to the clay court season, but said he is realistic about his prospects on a surface where he has enjoyed far less success.

Mikal Bridges scored 30 points and the Brooklyn Nets survived a late scare from the visiting Utah Jazz for a 111-110 victory yesterday afternoon.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s white-ball skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL) after sustaining an injury in Gujarat Titans’ opening match against Chennai Super Kings, the team announced yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand via a Super Over in the opening Twenty20 international yesterday for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding them home in the tie-breaker.

(Reuters) – Former India all-rounder Salim Durani, who was known for his match-winning ability, died at the age of 88 yesterday, PTI news agency reported.

A career best bowling performance from off-spinner Kevin Sinclair handed Guyana Harpy Eagles an unlikely 17-run win over Leeward Islands Hurricanes and gave Leon Johnson his sixth championship as he bid  farewell to Regional four-day cricket.