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PAARL, South Africa, CMC – West Indies face yet another must-win game in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup when they take on a confident Pakistan in their final group stage game here yesterday.

It was the proverbial calm before the storm type of situation last night at the Mirage Lounge, Albert and Thomas Streets when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) held its final press conference prior to tomorrow night’s `storm’ in the form of the Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing Card at the National Gymnasium.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Captain Hayley Matthews nervelessly drilled the penultimate ball of the game to the extra cover boundary as West Indies edged Ireland by six wickets in a thriller here yesterday, to post their first win of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup and break their dreadful run of 15 successive defeats.

Dynamic FC will face off with Ann’s Grove in the final of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship this evening following a 3-0 semi-final victory against Pouderoyen on Thursday evening at the Golden Grove ground.

Titanic fixtures will highlight this evening’s semi-final round in the inaugural Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, as Sparta Boss takes aim at Back Circle, and Bent Street faces off against Tiger Bay.

In excess of 300 teen athletes will get into the blocks from 10:00hrs today to compete in the inaugural edition of the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Junior League.

Chairman of the West Indies senior selection panel, Dr. Desmond Haynes has revealed that Alick Athanaze has been on the selection panel’s radar for a while and that Akeem Jordan swung his way into the side for the upcoming tour of South Africa.At

Olympic boxer, Keevin Allicock will look to return to his winning ways when he enters the ring in one of the feature bouts of the stacked Patrick Forde Memorial Boxing card tomorrow at the National Gymnasium.

Following West Indies’ series win over Zimbabwe, Chairman of the senior selection panel, Dr.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – Temba Bavuma has been appointed Test captain for the two-match series against West Indies starting at month end, as part of what Cricket South Africa has termed a “restructure within the leadership group”.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja struck an enterprising 81 and Peter Handscomb made an unbeaten 72 as Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second test against India in New Delhi yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will return to a home-and-away format for the first time since 2019, the organising Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday, bringing to an end three seasons of COVID-19 restrictions.

Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol — three of the greatest international players in NBA history — join Dwyane Wade as headliners of the 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced yesterday.

General Equipment Guyana Limited (GENEQUIP) became the latest entity to support the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship by donating 8 complete kits that will be utilized during the event’s Round of 16 stage.

A new champion will be crowned this evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara championship at the Pouderoyen tarmac, as Showstoppers battles Jetty Gunners, and Ballerz Empire oppose Bagotstown Warriors in the semi-final section, with the winners progressing to the eventual grand finale.

Ann’s Grove dumped West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC out of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship, prevailing 1-0 in their semi-final encounter last evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground to seal a place in tomorrow’s final.

(CMC) – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles crafted a brilliant, unbeaten half-century to mastermind a successful run chase and propel Comilla Victorians to the capture of their second straight Bangladesh Premier League title yesterday.

Following his historic election to the helm of Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA) at the entity’s General Assemble and Elections on February 13th, Patrick Haynes is aiming to adopt a collective approach to develop the sport in the sub-region.

(Reuters) – A swashbuckling England raced to a sporting total with the bat then crashed through New Zealand’s top order as “Bazball” made its pink ball debut on day one of the first test in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

Teen athletes with aspirations of representing Guyana at this year’s CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas will have their first opportunity to punch their tickets when the National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior League is staged this weekend.