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West Indies left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, etched his name into the record books as he inspired his team to a thumping innings and four runs over Zimbabwe yesterday.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Rookie Gudakesh Motie notched a record-breaking 13-wicket match haul to spin dominant West Indies to a crushing innings and four-run victory over minnows Zimbabwe in the decisive final Test here yesterday.

Patrick Haynes, General Secretary of the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) was elected to the helm of the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA), when the entity staged its General Assembly and Elections yesterday in Miami, USA.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Uncapped Alick Athanaze and Akeem Jordan were yesterday named in a West 15-man squad for the two-Test tour of South Africa starting at month end.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies are hoping to buck their recent losing trend against India when they meet the Asian powerhouses in their critical second Group B game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup here today.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews and fellow Barbadian all-rounder Deandra Dottin were the only two players from the Caribbean sold at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction on Monday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes have appointed little known South African Russel Sising to be their interim head coach.

At a special ceremony Sunday night at the La France Restaurant, Charlotte Street, boxer Keevin Allicock was honoured by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for being an Olympian.

BULAWAYO, Zimbab-we, CMC – Roston Chase got some of his groove back with a resolute half-century, but an attempt by West Indies to forge ahead against Zimbabwe in the second Test yesterday was again thwarted by their opponents tenacity and fickle weather.

Fitness Express is once again helping to shoulder the load of Guyana’ s Strongest Man, Carlos Petterson-Grifith.

The ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football championships were officially launched yesterday at the Massy Distribution Office in Montrose, East Coast Demerara.

West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC defeated Monedderlust of Berbice 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championships Sunday evening at the Golden Grove ground.

I must extend congratulations to young Matthew Nandu for scoring a century on debut against Barbados at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua in the first round of the Cricket West Indies regional four-day championships.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) will be unable to compete at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia this month after one of its athletes tested positive for the COVID-19  virusduring the preparatory phase.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in yesterday’s player auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) next month.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has released the CARIFTA Games qualifying standards ahead of the 2023 iteration of the Games, which will be held in the Bahamas from April 7 to April 10.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union, (GRFU) opened its inter-club season on Sunday with a head-to-head clash between arch rivals Police Falcons and Panthers in the first ever 12s competition.

Adrian Hetmyer continued to show he is a cut above the rest, hitting a double century as Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart defeated Mount Sinai in the Berbice Cricket Board/ RL Construction U-15 tournament over the weekend.

A brutal innings from former Guyana youth all-rounder, Richie Looknauth inspired All Youths to a six-wicket win over Windsor Forest A over the weekend.

An instrumental innings by Kevin Sinclair along with support from last man in Ronsford Beaton ensured the Guyana Harpy Eagles a face-saving draw in their second-round clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes Saturday.