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Gudakesh Motie produced career-best figures of 4-50 but
Zimbabwe held on for a draw in the first test which ended yesterday.
Gudakesh Motie produced career-best figures of 4-50 but Zimbabwe held on for a draw in the first test which ended yesterday.

Zimbabwe salvage draw despite Motie’s career-best

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase tried to force a dramatic finish, but West Indies met resistance from the bottom half of the Zimbabwe batting and had to settle for a draw in the first Test yesterday.

Sileena Arjune
Sileena Arjune

Basketball federation to attend upcoming assemblies

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) will be in attendance at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) and Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA) Assemblies respectively which is set for March 13th-14th in Miami, Florida.

Shaun Massiah

GCA action returns this weekend

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is in preparation mode as cricket in the capital city is set to return this weekend, according to competitions committee chairman, Shaun Massiah.

The winners pose with representatives from Sponsor Top Brandz

Subhan opens season with Top Brandz title

With golfers taking to the green for the first time in the 2023 season the rust was evident among the 29 competitors in the Top Brandz inaugural golf tournament, but Ayube Subhan stood tall to cart off the spoils Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC).

ENet Marketing Coordinator, Ashley John presenting the company’s donation to tournament coordinator Rawle Toney.

ENet support for Toney basketball

ENet has thrown its financial support behind the third edition of the Rawle Toney 3×3 Basketball Classic by making a donation of an undisclosed sum to the coordinating team at the company’s Camp Street headquarters.

 Narayan Ramdhani (right) receives a token from coach Naeem Haque

Ramdhani makes it three-in-three with ACAC singles title

Top local badminton player, Narayana Ramdhani extended his dominance at  the Alberta Colleges’ Athletics Conference (ACAC) Badminton Tournament #3 after carting off with the spoils in the men’s singles and mixed doubles categories Sunday at King’s University, Edmonton, Alberta.

Lincoln American University win at cricket

Lincoln American University and Diamond Secondary won the universities/medical Institutions division and secondary schools section titles respectively when the Georgetown Office Assistants staged a cricket competition on Sunday.

Kevlon Anderson

Anderson, Adams continue to press for selection

Local talents, Kevlon Anderson and Antony Adams gave the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) selectors another reason why they should get a spot in the national side after churning out exceptional performances in Trinidad and Tobago.

Zimbabwe’s Gary Ballance celebrates his test century on debut adding to the four he scored for England previously.

Test in the balance after Ballance’s ton

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – A combination of their lethargy in the field, a defiant, undefeated fifth Test hundred from former England batsman Gary Ballance, and his demoralising hundred-run stand with Brandon Mavuta derailed West Indies and enabled Zimbabwe to make a bold declaration in the first Test yesterday, setting up an intriguing final day.

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