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Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. World Athletics
President Sebastian Coe (right) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the medal ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – August 11, 2024. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (right) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the medal ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Coe, multi-millionaire Eliasch among seven candidates for IOC presidency

(Reuters) – World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year’s International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said yesterday.

The Guyana Open Chess team in Hungary. (L-R) Sachin Pitamber, Loris Nathoo, FM Anthony Drayton, Keron Sandiford and CM Taffin Khan.
The Guyana Open Chess team in Hungary. (L-R) Sachin Pitamber, Loris Nathoo, FM Anthony Drayton, Keron Sandiford and CM Taffin Khan.

Open team victorious, women’s team stumbles against The Bahamas

45th Chess Olympiad Team Guyana’s roller coaster campaign in Budapest, Hungary continued with mixed results in the Open and Women’s category at the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad.

GOOD SPELL: Khary Pierre of St Lucia Kings bowls during his
Player-of-the-Match performance in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League match against the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Sunday, in Gros Islet, St Lucia. -Photo: CPL T20/Getty Images
Ashley Allen
- CPL T20

Green urges Falcons to soar at last

(Trinidad Express) With their season in danger of ending early, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons captain Chris Green is urging his players to produce their best at the last time of asking.

All-rounder Joshua Jones had a terrific
all-round outing for GDF in a crushing innings
and 19 runs victory over Malteenoes. (File photo)

GDF thrash Malteenoes by innings and 19 runs

GCA/Friends of Cricket 2nd Division 2-Day competition In the only Georgetown Cricket Association 2nd Division 2-day match over the weekend, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) club thrashed Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) by an innings and 19 runs at the Malteenoes Ground.

South African all-rounded David Wiese top-scored with a gritty and unbeaten 43. (CPL Photo)

Kings keep pace with win over Falcons

(CPL) – A comfortable 26-run victory by the St Lucia Kings over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons on home turf in Gros Islet saw them keep their 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign on track while consigning the Falcons to a sixth defeat in eight appearances in this year’s competition.

Players and fans of Paruima of Region #7 celebrate following their triumph in the men’s division of the Amerindian Heritage Games Football Championship.

Paruima captures the men’s crown

Heritage Games Football– GT Kanaimas claim women’s title Paruima of Region #7 and GT Kanaimas of Region #4 won the men’s and women’s crowns, respectively, in the Amerindian Heritage Games Football Championship last evening at the Everest Cricket Ground on Carifesta Avenue and Camp Street.

Back Circle B, Z-Tekk advance to quarterfinals

Campbellville Street-ball Championship  Back Circle B and Z-Tekk Family earned berths to the quarterfinal segment following round of 16 wins when the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship continued on Saturday night.Back

Quinton de Kock crashes a delivery to the
boundary en route to his 115 (CPL Photo)

De Kock lights up Kensington Oval

(CPL) – Quinton de Kock pummelled Guyana Amazon Warriors with a brilliant century as Barbados Royals recorded a 32-run victory at Kensington Oval to move to the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) top spot yesterday.

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