(Reuters) – Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar heads into this month’s cycling Road World Championships seeking his first title, but the 25-year-old said he has extra confidence after winning the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday.
(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.
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.
(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.
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.
(Reuters) – Liverpool have plenty of respect for Italian side AC Milan but the Premier League club will not be intimidated when the two European giants face-off in their Champions League opener at San Siro, head coach Arne Slot said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka recalled top-order batsman Oshada Fernando to their 16-member squad announced yesterday for their two-test series against New Zealand, while Nishan Madushka was left out.
(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.
After initial objections from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), the Ministry of Education has decided to do an overhaul of the well-known National Schools Championships, effective immediately.
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.
Pele extended their lead atop the standings in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League, squeaking past Order & Discipline by a 3-2 score at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.
Crane Rovers and Beavers secured lopsided wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt ground.
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
Huis T’ Dieren Primary of Essequibo captured the Champion of Champions crown in the Future Warriors Tapeball Tournament following an unbeaten campaign yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda.
(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.
Airy Hall and Buxton Stars maintained their respective perfect records following comfortable wins when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Friday night at the Buxton Community Centre ground.
Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole, stated that the acquisition of the new boxing ring will allow the entity to decentralise their U-16 discipline, as the community of Vergenoegen in West Demerara is set to host the first event on September 21st.
Rebel Junior Tennis Championship
Kimora Erskine captured the Girl’s U-14 crown when the Smalta/Rebel Junior Tennis Championship continued yesterday at the GBTI court in Diamond, East Bank Demerara.