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A national plan for the discipline of track and field is in the pipelines.

Essequibo left-hander Kemol Savory struck his maiden first-class century to help put the Guyana Harpy Eagles in command against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad yesterday.

…Blake on the cusp of adding another post retirement accoladeBoxing prospect, Alesha Jackman’s campaign at the ongoing International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships which is being hosted in India, ended yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Select XI yesterday brushed aside Demerara at the Enmore Community Development Centre ground, to become champions of the U-15 Super50 Inter-County tournament.

The qualifying team events for the Central American and Caribbean table tennis championships got underway yesterday at the National Gymnasium with perennial powerhouse the Dominican Republic showcasing their obvious superiority in the women’s division.

Champions of the Over-50 category (Legends) in Guyana’s Softball, Regal, are looking to make their dominance international as they position themselves to conquer the Orlando Cup which bowled off yesterday at Barnett Park.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Seasoned international opener Kieran Powell carved out a ninth first class hundred as Leeward Islands suffered a late slide before holding on to edge Barbados Pride by two wickets in the third round of the West Indies Championship.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s middle-order batter KL Rahul struck an unbeaten 75 to anchor their nervy chase against Australia in a low-scoring contest and secure a five-wicket win in the opening one-day international yesterday.

(Reuters) – Devon Conway struck a brisk half-century to put New Zealand on top at 155 for two when play was abandoned due to bad light on a blustery, rain-hit opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka in Wellington yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Dutch boxer Megan de Cler said she does not do politics after choosing to defy a boycott by her country’s federation to compete at the women’s world championships in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals have bought a stake in the Seattle franchise of a new Twenty20 tournament in the United States as Indian Premier League teams continue to expand their global footprint.

Domantas Sabonis totaled 24 points and 21 rebounds for his league-leading 56th double-double as the Sacramento Kings clinched their first winning season since 2005-06 with a 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia test captain Tim Paine ended his cricket career on Friday after Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield match against Queensland ended in a draw at the Bellerive Oval.

The ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football competition will resume today at the Ministry of Education ground,  Carifesta Avenue.

The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks $35,000 yesterday for shoving a camera operator.

Guyana’s Abiola Jackman suffered a unanimous decision loss yesterday to Nupur Sheoran in her opening round-of-16 bout at the ongoing International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships in India.

(CMC) – West Indies will have to wait a bit longer to start a “new era” of leadership under Shai Hope when persistent rain forced the first One-day International against hosts South Africa to be abandoned without a ball being bowled yesterday.

With the Golden Jaguars penciled to depart local shores on Sunday to resume their CONCACAF Nations League campaign, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially released its 23 member roster for the matches against Bermuda and Montserrat, with 12 foreign born players making the final cut.

German’s Restaurant became the latest entity to throw its financial support behind the annual Rawle Toney 3×3 Basketball Classic, which is slated to commence tomorrow at the Burnham Court on Parade ground by donating an undisclosed sum.

Cougars FC defeated Vryman’s Erven Secondary 2-0 on Wednesday, when the Berbice leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Blue Water U15 Girls’ Development League kicked off at the Scott’s School ground, New Amsterdam.