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Guyana’s Dane ‘Sparks’ Parks breaks away from a diving Cayman Island’s defender yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.
Guyana’s Dane ‘Sparks’ Parks breaks away from a diving Cayman Island’s defender yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Sevens team wins thrice

By Floyd Christie The rugby community came out in support of the national men’s rugby Sevens team on the opening day the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence and were not  disappointed.

Lewis century keeps T&T from collapse against Guyana

DENNERY, St Lucia, CMC – A late order century stand between Evin Lewis and Akeal Hosein rescued Trinidad and Tobago from a total collapse against Guyana on the opening day of their final round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

Keisha Jeffrey
Keisha Jeffrey

CAC Games

Nicolette and Keisha win silver medal   Local squash pair Nicolette Fernandes and Keisha Jeffrey claimed a silver medal in the Women’s doubles at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Bogota Columbia on Friday evening.

Barbados hold nerve to outlast CCC

 – 4th matchBRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sensational, exciting, and thrilling are just some of the adjectives that could be used to describe Barbados’ victory over the Combined Campuses & Colleges in a one-over eliminator in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship just past Friday midnight.

Contador poised to secure third Tour title

PAUILLAC, France, (Reuters) – Spaniard Alberto  Contador was poised to win his third Tour de France yesterday after he extended his lead over Andy Schleck to 39 seconds  following the 52-km individual penultimate stage time trial.  

France suspend their World Cup mutineers

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France’s 23-member World Cup  squad have been suspended for the country’s next game after  their first-round exit from this year’s tournament, the French  Football Federation (FFF) said Friday.  

Pakistan wrap up win over Australia

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – Pakistan scrambled the 40 runs they required to beat Australia in a test for the first time in 15 years yesterday, winning the second test at Headingley by three wickets to draw the series 1-1. 

Gonzales sets WL time but Blake snatches headlines

MONACO, CMC – Jamaican Jermaine Gonzales stormed to victory in the 400 metres but it was his 20-year-old countryman Yohan Blake who grabbed the headlines with a blistering run in the 200 metres at the 10th IAAF Diamond League meet here Thursday night.

Vettel takes pole for home German GP

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s  Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position for his home German  Grand Prix yesterday after beating Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso  by barely the blink of an eye.  

Hodge sends Leewards tumbling

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-arm orthodox spinner Kavem Hodge bagged five wickets as leaders Windward Islands restricted lowly Leeward Islands on the opening day of their final round, TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge encounter yesterday.

Guyana U-17 footballers advance

Guyana’s male Under-17 footballers yesterday defeated Aruba 7-0 in their final match of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifiers in Dominica yesterday.

Dowlin, Cush, Bishoo star in tense Guyana victory

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Travis Dowlin followed-up penetrative spells from Lennox Cush and Davendra Bishoo with a purposeful half-century that anchored Guyana to a five-wicket victory over Windward Islands in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

Windwards closest but five teams eye title

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Five of the six teams participating in this year’s TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge can still capture the title but Windward Islands will start the fifth and final round in pole position when it bowls off here today.

Christopher Franklyn

Men’s TT team upset T/dad

-but falls short of medal round The Guyana national men’s table tennis team just missed qualifying for a medal when they lost 0-3 to Guatemala in their quarter final clash last evening at the Inter-American University in the village of San German.

Marketing Assistant of Ansa Mc Al  Anjetta Hinds(centre) presented the cheque to karatekas of the college yesterday at the company’s headquarters at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. (Orlando Charles photo)

GKC gets Smalta sponsorship

The Guyana Karate College (GKC) received a sponsorship cheque of $500,000  from  Ansa Mc Al under the Smalta brand yesterday in aid of the college hosting the 11th International Shotokan Federation (ISKF) Pan American Karate Championships scheduled for Guyana from August 12-15.

Junior Jaguars take on Aruba today

The Guyana Junior Jaguars under-17 team takes on  Aruba  today in their final Group C match of  the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifying competition in Dominica.

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