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Olympic boxer, Keevin Allicock will look to return to his winning ways when he enters the ring in one of the feature bouts of the stacked Patrick Forde Memorial Boxing card tomorrow at the National Gymnasium.

Following West Indies’ series win over Zimbabwe, Chairman of the senior selection panel, Dr.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – Temba Bavuma has been appointed Test captain for the two-match series against West Indies starting at month end, as part of what Cricket South Africa has termed a “restructure within the leadership group”.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja struck an enterprising 81 and Peter Handscomb made an unbeaten 72 as Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second test against India in New Delhi yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will return to a home-and-away format for the first time since 2019, the organising Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday, bringing to an end three seasons of COVID-19 restrictions.

Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol — three of the greatest international players in NBA history — join Dwyane Wade as headliners of the 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced yesterday.

General Equipment Guyana Limited (GENEQUIP) became the latest entity to support the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship by donating 8 complete kits that will be utilized during the event’s Round of 16 stage.

A new champion will be crowned this evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara championship at the Pouderoyen tarmac, as Showstoppers battles Jetty Gunners, and Ballerz Empire oppose Bagotstown Warriors in the semi-final section, with the winners progressing to the eventual grand finale.

Ann’s Grove dumped West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC out of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship, prevailing 1-0 in their semi-final encounter last evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground to seal a place in tomorrow’s final.

(CMC) – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles crafted a brilliant, unbeaten half-century to mastermind a successful run chase and propel Comilla Victorians to the capture of their second straight Bangladesh Premier League title yesterday.

Following his historic election to the helm of Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA) at the entity’s General Assemble and Elections on February 13th, Patrick Haynes is aiming to adopt a collective approach to develop the sport in the sub-region.

(Reuters) – A swashbuckling England raced to a sporting total with the bat then crashed through New Zealand’s top order as “Bazball” made its pink ball debut on day one of the first test in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

Teen athletes with aspirations of representing Guyana at this year’s CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas will have their first opportunity to punch their tickets when the National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior League is staged this weekend.

Former national rider, Alanzo Greaves will stage his second criterium fixture for the month tomorrow in the inner circuit of the National Park.

Sports Minister, Charles Ramson Jr. and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) congratulated West Indies spinner, Gudakesh Motie on his record-breaking feat.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) squeaked past Castrol Strikers by a 3-2 score-line when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Golden Jaguars programme, which is currently in preparation for the resumption of the 2022/2023 Concacaf Nations League, is once again only afforded a minimum travelling allowance by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to aid in their attendance at the sessions being held at the National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

(CMC) – Batsman Nkrumah Bonner has been given the assurance he has not been discarded despite being dropped for the Test tour of South Africa, while veteran left-hander Darren Bravo has been told he is still in contention even though he too has been ignored.

(Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s Russian-led governing body denounced a U.S.-driven boycott of its world championships as ‘political games’ yesterday and said plenty of boxers from the countries involved were keen to take part.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins expects another trial by spin in the second test against India but finds himself grappling with selection dilemmas as he tries to lock in the playing XI for the match in New Delhi beginning today.