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Guyana’s Adrian Spellen gained a silver medal at the taekwondo competition of the South American Games.

Kashif and Shanghai Kings and Glands Trucking Service Bulls scored easy wins when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Under-21 competition continued Sunday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hardcourt.

The annual Scotia Bank Medal Play Golf tournament is billed for Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), East coast Demerara.

The National women’s hockey squad preparing for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games will travel to neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados for warm up tournaments in May and June.

Leading local rifle shooter Ransford Goodluck bounced back into winner’s row when he secured victory in last Sunday’s Recorded Shoot at the Timehri Rifle ranges as Guyana’s marksmen prepare for next month’s West Indies Fullbore championships in Barbados.

LONDON, CMC – Pedro Collins has secured a contract to play for the prestigious Middlesex Club in this year’s England County championship.

A depleted Hikers Hockey Club junior team departed yesterday morning for Trinidad and Tobago to compete in that country’s annual Easter Junior tournament for schools and clubs within the Caribbean region.

West Indies and Guyana middle order batsman Shivanrine Chanderpaul believes that young cricketers in Guyana need a lot of help if they are going to mature into better cricketers.

(BBC) Australia look set for a 2-0 series victory following a productive day four of the second Test against New Zealand yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, and the Mumbai Indians rolled-on in the Indian Premier League yesterday with a tense four-wicket victory over the King’s Punjab XI.

Guyana’s top junior basketball sensation Akeem “The Dream” Kanhai top scored with 19 points for Amelia’s Ward Jets but failed to stop Kashif and Shanghai Kings from winning in the latest action of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association under 21 round robin tournament.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Brian Sattaur top-scored with an even 50 to lead Guyana to a four-wicket victory over holders Jamaica in the second round of the West Indies Under-15 Championship yesterday.

With approximately 30 days before the start of the ICC World Cup Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies, Tournament Director Robert Bryan paid a courtesy call on Sport Minister Dr.

Amidst the crippling power struggle among some in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executive, High Performance Analyst (HPA) and national coach Rabindranauth Seeram has decided that if there should be development there must be constant upgrading.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain  Muhammad Yousuf has a test future and should reconsider his  decision to retire from international cricket despite an  indefinite ban, chief selector Mohsin Khan said.

– says Coach Marlon Washington Coach of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) football team Marlon Washington believes that his team will defeat Alpha United in the Group D-Guyana leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships today at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground.

Bodybuilders who are looking to compete in the second Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness show have until tomorrow to register for what is anticipated to be an exciting event.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Bayern Munich could not have  picked a worse time this season to face mighty Manchester United  in the Champions League quarter-final first leg today.

PARIS, France, CMC – Asafa Powell will get the desire of his heart on July 16, when he lines-up with fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt for the 100 metres dash at the ninth Diamond League meet at the Stade de France.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A 32-run victory for defending champions Jamaica over Barbados was trumped by Vikash Mohan bowling Trinidad & Tobago to a 162-run victory over Leeward Islands in the first round of the West Indies Under-15 championship yesterday.