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Ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 Guyana Cup, seven top-tier Thoroughbred horses from around the globe have touched down on Guyanese soil.

-females included for the first time The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Summer Camp opened yesterday with a massive turnout of over 90 participants inclusive of females for the first time.

Following their potentially Elite League deciding 1-1 draw against Den Amstel Football Club (FC) on Thursday last (July 25), Slingerz Football Club has filed an official protest with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for a disallowed goal.

ELANCOURT, France,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Tom Pidcock roared back after suffering a puncture to retain his Olympic men’s mountain bike title following a thrilling battle with France’s Victor Koretzky yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Serbia’s top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame a brief bout of nerves in the second set before beating 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4 at the Paris Olympics yesterday and moving into the third round.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Canada declared Summer time in the Paris Olympic pool yesterday and the country’s 17-year-old sensation Summer McIntosh made it look easy while others celebrated medals won by barely a fingertip.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – China and South Korea are having to fight much harder in the Olympic badminton in Paris than at the Tokyo Games three years ago as the Asian powerhouses face a tougher challenge from Europeans, Latin Americans and North Americans than they have in the past.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies head coach Andre Coley urged fans to stay optimistic about the potential of his side after their chastening loss against hosts England in the Richards-Botham Trophy Series.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – A first series win for England’s cricketers in 18 months represents progress for coach Brendon McCullum but with the team by no means “the finished article”.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – American super heavyweight Joshua Edwards was eliminated from the Paris Olympics after losing to Italy’s Diego Lenzi, while Australia’s Harry Garside and Tyla McDonald also suffered defeats on Monday.

(CPL) The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are launching a new Health, Fitness and Wellbeing advisory board to help the tournament promote healthy living initiatives throughout the region. 

Rajkumar & Daughter Memorial Race – Washington is top U-23 cyclist As is expected in any cycling event held on Guyanese shores of late, United We Stand Cycle Club’s Briton John rode to victory once again, this time in the 2nd Annual Rajkumar & Daughter Memorial Cycling Road Race held on the roadways of Berbice yesterday.

(CMC) – The West Indies were condemned to a 3-0 sweep against England in the Richards-Botham Trophy Series after tearaway fast bowler Mark Wood blew away the bottom half of their batting and set up the hosts for a 10-wicket win in the third and final Test yesterday.

CWI Men’s U-19 Super50 Guyana’s unbeaten run in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Men’s U-19 Super50 competition was brought to a grinding halt yesterday as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Barbados in a thoroughly lopsided contest at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in Kingstown, St.

Avion Kesney’s game-high 27 points led his side, Team White, to a 52-47 win over Team Red in the opening encounter of the Youth Basket Guyana (YBG) All Star Games yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Anns Grove squeaked past Fruta Conquerors by a 2-1 score when the KFC Elite League continued last night at the National Training Centre, Providence.

(Reuters) – Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics.

(Reuters) – Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women’s football yesterday.

(Reuters) – India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-affected Twenty20 clash by seven wickets via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method in Pallekele yesterday, securing their first series win under new head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav.

(Reuters) – Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women’s football yesterday.