MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Aryna Sabalenka tamed her nerves to blast her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina yesterday in a thrilling final featuring two power-hitters in the women’s game.
Promising teenaged batting sensation, Matthew Nandu, is one of four new additions to the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad for the upcoming Regional Four-Day side and he is eager to receive his first cap.
The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) recently held elections and national player, Kristoff Sheppherd, will lead the body for the next year.
Ann’s Grove, and Pouderoyen booked quarterfinal berths with contrasting wins when the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship continued Friday evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Test vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood believes a strong start to the two-Test series against Zimbabwe will be vital for West Indies, especially with the squad still adjusting to an overhauled management team.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Unbeaten light-heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev stopped Britain’s Anthony Yarde in a thrilling eight rounds at London’s Wembley Arena yesterday to retain his WBC, IBF and WBO belts.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite has urged his batsmen to make their starts count, if West Indies are to mount large totals in the two-Test series against Zimbabwe next month.
(ICC)India and England will lock horns in a tantalizing final of the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom today, to bring down the curtain on a thrilling first edition of the event in South Africa.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 141-131 win over the host Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Indianapolis.
Castrol Strikers overcame newcomers Alpha 3-2 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued Friday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Following last year’s resounding success, the second annual National Sports Conference returns this morning to the National Cultural Centre.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd, right-arm quick Kelvin Pitman and batting all-rounder Kevin Wickham are poised to make their first class debuts after being named in squads for the opening two rounds of the Regional Four-Day Championship.
The National Sports Awards returns to the ornate splendor of the National Cultural Centre tomorrow evening to reward and celebrate the achievements of the standout men and women in the local sports arena.
President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Mike Singh and Secretary General, Patrick Haynes, are tipped to be reelected when the body holds it Elective Congress tomorrow at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Olympic House, Block XXX Plantation Lililendaal, East Coast Demerara.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has paid tribute to the late West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford who passed away Thursday in his homeland Dominica.
The Port Mourant Training Centre Alumni Volleyball Club is currently in Suriname where they will participate in a series of matches with other clubs in the country.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) selection panel has come under widespread criticism since naming the national side for the upcoming First-Class season and the latest to voice their opinion is former West Indies skipper, Ramnaresh Sarwan.
Emerging sports association, the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has thanked the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports as well as the National Sports Commission, for affording the entity the opportunity to participate in the National Sports Awards despite being only two years in existence.
Former Vice-President of the Guyana Cricket Board Azad Ibrahim will lead the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) for the next two years after he was elected president on Thursday night.
(Reuters) – England opener Jason Roy smashed his way back into form with 113 from 91 balls but the tourists lost from a commanding position as South Africa claimed victory by 27 runs in the first One-Day International at Manguang Oval in Bloemfontein yesterday.
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