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This weekend’s Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Terrence Ali National Open championships is set to have an international flavor.

Region #3, and Region #9 recorded contrasting wins when the inaugural One Guyana President’s Cup kicked off at the National Track and Field Facility, West Coast Demerara on Sunday evening.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua  CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday congratulated Sir Clive Lloyd on being awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The University of Guyana, a “well-deserved” honour according to CWI president Ricky Skerritt.

AJ Griffin scored on a twisting lob at the overtime buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a stunning 123-122 win over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday, ending their three-game losing streak in wild fashion.

(Reuters) – The passport details and vaccination certificates of hundreds of professional table tennis players have been leaked online after a security issue on the server of the sport’s governing body ITTF, Dutch news service RTL Nieuws reported yesterday.

MULTAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – England pulled off a series-clinching 26-run victory against Pakistan in the dramatic second test in Multan yesterday in a fresh vindication of their highly entertaining brand of cricket.

(Reuters) – U.S. federal officials hit the brakes yesterday regarding the Jan.

(Reuters) – Australia women’s unbeaten run across all formats this year came to an end in a super over defeat by India on Sunday but captain Alyssa Healy was thrilled by the “fearless cricket” played in front of a sell-out 45,238 crowd at DY Patil Stadium.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Argentina will trust their system when they face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals and believe they have worked out how to hurt the 2018 runners-up, coach Lionel Scaloni said yesterday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Croatia are hoping Argentina’s bad-tempered World Cup quarter-final qualification over the Netherlands with 16 yellow cards and one red will not spill over into today’s semi-final, coach Zlatko Dalic said yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women’s woes seeped into the Twenty20 International series, the hosts going down by eight wickets in the opening game of the five-match series here Sunday night.

MULTAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Saud Shakeel’s too-close-to-call dismissal cost Pakistan the match, skipper Babar Azam said after their narrow 26-run defeat in the second test against Pakistan in Multan yesterday.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Expressing embarrassment at West Indies’ historic loss in the just concluded Test series against Australia and warning that the side’s decline in the longest format of the game could further worsen, former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has called for changes at the top.

(Reuters) – Britain’s WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has chosen an unusual sparring partner for a potential fight with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk after ex-Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney agreed to help him prepare for his next bout.

Bent Street was crowned the men’s champion while Fruta Conquerors clinched the women’s title when the MVP Futsal Championships concluded  Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle yesterday met with former WBC light welterweight boxing champion Kostya Tszyu.

Defending champions Alex Ekesa of Kenya, and Felix Herimiarintsoa of Martinique successfully retained their marathon titles when the 2022 edition of the Run Barbados Weekend concluded yesterday at Barclays Park.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Beleaguered West Indies were inflicted with their worst-ever Test defeat here yesterday when Australia demolished them by 419 runs before lunch on the penultimate of the final Test at Adelaide Oval.

Canadian Pan American gold medalist Natasha Wodak and Kenyan Alex Ekesa won the women and men’s 10K races respectively at the Run Barbados Weekend Saturday.

Dominic Tyrell, Romeo Hunter and Sarah Sanmoogan were among the standout lifters when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) staged its flagship, Senior National Championships yesterday at St Stanislaus College.