Sports

Fitness Express continues to be one of the main spotters for powerlifting standout, Carlos Petterson-Grifith. 

Suriname’s cyclist, Dimitri Madamsir brought his talents over to the 592 and rode off with the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Men’s Individual Time-Trial trophy yesterday in the National Park.

A silver medal performance in her debut outing at the Central American and Caribbean Championships (CAC) earlier this year in Barbados has bolstered the confidence of bikini standout, Christina Ramsammy. 

AL KHOR, Qatar, (Reuters) – England suffered a sobering reality check as they were outplayed for long periods by a youthful United States side in a tense 0-0 draw in their second World Cup Group B game yesterday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Iran scored twice after the eighth minute of stoppage time to snatch a stunning 2-0 win over Wales yesterday that breathed new life into their World Cup campaign and left the Welsh flat on their backs and facing a make-or-break decider against England.

CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC – West Indies made a strong start but were still facing a challenging run chase on today’s final day of the four-day, ‘pink-ball’ tour match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – The World Cup hopes of Qatar were dashed after a 3-1 loss to Senegal and a draw between Ecuador and Netherlands left them bottom of Group A with no chance of progressing, just five days after they opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – A Shimron Hetmyer cameo made all the difference as Samp Army beat Evin Lewis’s Bangla Tigers by 15 runs on the second day of the Abu Dhabi T10 here Thursday.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Kenya’s government is urging World Athletics not to ban the country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its athletes were suspended for doping.

(Reuters) – Tom Latham smashed a career-best 145 not out and forged a marathon stand with skipper Kane Williamson to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory against India in the first one day international in Auckland yesterday.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s “Superman” captain Enner Valencia led a feisty fightback yesterday as the South Americans drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in Group A to keep both teams in pole position for reaching the last 16 while ending Qatar’s chances of qualifying.

Back from a half decade hiatus, the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) returned with a bang with a colorful opening ceremony last night at the National Stadium.

(Reuters) – Brazil outclassed Serbia 2-0 in their World Cup opener yesterday, as Richarlison scored two second-half goals, including a spectacular overhead kick, though an ankle injury sustained by Neymar put a damper on their celebrations.

The Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival, which is in its 18th iteration, was officially launched yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.

Den Amstel won the Region #3 Zone title in the ‘One Guyana President’s Cup’ Football Championship on Wednesday evening, overcoming traditional rival Uitvlugt by a 2-0 scoreline at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

The 2022 edition of the KFC Goodwill Football Championship, which is coordinated by the Petra Organization, was officially launched yesterday at the entity’s Vlissengen Road office, Georgetown.

(CMC) – Uncapped left-hander Tagenarine Chanderpaul all but pencilled his name in for the opening Test in Perth when he struck a high quality hundred on day two of the four-day ‘pink-ball’ match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off his bitter split with Manchester United to claim yet another record as he became the first player to score in five World Cups with a penalty to help steer his side to a nervy 3-2 win over Ghana yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially kicked-off its maiden’s women’s only Concacaf W Level C Coaching Course yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence, which featured participation from 24 aspiring coaches from the various sub-associations.

(Reuters) – An apologetic Breel Embolo scored the winner against the country of his birth to hand Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in their World Cup Group G clash at the Al Janoub Stadium yesterday.