Sports

The long-awaited modernization works on the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) has commenced.

(Reuters) – England pulled off one of their most memorable test victories yesterday when Ben Stokes and his men beat Pakistan by 74 runs in the fading light on day five of a high-scoring series opener in Rawalpindi.

(Reuters) – Boxing powerhouse Cuba has given the green light to women who wish to partake in tournaments for the first time since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, sports officials said yesterday.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe was in another league yet again, oozing class throughout, while the ever-reliable Olivier Giroud netted a record goal to send defending champions France into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Poland yesterday.

So says standout bodybuilder Roger Callender ahead of the flagship National Senior Championships scheduled for December 18 at the National Cultural Centre.

Tucville and Beterverwagting (BV)/Buxton will contest the final of the Region #4 zone in the One Guyana President Cup tomorrow at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, following semi-final wins yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Bent Street and Future Stars will contest the men’s final while Fruta Conquerors and Tiger Bay will battle in the women’s championship match of the MVP Sports Futsal Championship on Saturday following respective semi-final wins last Saturday evening.

AL KHOR, Qatar, (Reuters) – Clinical England overcame a pedestrian start to surge to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal yesterday as high-quality goals by Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka swept them into a mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final clash with France.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Roston Chase’s first Test fifty in two years proved insufficient as a first session collapse condemned West Indies to a heavy 164-run defeat to Australia in the opening Test here yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Lower-order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz conjured an unbeaten 38 in a low-scoring thriller as Bangladesh stunned India by one wicket in the opening one-day international in Mirpur yesterday.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Player-of-the-tournament Nicholas Pooran played another key role as Deccan Gladiators defeated Kieron Pollard’s New York Strikers by 37 runs to lift the Abu Dhabi T10 title here yesterday.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – England made a bold declaration and used short-ball bowling tactics to great effect to stay on course for a comprehensive victory in the opening test against Pakistan yesterday.

Heavy rainfall has forced the Guyana Cricket Board to cancel its Inter-County U13 tournament.

Shemaine Campbelle, the diminutive wicketkeeper-batter, became the fourth West Indies Women’s player to achieve 100 One-Day International matches when she was selected in the starting XI against England Women at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday afternoon.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins says he feels fine after a quad strain prevented him from bowling in the fourth innings of his side’s win over the West Indies in the first test, but admits he must prove his fitness before the next test starts on Thursday.

PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Australia bowled the West Indies out for 333 today to claim a thumping 164-run win in the first test at Perth Stadium and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite said he was under no illusions about the magnitude of the challenge facing West Indies on today’s final day of the opening Test but reiterated the need for a measured approach from his batsmen in order to avoid defeat.

DOHA, (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ full backs proved the difference as veteran Daley Blind and hard-running Denzel Dumfries turned in decisive performances to help secure a 3-1 win over the United States in yesterday’s opening match of the World Cup knockout stages.

Blueberry Hill will tackle Central Mackenzie while Aroaima will oppose Christianburg in the semi-finals of the Region #10 pool in the One Guyana Presidents Cup this evening, following quarterfinal wins on Friday night at the Wisburg ground.