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(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that Phil Simmons will be stepping down from his role as Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team following the team’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being played in Australia.

The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) closed off the national junior championships over the weekend completing three days of intense action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Add another first place trophy to the palmares of star cyclist, Jamaul John.

Warriors crushed One Mill All Stars 9-2 to seal a quarter final berth when the New Era Entertainment-coordinated ExxonMobil Futsal Championship continued Saturday evening at the Retrieve hardcourt, Linden.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., on Friday presented Certificates of Historic Achievement to 110 students from Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary,  President’s College, Wisburg Secondary,  Friendship Secondary and Rosignol Secondary schools at the Nexgen Golf Academy.

Punching his way to the podium in recent international outings has catapulted standout boxer, Desmond Amsterdam further up in the amateur world rankings.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed a stunning half-century to lift India to a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan in a classic T20 World Cup match yesterday that unfolded in front of a massive Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.

Luka Doncic single-handedly outscored the Memphis Grizzlies in the first quarter en route to a game-high, 32-point performance that propelled the host Dallas Mavericks to a 137-96 thrashing Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Kusal Mendis grabbed another half-century as Sri Lanka trounced Ireland by nine wickets at the T20 World Cup in Hobart yesterday to build confidence ahead of a potentially pivotal Super 12 clash against champions Australia.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies will allow expanded squads for the opening week of the Regional Super50, due to the availability of international players following West Indies’ premature exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Following the conclusion of the registration and qualification process, the 16 teams that will participate in the 2022 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara championships have been confirmed.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli struck an imperious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin was cool at the death as India secured a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup today in front of a huge Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.

Along with a bronze medal from the South American Games, Desmond ‘Dynamite’ Amsterdam has detonated to 23rd on the International Boxing Association (IBA) rankings.

Led by a historic 12-goal blitz from Jashan Haynes, Enterprise crushed Graham’s Hall by a record 26-0 score to remain unbeaten in the Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Champion-ship yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown.

The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has undertaken rehabilitation works to the South Dakota Circuit in an effort to upgrade the facility to international standards.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Devon Conway scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 as New Zealand thrashed champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year’s final, opening the Super 12 stage with a bang at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

The Guyana Badminton Association’s National junior’s tournament continued with an electrifying night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Despite rain affecting several matches on the opening day of the inaugural Georgetown Cricket Association/GTT Fibre T10 tournament, Lennox Andrews and Jonathan Van Lange both smashed half-centuries to highlight the day.

(Cricinfo) Ricky Ponting has called West Indies’ early exit from the T20 World Cup a “disgrace” after their heavy defeat to Ireland meant the two-time champions lasted just three matches in this tournament.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – England began their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan yesterday courtesy of seamer Sam Curran’s haul of 5-10 and a sublime effort in the field.