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Yet again, rain had the final say, washing out two Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U17 Inter-County matches yesterday.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The 71-year-old head of Colombia’s soccer federation and his son were arrested in Miami, accused of fighting security guards after the Copa America final that saw chaotic scenes around the stadium, Miami-Dade police confirmed yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Miami-Dade County in Florida will review security protocol for the 2026 World Cup after more than two dozen fans were arrested at Sunday’s Copa America final, capping a tournament rife with discord.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s third half-century in five innings final made a difference for Kandy Falcons, earning them a 54-run victory over Dambulla Sixers in the Lanka Premier League yesterday.

KFC Guyana has landed Guyana and West Indies star spinner Gudakesh Motie as their brand ambassador.

(Field Level Media) Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis said he was handcuffed and removed from a plane Saturday following a false accusation by a flight attendant.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Head coach Andre Coley believes West Indies can still “compete with England” in spite of his young side’s innings and 114-run defeat to the hosts inside three days in last week’s opening Test at Lord’s.

(Reuters) – A World Aquatics audit into the handling of positive drug tests by Chinese swimmers concluded there was no mismanagement or cover-up by the governing body while offering recommendations to restore athlete confidence in the anti-doping system.

CWI Rising Stars U19 Men’s 2-Day Guyana’s Men’s U19 team scratched their way to a draw in a low-scoring encounter against the Windward Islands in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Men’s U19 2-day competition in St Vincent.

(Reuters) – Defending champions Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida yesterday.

The Guyana women’s team, which triumphed at the concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 T20 Championship, was given a hero’s welcome following their return to local shores yesterday.

Port Mourant Horse Meet Defending Guyana Cup Champion Easy Time dispatched a competitive field to win the feature event at the Port Mourant Turf Club CARICOM horse race meet yesterday.

Western Tigers overcame Santos by a 3-2 score-line when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Renegades were crowned the Guyana Basketball Federation National 3×3 Champion, defeating Linden by a 21-15 score in the final on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana women’s team, which triumphed at the concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 T20 Championship, was given a hero’s welcome following their return to local shores yesterday.

CWI Men’s U-19 2-Day Cricket  Guyana got off to another dismal start in their second encounter of the CWI Rising Stars 2-Day U-19 Men’s Championship, as they were bowled out for 142 inside 49 overs before the Windward Islands recorded 109/4 (39 overs) to assert their dominance on day one at Sion Hill in St.

CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship Despite a rain-hit Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Women’s U-19 T20 final, Guyana created history as they captured the title for the first time via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method against Leeward Islands.

South American U-20 Athletics Championship The Guyanese duo of sprinter Athaleyha Hinckson and quarter mile specialist Malachi Austin breezed to gold medals in their respective events, the girl’s 100m and boy’s 400m respectively, at the South American U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.

(Reuters) – Colombian fans were planning victory celebrations in advance of today’s Copa America final while Argentines hoped Lionel Messi and their other heroes could pull off another triumph before some of them end their international careers.

(Reuters) – An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board alongside her late mentor Jana Novotna after the seasoned Czech survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini to seal a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory in the final yesterday.