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By Charwayne Walker Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of legendary former Guyana and West Indies batting icon, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, continued a proud Guyanese tradition, following his 109 against Bangladesh ‘A’ at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Resurgent Borna Coric powered past fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (0) 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open yesterday, signalling his return to full fitness from shoulder surgery and showing that he will be a threat at the U.S.

(Reuters) – Caroline Garcia capped a long week by beating Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-4 to claim the Cincinnati Open title yesterday and become the first qualifier to win a WTA Tour 1000 tournament.

(Reuters) – An emotional Anthony Joshua fought back tears as he reflected on his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday, saying he was deeply “upset” with his performance against the Ukrainian heavyweight champion.

 (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Tim Paine, who resigned after a sexting scandal last November and took an “indefinite mental health break” from cricket, has ended his self-imposed exile and is back in training in Tasmania.

-quarterfinals set Sparta Boss will oppose Swag Entertainment, and Stabroek Ballers will engage Slingerz FC in the semi-final round of the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship, following quarterfinal wins on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The date is July 30, 2022, the island is Barbados, the venue is the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre and Guyana’s national anthem is playing.

(Reuters) – A gold medal for Julian Weber in the men’s javelin and a fantastic sprint relay victory for Germany’s women brought the European Athletics Championships to a noisy conclusion yesterday and ensured the host nation finished top of the medal table.

Pouderoyen FC and Slingerz recorded contrasting victories, when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Jermaine Figueira, Shadow Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, has lambasted the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)’s Statutes Review Process, labelling the recently concluded procedure as nothing more than a power grab under the pretence of reform.

Ann’s Grove dismantled Victoria Scorpions, while Buxton Stars edged Mahaica Determinators when the East Demerara Football Association Stag Beer Senior Men’s League continued on Friday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Rain forced a no-result in the final 50-over match of the three-game series between West Indies A and Bangladesh A at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground here yeterday.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Seamer Shardul Thakur took 3-38 as India completed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe to claim victory in their three-match One-Day International series with a game to spare at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Guyana international Nathan Moriah-Welsh netted as Newport County claimed their first English League Two victory of the season, while Antigua and Barbuda forward Rhys Browne’s third goal of the season secured a narrow win for fifth-tier Wealdstone.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has welcomed the unveiling of the men and women’s ICC Future Tours Programme, which will be highlighted by major home series against powerhouses India and England next year and the staging of the men’s Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – New Zealand defeated West Indies by 50 runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in the second One-Day International of the three-match series at Kensington Oval here Friday.

The members of the bodybuilding team which bagged 12 medals at the 49th Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Championships which was staged in Barbados earlier this month were feted at a cocktail reception last evening at Olympic House. 

Buxton United Secretary, Eton Moses, has challenged the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to show via a constitutional matrix, how the proposed amendments that could be ratified at the August 27th congress, would improve governance and transparency of the entity.

(Reuters) – Dina Asher-Smith has called for more funding for studies on how a woman’s period can affect athletic performance after the British sprinter pulled up with cramp during her 100 metres title defence at the European Championships in Munich.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – South Africa skittled England out for 149 yesterday to win the first test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lord’s and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.