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After an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has announced the election of new executive members in a major overhaul.

(Reuters) – The best advice Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente can give his players as they prepare to face England in the Euro 2024 final is to stay true to their identity of playing entertaining football, he said yesterday.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite urged his side to draw from their experience earlier this year in Australia to recover from a chastening defeat against England in the first Test of the Richards-Botham Trophy Series.

Berbice unit, Monedderlust, thumped Anns Grove 4-1 when the KFC Elite League resumed last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

(Reuters) – Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a superb 93 from 53 balls to guide India to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club yesterday and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 international series.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg Defending champion Ballerz Empire will oppose Cayenne Massive, while three-time winner Showstoppers will battle Jetty Gunners in the semifinal round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg following quarterfinal wins on Saturday night.

GFF/KFC Elite League Guyana Defence Force (GDF) forward Kelsie Benjamin recorded a first half hat-trick on Thursday night at the National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, to set the foundation for his side’s 7-0 thrashing of Buxton United in the KFC Elite League.

In front of another full house at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara, Jetty Ballers booked a semifinal berth in the East/West Bank Demerara Zone of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets streetball tournament. 

The second day of the round robin phase in the Kevin Joseph/Team 13 U23 Inter-club tournament saw wins for the Victory Valley Royals and Block 22 Flames on Wednesday night at the Amelia’s Ward Hard Court.

Severe thunderstorms on Thursday night and heavy showers early yesterday morning forced the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to abandon their U17 Inter-County match between Essequibo and the GCB Select XI which was slated for the Queen’s College Ground.

(Reuters) – Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse thrives on sport’s biggest stages – the brighter the lights, the better for the six-times Olympic medallist.

…as Anderson bows out in style   LONDON, CMC – In the end, West Indies failed to ruin the farewell of Jimmy Anderson after fellow pacer Gus Atkinson completed another memorable spell and propelled hosts England to a 1-0 lead in the Richards-Botham Trophy series with an innings and 114 runs win in the first Test yesterday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Slick-looking Spain go up against belatedly blossoming England in a mouth-watering conclusion to the European Championship tomorrow as the final promises a fitting finish to a month of absorbing action across Germany.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will lock horns in a sequel to last year’s Wimbledon title blockbuster after producing commanding displays to ease through their semi-finals yesterday.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has stepped down as captain of Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 team, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday, days after the South Asian side made an early exit at the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States.

MONACO,  CMC – Sprint darling Julien Alfred of St Lucia warmed up for the 2024 Olympic Games with a confident win, and fellow medal hopeful Thea La Fond of Dominica returned a season’s best in her pet event at the ninth World Athletics Diamond League meet for the year yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s James Anderson brought down the curtain on his stellar international career by taking a wicket against West Indies on the third day of the first test at Lord’s today as he helped his side wrap up a comfortable win by an innings and 114 runs.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – James Anderson signed off from international cricket with his 704th and final wicket today, ending a glittering 21-year career during England’s emphatic win over West Indies and prompting tributes from teammates and fellow greats.

(Reuters) – West Indies limped to 79-6 at the close on the second day of the first test against England at Lord’s yesterday, trailing their hosts by 171 runs and heading for a heavy defeat.

Mocha Village Cup Football Family, Stabroek Ballers, and Touches secured berths to the semifinal round when the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the community centre ground.