Sports

All roads will lead to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue this evening when the newcomer Slingerz faces off with national heavyweight Sparta Boss in the final of the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship.

Following their 1-0 defeat of West Ruimveldt in the quarter finals, East Ruimveldt U14 girls’ team will look to go all the way and win the Petra Organisation, Exxon Mobil U14 championships.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Coco Gauff dominated fellow American Madison Keys to win 6-2 6-3 yesterday and reach the U.S.

LONDON, CMC – Guyana international Stephen Duke-McKenna has joined English League Two leaders Leyton Orient from Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on a season-long loan deal.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a formal judicial investigation into allegations by France midfielder Paul Pogba that he was the target of extortion attempts and threats from an organised gang, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former India goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey has been elected the new president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), it said yesterday, a week after world soccer’s governing body FIFA lifted the ban imposed on it for undue third-party influence.

“The future of boxing is right here at these tables”.  So said Seon Bristol last evening during a celebratory dinner at the Mirage in recognition of the success of the local pugilists following the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Boxing Tournament.

The Junior Jaguars rebounded from their opening loss in the Concacaf U17  Qualifying Championship to Bonaire [2-4], by schooling The Bahamas 4-0 yesterday at the IMG Facility in Bradenton, Florida, USA.

(CPL) Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors women endured an agonising no result as rain washed out their Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) game in Basseterre yesterday.

After a four-month hiatus the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is ready to bring cricket back to the capital with a spanking new tournament beginning this weekend.

Potaro Strikers whipped Bartica All-Stars 4-0 when the Bartica Zone of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Developmental League continued Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

A sanguine foursome of gladiators, Carlos Petterson-Grifith, Julio Sinclair, Junica Pluck and Kean Andrews are en route to Barbados.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Powerhouse Trinbago Knight Riders wasted little time in laying down their marker for this year’s Men’s Caribbean Premier League title by repelling a strong challenge from St Lucia Kings at Warner Park here yesterday.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso apologised yesterday for calling Lewis Hamilton an idiot after they collided at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix and said his heat of the moment comments were blown out of proportion.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek chipped away at American Sloane Stephens’ defensive play to roll into the third round of the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Geopolitical tensions simmered at the U.S. Open yesterday as Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refused the customary handshake at the net when Belarusian Victoria Azarenka defeated her 6-2 6-3 in the second round.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined $7,500 for “spitting and audible obscenities” during his second-round win at the U.S.

Sri Lanka 184 for 8 (Mendis 60, Shanaka 45, Ebadot 3-51) beat Bangladesh 183 for 7 (Afif 39, Mehidy 38, Karunaratne 2-32, Hasaranga 2-41) by two wickets (Cricinfo) The sound of the no-ball siren was sweet music in Sri Lanka’s ears in Dubai.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ unexpected run to the the U.S.

(CPL) – A new look Jamaica Tallawahs got their 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign off to a winning start with a 47 run victory over the defending champions, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.