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The Guyana Badminton team in Aruba managed to capture five bronze medals at the Caribbean (CAREBACO) Junior tournament, wrapping up a decent all-round outing.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – A controlled 64-run partnership between Joe Root and Jamie Smith guided England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first test at Old Trafford yesterday.

(Reuters) – Mushfiqur Rahim fell agonisingly short of a double hundred but Bangladesh racked up 565 all out in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 448-6 declared on day four of the opening test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The newly formed Antigua & Barbuda Falcons squad has assembled for a skills camp ahead of their opening match in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League next week.

GCA 2-Day competition  The restart of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Friends of Cricket 2nd Division 2-Day competition was marred by rain which caused a lengthy delay to the start of the Bel Air Rubis versus Ace Warriors match yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Anwar El Ghazi pledged to donate 500,000 euros to children in Gaza, one-third of the payout he has received from Mainz 05 for wrongfully terminating him over his support for Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war.

Buxton Stars downed Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph 4-2 when the East Demerara Football League resumed on Friday night at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Georgetown Football League… Riddim Squad and Camptown recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence. 

(Reuters) – Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls to ease West Indies to a seven-wicket Twenty20 International win over South Africa in Trinidad yesterday as the home side took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Buxton Stars received their prizes for winning the East Coast Sweet 16 Football Championship during the official presentation ceremony at the club’s community centre ground yesterday.

CAREBACO Junior Badminton Championship Guyana once again registered numerous losses on day two of the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) Junior Championship in Oranjestad, Aruba.

A new champion will be crowned today as the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Tournament will conclude at the National Stadium, Providence.

Paiwomak and Tabatinga recorded wins in the men’s division when the Rupununi Football Association Senior Leagues resumed on August 18th.

Police Commissioner T20 Cup President’s Guard and Region #10 recorded victories when the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Commissioner’s T20 Championship continued yesterday at Eve Leary Ground.

Caribbean Senior Squash Championships Guyana continued their unbeaten run in the team segment of the Caribbean Senior Squash Championships following wins in the men’s and women’s segments yesterday.

(Reuters) – England were closing in on victory over a gritty Sri Lanka in the first test with the visitors on 204-6 in their second innings at the end of the third day at Old Trafford yesterday — a slender lead of 82.

(Reuters) – Four of Bangladesh’s top seven batters hit defiant fifties in a spirited fightback to help the visitors to 316-5 in reply to Pakistan’s 448-6 declared in the opening test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

(CMC) – West Indies T20 captain Rovman Powell believes that the three-match T20 series against South Africa will serve as the perfect launch-pad in the regional side’s build up to the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Nicolette Fernandes was the crowned World Squash Federation Masters women’s 40+ category champion, defeating Samantha Teran 3-0 yesterday in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the Frans Otten Stadion.

Police Commissioner T20 Cup Headquarters and Tactical Service Unit (TSU) recorded contrasting victories when the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Commissioner’s T20 Championship continued yesterday at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary.