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NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – American Coco Gauff eased into the second round of the U.S.

-after drone, camera footage replayed A photo finish in the senior 15-lap race of the ‘Endurance Circuit’ saw Briton John finish ahead of Romello Crawford by a matter of inches.

The Guyana National U14 Boys football team opened their three-match tour of Suriname with a loss to the Voorwarts U16 side yesterday.

Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Grifith and Keisha Abrigo snagged the coveted overall titles after displaying impressive strength prowess during the Raw Powerlifting Championships staged yesterday at St Stanislaus College.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Fruta Conquerors and Vengy FC cruised to victories, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Mike Mangal clinched the Barefoot/ANSA McAl Gold Championship which was staged on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.

Sparta Boss and newcomer Slingerz will contest the final of the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship on Saturday September 3rd at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, following semi-final victories on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Lusignan Golf Club concluded their week-long summer camp on Saturday which was attended by 86 youngsters.

(CMC) – Chris Gayle fittingly hit the winning runs as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots lifted the inaugural Men’s Sixty title with a three-wicket win over Trinbago Knight Riders in yesterday’s final at Warner Park.

(CMC) – Veteran West Indies seamer Shakera Selman snatched three wickets in the penultimate over as Barbados Royals successfully defended a paltry total to beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 15 runs and clinch the Women’s Sixty title yesterday.

(Reuters) – India all-rounder Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets and then smashed an unbeaten 33 to seal a five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament in Dubai yesterday.

Team Guyana is poised to retain the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys Championship trophy after dominant wins last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Defending champion Cummings Lodge, and Charlestown stormed their way into the Boys semi-final, while New Campbellville and East Ruimveldt punched their tickets to the Girls final four section, when the quarterfinal round in the ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship concluded yesterday.

Local squash queen Nicolette Fernandes created history when she became the first Guyanese to win a World Masters squash title, defeating South African, Slyoli Waters, 3-0 to clinch the Women’s 35-plus division title at the World Masters Squash Championship in Poland.

With the Golden Jaguars supposedly only partially remunerated for their campaign in the 2022 Concacaf Nations League, despite the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) being contractually obligated to do so, team manager, Rawle Adams is tightlipped on whether the management staff is also owed by the local governing body.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday successfully hosted its Extraordinary Congress at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara, where amendments to the constitution were ratified, following a statutes revision process.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has made a donation of more than $1 million worth of equipment to the East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) as part of its gear distribution programme.

Guyana clinched the overall team title in the XXVII Senior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships, as they secured the Men and Women team section with an unbeaten record on the final day in Jamaica.

The name Mervyn Anthony is probably unknown to the present day golfers competing at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Despite a spirited century from Mavindra Dindyal, Guyana drew their fourth-round clash with Jamaica in the ongoing West Indies U19 championships.