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Port Mourant Cricket Club defeated Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart by 37 runs in a low scoring match to win the Berbice Cricket Board/Telenec under-15 final on Sunday at Albion Community Centre.

Prized middleweight, Desmond Amsterdam created history on Sunday by becoming the first Guyanese to be assured of a medal and to cash in at the ongoing American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Championships currently underway in Ecuador.

The Berbice Jammers once again took home the best gym award while Michael Greenidge fought his way to the best boxer trophy when the third Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Tournament for 2022 was staged on Saturday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

FIDE Master Anthony Drayton played unbeaten to win the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) GAICO Construction-sponsored Grand Prix eight-round competition which ended last weekend at the Providence National Stadium.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has accused the PETRA Organisation of political interference in the affairs of the association and said that it will lodge a formal complaint with the local governing body the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Cricket West Indies yesterday announced a 16-man squad for an upcoming two-week camp that includes Guyanese players, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Keemo Paul and Nial Smith.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite said he always believed one strong passage of play in the Grenada Test could have led to a positive result for West Indies in the three-match series against England.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – Leading all-rounder Hayley Matthews said there was widespread relief in the West Indies camp after a “nerve-wracking” wait to find out their fate in the final four of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will travel to Rawalpindi in June to complete their white-ball tour which was suspended last December because of an COVID-19 outbreak in the touring side’s camp.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Buoyant West Indies needed all of 90 minutes yesterday as they crushed England by 10 wickets inside four days to capture the first-ever Richards-Botham Trophy series.

Rugby became the latest core sport to launch its academy yesterday and Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle is confident of the programme’s success once a concerted and combined effort is undertaken by all stakeholders.

Men’s Physique standout, Yannick Grimes along with Master’s bodybuilder, Lindon Burnett will both return with hardware from the Giovanni Classic held in Aruba this past weekend.

The Golden Jaguars got their Courts Caribbean Classic international campaign off to the perfect start, humbling a dismal Barbados 5-0 last evening at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago.

Everest Cricket Club and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) advanced to the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Seafood two-day, second-division tournament.

The Georgetown Cricket Association/Ramchand Auto Sales/Survival Group of Companies/Trophy Stall under-19 50-over tournament continued yesterday with Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Transport Sports Club registering commanding victories at Queen’s College.

The Berbice Cricket Board/Telenec 50-overs first-division tournament bowled off Saturday with Kevlon Anderson and Kevin Sinclair smashing centuries.

The touring MMZ USA side romped to victories over Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club and La Bonne Intention Young Guns on Saturday.

(ICC) India were knocked out of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with the final ball of the league stage as South Africa won by three wickets Saturday night.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – An elated Kyle Mayers said Saturday his maiden five-wicket haul could not have come at a better moment, after it helped put West Indies in sight of a major series win against England.

(Reuters) – West Indies clinched the Botham-Richards Trophy with an emphatic 10-wicket victory over England in the deciding test today, a result that few saw coming after the hosts’ mediocre performances in the first two tests.