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A titanic battle between FIDE Master Anthony Drayton and Associate FIDE Master Davion Mars highlighted the return of over-the-board chess last weekend at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The preliminary round of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ New Building Society’s 40-over second-division tournament concluded last weekend with Police Sports Club joining Georgetown Cricket Club, Muslim Youth Organisation and Demerara Cricket Club in the  semifinals after beating Ace Warriors by 173 runs and GNIC by five wickets.

Number 72 Cut and Load Cricket Club defeated rival, No. 70 Spartan Cricket Club by 33 runs to earn a spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/ Vitality T20 tournament Sunday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Struggling batsmen John Campbell and Shamarh Brooks have managed to hold on to their places in West Indies’ 13-man squad for the final Test against England starting here Thursday.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women imperiled their chances of a semi-final spot when another faulty batting effort sent crashing to an eight-wicket to Pakistan in a rain-hit affair at Seddon Park here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Hopes of a dramatic finish to the second Test faded in the final session as captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s ceaseless fortitude snuffed out England’s desperate attempts at victory, earning West Indies a stalemate on the final day here yesterday.

With exactly one week to go before the highly anticipated Quarter Mile Return, fans and racers alike are licking their chops at the enticing battles that will take place.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) staged a competition management workshop Saturday for its regional member associations at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The countdown is on and in just a few days, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will arrive in Guyana, the 46th destination out of the 72 Common-wealth nations and territories it will be visiting.

Despite some scintillating performances, the number of qualifiers remained at nine after the curtain came down on the fourth and final CARIFTA Games trials yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

A solid half-century from Dominique Rikhi and a four-wicket haul from Damion Jacobs helped American Cricket Society (ACS) to a 45-run win over Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club Saturday.

Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart defeated Tucber Park by 282 runs while Port Mourant secured a seven-wicket win over Cotton Tree to book their places in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Tenelec Under-15 tournament.

Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey recorded his first win of the season yesterday soloing to victory in the 22nd Cheddi Jagan Memorial 45-mile road race at West Demerara.

Shomari Wiltshire came from behind to defeat Jason Ray-Khalil 3-2 in a five-set thriller to clinch the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) senior men’s championship yesterday at the Georgetown Club facility, Camp Street.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took 5-39 as South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day International at The Wanderers yesterday to square the three-match series.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead seven players in double figures as the Washington Wizards rallied to snap a six-game losing streak, beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 127-119 Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A sense of anticipation hovered over today’s final day of the second Test after West Indies kept England in the field for the best part of three sessions on day four, frustrating the tourists’ hopes of a bigger lead and squeezing precious time out of the contest.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named a 15-man squad, captained by Keemo Paul to take on the American Cricket Society (ACS) in a 40-over encounter.

A blistering century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul spurred Everest Cricket Club to a 164-run win over MMZ USA yesterday at the Everest ground, Camp Road.

By Tony McWatt “She’s a very special person!” That was the Facebook listed description of one adoring fan, immediately after Hayley Matthews had posted her career-best bowling figures of 4/15-10 overs to help the West Indies to yet another nail-biting win in their 2022 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s World Cup campaign.