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FIFA has officially communicated to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), its intention to undertake the revision of its statutes, with the objective of ensuring compliance with the mandatory requirements contained in the edicts and regulations of the world body and CONCACAF.

(Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev still has issues with claycourt tennis, but the world number two cantered into the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 win against Serbian Laslo Djere yesterday.

(Reuters) – Belgian Dries De Bondt of Alpecin-Fenix led a breakaway group to win stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia yesterday in a closely-fought sprint to the line, beating Edoardo Affini of Jumbo-Visma in a photo finish.

(ESPN Cricinfo)-Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka’s two most senior batters, forged a 199-run stand to put the heat on Bangladesh.

(Reuters) – Ineos Grenadiers chief Dave Brailsford and ex-FA technical director Dan Ashworth are among the experts from a range of sports to be consulted in a high-performance review of men’s cricket in England, Andrew Strauss said.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Simona Halep crashed out in the second round of the French Open yesterday as she failed to find a way past the aggressive game of Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen and fell to a 2-6 6-2 6-1 loss.

(Reuters) – Charles Leclerc carries a burden of expectation into Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, and a nightmare track record on city streets he has known all his life, but the Ferrari driver denies feeling the pressure.

A slightly better final 24 minutes were all the visiting Boston Celtics were looking for on Wednesday, and when they put it together, they moved one victory away from their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2010.

Tiger Rentals Guyana Inc has partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to undertake a National U-13 Developmental League.

A ninth first-class century from Jamaica Scorpions Jermaine Blackwood frustrated the Guyana Harpy Eagles on the opening day of their fourth-round West Indies Championship clash in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Guyana Cricket Board has named Shemaine Campbelle as the women’s captain for the national side ahead of the Regional T20 Blaze and 50-over tournaments.

Mambas and Nets recorded opening night wins in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Andrew Ifill Knockout Championship’, yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Canelo Alvarez will return to super middleweight and face Gennady Golovkin in their trilogy fight on Sep.

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva collected half-centuries as Sri Lanka ploughed ahead on a rain-hit day three, getting to within 83 runs of Bangladesh’s total, with five wickets still in hand.

The cream of the nation’s athletes will be on show this weekend at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, competing for lucrative prizes in the Kenrick Smith Relays and the Overseas Based Sports Association Track and Field Classic.

(Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the French Open in the second round yesterday, losing 3-6 6-1 6-1 to inspired Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

(Reuters) – The associate women’s teams of the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand and the United States were awarded one-day international status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

(CMC) – Evin Lewis fluffed his lines as Lucknow Super Giants were sent tumbling from the Indian Premier League playoffs following a 14-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday.

(Reuters) – Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp was recognised for his side’s tilt at an unprecedented quadruple this season as he was named the League Managers Association (LMA) and Premier League Manager of the Year on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – Australia’s squad have raised ethical concerns about their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka with the island nation in the midst of an economic crisis but will back a decision to go ahead with the visit, Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenberg said.