The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport (MCY&S), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, will stage the inaugural edition of the ‘Learn to Swim Programme’ in Essequibo on Saturday.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has shortlisted 26 players, both local and overseas-based, to commence an intense 8-week training camp with an eye on the 2024 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens competition set for November later this year.
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) participated in an International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Anti-Doping Health Workshop on June 26th.
(Reuters) – Mark Cavendish blew away the opposition in a masterful bunch sprint to claim a record-breaking 35th stage win on the Tour de France yesterday, the fifth stage of this year’s race.
(Reuters) – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and top seed Jannik Sinner took contrasting routes into the third round of Wimbledon but eighth seed Casper Ruud was unable to find a way through and felt the gloom on a cloudy yesterday.
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) goalkeeper Enoch Carmichael collapsed and tragically passed away yesterday during a training session at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.
(CMC) – Kavem Hodge helped the West Indies Test squad make a confident start to their Tour of England with a purposeful hundred against a First-Class Counties Select XI yesterday.
Caribbean Junior Squash Championship
– Guyana ends singles segment with nine medals
Nicholas Verwey and Avery Arjoon clinched gold medals in the Boy’s U-19 and Girl’s U-15 divisions, respectively, as Guyana secured nine medals at the conclusion of the singles segment yesterday in the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
National School Basketball Festival
North Georgetown, Berbice High, and Mackenzie High recorded contrasting wins in the Boy’s U-18 division when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival continued on Monday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
Mocha Village Football Cup
Cayenne Massive, Family, and Touches recorded contrasting wins in their group stage matches when the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continued at the community centre tarmac.
DCB U-17 50-Over Championship
East Coast Demerara and West Demerara recorded contrasting wins as action in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-17 50-Over Championship bowled off at the Everest Cricket Club Ground over the weekend.
CWI Women’s U-19 Cricket
Following a delay to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-19 Women’s T20 tournament due to the effects of tropical storm Beryl, the new date for the start of the competition has been confirmed for tomorrow.
(Reuters) – Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending Wimbledon women’s champion to make a first-round exit for 30 years as she was bundled out by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro yesterday.
(CMC) – Batting icon and former Test captain, Brian Lara, has urged the West Indies to be “technical and tactical” in order to mitigate the threat of England’s batting juggernaut in the three-Test series starting next week at Lord’s.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) disarmed Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) 3-1 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
-Chase’s Academic versus Dolphin in Boys Final
By Michaelangelo Jacobus
The finalists for the ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament were confirmed yesterday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue in both the boys and girls segments with four thrilling semi-finals.
(Reuters) – Boston Celtics’ ownership group Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wyc Grousbeck, said yesterday they intend to sell all the shares of the team who won the NBA championship last month.
(Field Level Media) The Boston Celtics and All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum are finalizing a five-year supermax extension worth $314 million, which would be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic and ESPN reported yesterday.
AAG National Junior Championships
Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) won the overall championship title when the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) Junior National Championships concluded on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.