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Five of the six athletes (from left to right) who will be heading off to the IMMAF World Championships in the UAE – Webster McRae, Christopher James, Akeem Fraser, Corwin D’Anjou, and Ijaz Cave.
Five of the six athletes (from left to right) who will be heading off to the IMMAF World Championships in the UAE – Webster McRae, Christopher James, Akeem Fraser, Corwin D’Anjou, and Ijaz Cave.

Six-member MMA team departs for Abu Dhabi tomorrow

A Guyana Mixed Martial Arts team will depart local shores tomorrow to participate at the prestigious International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Amateur World Championship in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates from January 24th-29th.

Kieron Pollard

Blame game

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies captain Keiron Pollard has put most of the blame for the 2-1 One-Day International (ODI) series defeat to Ireland on the Caribbean side’s batsmen.

Trial by spin

PAARL, South Africa, (Reuters) – India captain KL Rahul says South Africa will face a trial by spin in the first two One-Day Internationals of the three-match series starting today that will be played on the slower, lower pitch at Boland Park.

South Africa ponder extra all-rounder

PAARL, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said they are mulling over whether to select a specialist batsman or all-rounder at number six for the opening one-day international against India today.

BIDDING FAREWELL! Questions remain as to whether Lewis Hamilton will return for yet another season.

Formula wrong?

WOKING, England, (Reuters) – Formula One should not assume Lewis Hamilton will stay in the sport after the hurt of missing a record eighth title in controversial circumstances, according to McLaren boss Zak Brown.

Easy wins for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

(ICC) Pre-tournament favourites Bangladesh and Sri Lanka eased to victory in their respective games on the opening day of the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur.

Shiva Sankar took three wickets to give West Indies U19s their first win of the tournament.

Sankar-special hands WI U19s first win

On the heels of a good bowling performance, West Indies Under-19 registered their first win of the 2022 International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup after beating Scotland by seven wickets yesterday.

Kristin Xavier

Zhang, Xavier crowned champs

Alexander Zhang won the Open category and Kristin  Xavier the girls’ division when the DeSinco-sponsored National Under-12 Rapid chess championships concluded  Saturday.

Elton Dharry

Dharry set to fight in Guyana March 5

The return of professional boxing in Georgetown is imminent. This is according to USA-based prized fighter, Elton Dharry who is scheduled to headline a mega event here in March at the National Stadium.

Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff crashes out of Australian Open

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff crashed out of the Australian Open in the opening round after an error-strewn performance against China’s Wang Qiang as the 18th seed lost 6-4 6-2 yesterday.

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