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(Reuters) – Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned from competition for six months because of his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Monday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women’s bowling coach Corey Collymore believes a defeat like the one to Pakistan Women had always been on the cards, especially with the Caribbean side failing to resolve their inconsistency with the bat.

(Reuters) – Australia’s relentless march through the Women’s World Cup continued with captain Meg Lanning thrashing an unbeaten century as the tournament favourites dealt South Africa a humbling five-wicket defeat in Wellington yesterday.

(Reuters) – Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov, who won gold in the 77kg at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been banned from the sport for eight years for a doping offence and will be stripped of his medal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

Following the successful staging of the Guinness senior national squash championships, Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste has expressed his pleasure with the Guyana Squash Association.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle said yesterday that the  AMBC Elite Continental Championships this week will be a test for the boxers.

Everest Cricket Club yesterday handed American Cricket Society (ACS) their first loss, a six wicket defeat, on their Goodwill tour of Guyana.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) topped Zone B after a draw against Transport Sports Club in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafoods two-day second-division tournament over the weekend.

Trinidad and Tobago’s left arm orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein has received a call to join the West Indies test squad for the deciding third test which gets underway Thursday in Grenada.

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.