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Olympic Kremlin of the Slingerz Racing Stables captured the feature event in the Guyana Cup Horse Racing Championship yesterday at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West Coast Berbice.

(CMC) – Alick Athanaze missed scoring his first test century of his career as the West Indies salvaged a draw against South Africa in the opening test match at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago, yesterday.

(Reuters) – Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have delivered. Just a few weeks ago, the chances of a successful Games in the City of Light seemed slim.

Caribbean Schoolboys Boxing Championship   St. Lucia Boxing Association President David ‘Shakes’ Christopher is buoyant about his team’s chances at the impending Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys & Schoolgirls Boxing Championship, which is slated for August 16-18 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Kares ‘One Guyana’ T10 Tapeball ChampionshipMontra, Mahdia, Titans, and Diamond secured their respective places in the semifinal round when the 2nd edition of the Kares ‘One Guyana’ T10 Tapeball Championship continued yesterday at the Enmore Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara.

Undefeated defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), defeated the Western Tigers 4-2 to retake their lead at the standings when the KFC Elite League continued at the National Training Centre in Providence on Saturday evening.

(Reuters) – The United States won a 67-66 thriller over France in the women’s basketball final yesterday, claiming an historic eighth consecutive Olympic crown while denying the hosts the golden finish to the Paris Games that had seemed within their grasp.

(Reuters) – The United States continued their dominance of the Olympic 4×400 metres relay yesterday but only just, as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo in a thrilling last-leg battle between two individual gold medallists, as Britain took bronze.

(Reuters) – There was no “Miracle on the Seine” at the Paris Olympics yesterday as the United States men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 win over France to claim a fifth consecutive gold medal.

(Reuters) – South Africa led West Indies by 154 runs going into the final day of the first test in Trinidad after rain again curtailed play yesterday.

The 16th edition of the Guyana Cup will take centre stage today at Rising Sun Turf Club in West Coast Berbice and is arguably the most anticipated iteration in its history.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) downed Fruta Conquerors 1-0 when the KFC Elite League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence, yesterday.

(Reuters) – American Masai Russell produced a stunning run to win the Olympic 100 metres hurdles title in a blanket finish yesterday, edging out home hope Cyrena Samba-Mayela and Tokyo champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.

(Reuters) – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon was over the moon after winning her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold yesterday, surging through the final lap to finish more than a second ahead of the field.

(Reuters) – Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen bounced back from defeat in the 1,500 metres to win the Olympic 5,000 metres gold with a fierce final lap yesterday, just as he did in the last two world championships.

(Reuters) – The United States blazed to the gold medal in the Olympic women’s 4×400 metres relay yesterday, clocking the second quickest time in history and stretching the country’s remarkable victory streak in the event to eight in a row.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has named 10 U20 athletes to compete at the World Athletics U-20/World Junior Championships along with three officials, which is slated for Lima, Peru, from August 27 to September 1.

Hosts Buxton Stars maintained their perfect record in the East Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, defeating Melanie by a 2-0 score-line at the Community Centre ground.

The Government of Guyana (GoG) donated cricket equipment to more than 200 boys and girls from the respective county academies at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Liliendaal yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj derailed West Indies’ efforts and put South Africa on the front foot at the end of day three of the opening Test here at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.