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Cuba swept the team competition at the 62nd annual Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in Havana, yesterday.

The popular Trophy Stall Establishment of Bourda Market has donated two champion rider trophies for the inaugural 592 Bikelife and Matthew Vieira motorcycle meet.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its third and final CARIFTA Games Trials today at the National Track and Field Centre. 

By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) What a week of roller-coaster emotions this past one has been.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, CMC – Stroke-maker Hayley Matthews believes West Indies’ shock win over New Zealand in Friday’s opener of the ICC Women’s World Cup has released some of the pressure on the Caribbean side, especially following adverse results in the pre-tournament warm-ups last week.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand,  CMC – Hayley Matthews stroked a high quality, career-best century and veteran all-rounder Deandra Dottin snatched two wickets and pulled off a run-out in a dramatic last over, as West Indies shocked hosts New Zealand by three runs in a sensational opener of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

Guyana’s male and female table tennis teams missed out on finals berths of the 2022 Caribbean championships in Cuba, losing at the semi-final stage yesterday afternoon.

Bam Adebayo totaled 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat overcame a 16-point deficit to beat Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets 113-107 on Thursday night in New York.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Keacy Carty impressed again but missed out on his second half-century of the game as Cricket West Indies’ President’s XI staved off defeat to draw with England in their four-day tour match here yesterday.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Australian cricketer Shane Warne, one of the finest spin bowlers of all time whose talent and personality transcended the sport, died aged 52 yesterday.

(Reuters) – India’s Rishabh Pant stole the limelight in team mate Virat Kohli’s 100th test with a blistering knock against Sri Lanka yesterday to keep the hosts on course for a big first innings total in the first test at Mohali.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Abdullah Shafique’s late dismissal was the only blot in an otherwise sparkling session for Pakistan who reached 105 for one at lunch on the opening day of the first test against Australia in Rawalpindi yesterday.

Sixteen year-old Jonathan Van Lange had a memorable senior team debut at the 2022 Caribbean table tennis championships in Cuba yesterday winning a crucial match to see the Guyana men’s team off to a winning start as the team championships commenced yesterday in Havana, Cuba.

After some hiccups, boxing-starved fans will finally be satiated with a card comprising two title fights next month.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/West Berbice Cricket Association/Jaffarally T20 tournament is expected to bowl off this weekend in West Berbice with nine matches tomorrow.

(Reuters) – Formula One will no longer race in Russia after the sport terminated its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, it said yesterday, in response to the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

(Reuters) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said that plans to hold a biennial World Cup are a “no go” for everyone in football, adding that FIFA has also come to the same realisation.

(Reuters) – Pakistan are determined to give Australia a “tough time” in the opening test in Rawalpindi, despite losing three players to injuries and ailment, home captain Babar Azam said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Russian Football Union (RFU) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions by FIFA and UEFA to bar Russian teams from international competitions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, it said yesterday.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Nasum Ahmed’s powerplay blitz with the ball ended Bangladesh’s eight-match losing streak in T20Is, as they convincingly beat Afghanistan in the first of the two T20Is at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where, for a change, the pitch didn’t have too much venom for the spinners.