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(Reuters) – World Athletics yesterday joined a growing list of sporting bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes, while tennis’s governing bodies barred players from competing under the name or flag of either country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Guyana’s male and female table tennis teams have been allocated slots for participation at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Following the Lady Jaguars team’s loss to Mexico in the 2022 Concacaf U20 Championship on Monday, head-coach Paul DeAbreu affirmed that fixtures against quality opposition is beneficial for the team’s development, adding that the squad is confident of progressing deeper in the tournament.

The Youth Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Karate Club conducted a grading exercise at the Albion Community Centre in the Ancient County of Berbice February 27th.

North East La Penitence won the inaugural  South Turkeyen Sports Committee coordinated ‘Island Boys Delivery Service small goal football competition’ defeating Sparta Boss in the final on Sunday at the Alberttown Tarmac.

RANGIORA, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women head into their crucial group stage opener of the ICC World Cup against hosts New Zealand on Friday plagued by batting worries after another insipid display left them with an 81-run defeat to India Women.

Ja Morant notched franchise records with 52 points and 22 field goals to lift the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 118-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Patience and straight bowling will be key for West Indies President’s XI as they head into day two of their four-day tour match against England, off-spinner Bryan Charles said after impressing on day opening day here.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Bryan Charles impressed with a three-wicket haul, including the prized scalp of flamboyant all-rounder Ben Stokes, but England flourished on a batting-friendly strip on the opening day of the four-day tour match here yesterday.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Steve Smith said yesterday the players felt “incredibly safe” on their first tour of Pakistan in nearly 25 years, despite spinner Ashton Agar receiving a death threat via social media just days before the start of the first test.

(Reuters) – England opener Jason Roy announced his withdrawal from the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday, saying global events in the past three years had taken their toll on him.

(Reuters) – South Africa turned the tables on New Zealand with an emphatic 198-run victory in the second test in Christchurch yesterday, crushing the hosts’ hopes of a maiden series win over the Proteas.

Amateur boxing came off the mat and made a successful return to its feet on Saturday in the form of the Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Tournament after being floored by the pandemic for almost two years.

The Panthers Rugby club thumped the Police Falcons to remain unbeaten while the Guyana Defence Force outfit got a walk over win when the GRFU 10’s league continued last weekend at the National Park.

Legendary fast bowler, Sir Andy Roberts is set to become the latest icon to appear as a special guest of the Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) coaching programme.

West Indies women’s team bowling coach, Corey Colleymore, wants to see improvement in several facets of the game as his side draws closer to their 50-over World Cup opening match against hosts, New Zealand.

The Lady Jaguars suffered their first loss in the 2022 Concacaf women’s U20 Championship, suffering a 0-5 thrashing at the hands of heavyweight Mexico yesterday at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Strokemaker Zak Crawley hopes the lessons learnt on a difficult Ashes tour will help in a quest to reignite his Test career, when England face West Indies in the three-Test series starting here next week.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Shane Dowrich expects no shortage of motivation or intensity from the CWI President’s XI when they clash with England in a four-day fixture bowling off here today at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

The world governing body for chess FIDE has condemned the military action taking place in Ukraine.