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Touches and Make It Happen recorded hard-fought wins when the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship resumed on Saturday night at the community centre ground.

Camptown and Vengy recorded comfortable wins when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued last night at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Ravens grounded fierce rival Eagles by a 53-34 score when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Men’s U-23 League continued on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

– 27-member squad to be selected tomorrow Guyana’s national men’s rugby team, the ‘Green Machine’, has suffered a major blow in terms of injury to one of their important players, in the form of Godfrey Pollydore.

Defending men’s champion Paruima got their campaign off to the perfect start with a 4-0 drubbing of Kako when the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship commenced.

(CMC) – With the West Indies already qualified for the Super Eights, captain Rovman Powell says today’s final group stage game against Afghanistan represents a chance for the unbeaten home side to sustain their momentum ahead of the all-important second round of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

AAG National Senior Championships – Police Progressive Youth Club leads points table Guyana’s top male sprinter, Emmanuel Archibald, blazed to victory in the Men’s 100m dash yesterday to win in 10.09s and, in the process, reset the decade-long record previously held by Adam Harris, which was set in 2014.

Ninth-placed unit Monedderlust FC recorded the biggest shock to date in the KFC Elite League as they drew with second-place outfit and undefeated powerhouse Slingerz FC 2-2 last evening in the KFC Elite League at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

(Reuters) – Australia broke Scottish hearts with a hardfought five-wicket victory in St Lucia last night that sent the Scots home from the Twenty20 World Cup and title holders England through to the Super Eight stage.

Defending divisional champions Bartica and Waramuri stormed into the quarterfinal segment when the ExxonMobil Boy’s and Girl’s U-14 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.In

Nickel Witter of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), as well as Vergenoegen’s Zonoah Little and Jamel Jones, recorded victories when the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) National Novices Championship continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The combination of Nkechi McPherson and Kizzy Richmond captured the Ladies Doubles accolade after defeating the team of Amanda Jaisingh and Justine Kennedy 2-0 when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.

Back Circle, Touches, and Five O secured contrasting victories when the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship resumed at the community centre ground.

By Orin Davidson Given the bizarre nature of the T20 cricket World Cup’s points system format, West Indies’ final Group C game against Afghanistan, has been reduced to one of academic interest tomorrow.

(ICC) Heinrich Klaasen pulled off a run-out from the final delivery to help South Africa remain unbeaten at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and knock Nepal out of contention for a spot in the Super Eights with a thrilling one-run triumph over the Asian side in St Vincent yesterday.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday announced a venue switch for the hosting of their reverse Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship game against Trinidad and Tobago on June 22.

-in national novices championship  Isiah Nurse, Keyon Britton, and Dominique Warren recorded victories when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Novices Championship commenced yesterday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. 

Santos handed Den Amstel a 2-1 defeat when the KFC Elite League resumed on Thursday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

…as LABA Men’s League continues Action in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) Senior Men’s League continued on Thursday night at the Retrieve Hard Court, with home side, the Retrieve Raiders dousing the Block 22 Flames 44-33.

National Table Tennis player Chelsea Edghill yesterday launched the inaugural edition of the KFC-sponsored Table Tennis Summer Showdown at the Guyana Olympic House, Liliendaal.