The University of Guyana (UG) and Linden Technical Institute (LTI) registered contrasting wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Tertiary League continued on Sunday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
– Tahir, Ayub, Khan, Pretorius retained
Ahead of the 2024 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Guyana Amazon Warriors have confirmed their overseas signings, with Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz making a return to the franchise.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – There was finally something at the T20 World Cup for Pakistan to be happy about, as they produced a strong all-round show to record their first win of the tournament, beating Canada by seven wickets in New York.
(Reuters) – Adam Zampa took four for 12 from four overs as unbeaten Australia stormed into the Super Eights at the Twenty20 World Cup with one Group B match to spare after hammering Namibia by nine wickets in Antigua yesterday.
Guyana’s National Senior Men’s football team, the Golden Jaguars, will look to rebound from their 2-0 loss against Panama in their opening Concacaf World Cup Qualifier game last Thursday, when they come up against Belize today at 6 pm.
…as GTA Doubles Tourney continues
The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Doubles Championship continued on Sunday night at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue with three matches.
Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan stayed unbeaten across nine rounds of chess matches against all comers to retain his title as the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) National Chess Champion.
(Reuters) – Jamaican sprinting hero Usain Bolt ruptured his Achilles tendon at a charity football match in London on Sunday, confirming the news in a social media post.
(Field Level Media) BOSTON — Prior to the Celtics’ 105-98 victory over the Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, Dallas coach Jason Kidd seemingly tried to pit Boston stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown against each other.
ICC T20 world cup
EAST MEADOW, New York, CMC – South Africa all but qualified for the Super Eight quarterfinal stage of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup after left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj held his nerve to defend 11 in the final over and secure a four-run win against Bangladesh yesterday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Unbeaten Scotland took a giant step towards qualifying for the second stage of the Twenty20 World Cup when they stormed to a dominant seven wicket victory over Oman.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Four-time champions, Trinbago Knight Riders have retained 12 players from their squad last year, and expansion side, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons have confirmed the same number for this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament from August 29 to October 6.
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo edition
A sudden downpour could not prevent the crowning of All-Stars as champions of the inaugural edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo leg, as they downed Ballerz 1-0 on Saturday evening at the Anna Regina Car Park tarmac.
Kobras and Wranglers recorded hard-fought wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) U-23 Championship continued on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz outlasted German Alexander Zverev to win a maiden French Open and become the youngest man to capture Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces with a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, and 6-2 victory in a nail-biting final yesterday.