2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
In what will be only the second meeting of the nations in a competitive engagement, the Golden Jaguars will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup group D qualifying campaign today against powerhouse Panama at 20:30hrs at the Romel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City.
The teams of Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes, as well as Kizzy Richmond and Leyland Leacock, registered contrasting wins in the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
Kwakwani sent a strong message to its competitors, downing Kobras 88-73 in a battle of the unbeaten teams last evening in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Men’s U-23 Championship at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
(Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek holds a commanding 10-1 record over Coco Gauff but the top seed feels the American has matured since she burst on to the scene as a teenager and will pose a stern test when they meet in the French Open semi-finals today.
(CMC) – India captain Rohit Sharma followed up destructive bowling from his side with a controlled half-century to lead them to an eight-wicket win against Ireland in a low-scoring Group A match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.
– Joseph, Imlach make the cut; Thorne selected as development player
West Indies and Guyanese opening batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul was a notable omission from the announced 15-member squad by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel for the tour of England in July, following a lean run of form during the Australian tour and Region 4-Day Championship.
Herstelling Raiders and Timehri Panthers secured victories when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.
The teams of Jamal Goodluck and Benjattan Osborne, as well as Kalycia Fraser and Ricky Romascindo, recorded contrasting victories when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued on Tuesday evening at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) blanked Vanguards 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Guyana’s leading cyclist, Briton John of United We Stand, will lead a six-man team to neighbouring Suriname and French Guiana at the Grand Prix L’Ouest, which is slated to commence on Saturday and conclude Monday.
Blue Water U-15 Girl’s Football
Tucville Secondary, Charity, President’s College, and Anns Grove have earned their berths to the round of 16 segment in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Blue Waters U-15 Girl’s Championship, which commences on June 22nd at the National Training Centre, Providence.
(CMC) – A match that promised much delivered little in the end when rain forced a no-result in the British derby between Scotland and defending champions England in their Group B match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday in Barbados.
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic’s disappointing season continued yesterday when the defending French Open champion was forced to pull out of the Grand Slam before his quarter-final with a knee injury that could threaten his Wimbledon and Olympic chances.
(CMC) – An unbeaten 54 from Max O’Dowd led a successful run chase for the Netherlands as they opened the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup with a six-wicket win in a low-scoring contest against Nepal yesterday in the United States.
(ICC) An exceptional opening stand between Rahmanullah Gurbaz (76) and Ibrahim Zadran (70) and Fazalhaq Farooqi’s five-wicket haul gave Afghanistan a 125-run win against Uganda at the National Stadium at Providence last night in the ICC men’s T20 tournament.
– nine locals make final cut
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), following a two-week training camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has selected its 24-member squad for the impending 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Panama on Thursday, with nine locally based players making the final roster.
Linden Technical Institute (LTI), Government Technical Institute (GTI), and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) romped to lopsided victories when the Youth Basketball Guyana’s Tertiary Basketball League continued on Sunday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
-in T20 World Cup
EAST MEADOW, New York, CMC – Anrich Nortje was back to his hostile best, and South Africa blew away Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring Group D match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup on Monday in the United States.