Sports

The team (right) of Osafa Dos Santos and Patrice Stewart
triumphed in the Novice Medley
division
The team (right) of Osafa Dos Santos and Patrice Stewart triumphed in the Novice Medley division

Chand & Lopes; Richmond & Leacock win in Tennis Doubles Championship

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.

A scene from the Kwakwani and Kobras clash in the GABA Men’s U-23 Championship
A scene from the Kwakwani and Kobras clash in the GABA Men’s U-23 Championship

Kwakwani defangs Kobras in Men’s U-23 Basketball League

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.

Swiatek wary of Gauff threat in French Open semis

(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.

Sharma, pacers lead India past Ireland

(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.

Left-handed opening batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul has found himself dropped from the West Indies test set-up following a poor run of form in recent times.

Chanderpaul axed from WI test squad for England tour

– 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.

Round of 16 set for June 22nd kick-off

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.

Novak Djokovic

Djokovic pulls out of French Open with knee injury

(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.

O’Dowd anchors Netherlands past Nepal

(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.

Clinical Afghanistan too strong for Uganda

(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.

Anrich Nortje

Fearsome Nortje bowls SA to win against Sri Lanka

-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.

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