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CWI Rising Stars U-19 Men’s 2-Day Guyana suffered a crushing nine-wicket loss to fierce rival Barbados yesterday when the Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 2-Day Championship continued at the Arnos Vale Ground in St.

GCB U-17 50-Over trials The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announced two teams led respectively by Parmeshwar Ram and Afraz Budhoo to compete in an assessment exercise after rain severely affected the U-17 Inter-Country Super50 Championship, which would have been utilised to shortlist players.

(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav was appointed India’s T20 captain yesterday ahead of Hardik Pandya and his tenure will begin with a three-match series in Sri Lanka later this month.

4th Diagaku World Cup – Prashad, Pooran also cop top spots’ Guyanese Keenan Beaton, Maya Balram, Ethan Khan, Karesa Prashad, and Preme Pooran turned in sterling performances to grab gold in their respective categories when the 4th Diagaku (IKD) World Cup commenced yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

The semifinal section in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara edition will kick off this evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

Former West Indies B all-rounder Derek Kallicharran, as well as members of the Kaiteur Cricket Club, have contributed three boxes of cricket balls to the ‘Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana’ project.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – The ICC has warned USA Cricket (USAC) it risks being “put on notice” for non-compliance with its Associate membership status, barely a month after the last game of a historic, first-ever ICC global event staged in the country.

(CMC) – Embattled captain Kraigg Brathwaite yesterday urged his batsmen “to find a way” as the West Indies attempt to turn the page on last week’s first Test debacle at Lord’s with an improved performance in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting today.

The sport of karate in Guyana has been given a major boost with the opening of Dr.

CWI Rising Stars U-19 Men’s 2-Day Despite spin ace Golcharran Chulai snapping up a 5-wicket haul on day one of Guyana’s CWI Rising Stars Men’s U-19 2-day encounter against Barbados, the latter went into the close of play the happier of the two sides at the Arnos Vale Ground in St.

Point Fortuin of Trinidad and Tobago got their campaign off to the perfect start in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Boy’s U-16 Youth Academy Cup, defeating countrymen Tinto’s Academy 1-0 at the National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Back Circle, Gold is Money, and North East La Penitence recorded contrasting wins when the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship commenced at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

– Pogacar retains lead (Reuters) – Richard Carapaz of EF Education-EasyPost climbed solo to victory on stage 17 of the Tour de France, a 178km ride from Saint-Paul-Trois-chateaux to Superdevoluy yesterday.

East Bank Demerara Football Timehri United defeated fierce rival Timehri Panthers by a 2-1 score-line when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.

(CMC) – West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd produced a cameo with the bat but superstars Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard both failed, to send MI New York to a heavy 84-run defeat to Washington Freedom yesterday.

Pan Am Junior Chess Championships Team Guyana had another day of mixed fortunes yesterday when the Pan American Youth Chess Championships continued at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel.

Team Jaguars and Team Panthers played to a scoreless draw when the inaugural edition of the Boy’s U-16 Youth Academy Cup commenced last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Mocha Village Cup Football Red Force and Stabroek Ballers will contest the final in the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship on Saturday evening following hard-fought semifinal wins at the community centre ground.

League leader and defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and second-place outfit, Slingerz FC, recorded contrasting wins to solidify their status atop the standings when the KFC Elite League resumed on Monday evening.

– GBA President says exposure is important National Junior Badminton players Xavio Alexander and Mishka Beharry, who are currently in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on their maiden international tour, exited the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the round of 32 singles and mixed doubles categories.