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Western Tigers overcame Santos by a 3-2 score-line when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Renegades were crowned the Guyana Basketball Federation National 3×3 Champion, defeating Linden by a 21-15 score in the final on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana women’s team, which triumphed at the concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 T20 Championship, was given a hero’s welcome following their return to local shores yesterday.

CWI Men’s U-19 2-Day Cricket  Guyana got off to another dismal start in their second encounter of the CWI Rising Stars 2-Day U-19 Men’s Championship, as they were bowled out for 142 inside 49 overs before the Windward Islands recorded 109/4 (39 overs) to assert their dominance on day one at Sion Hill in St.

CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship Despite a rain-hit Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Women’s U-19 T20 final, Guyana created history as they captured the title for the first time via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method against Leeward Islands.

South American U-20 Athletics Championship The Guyanese duo of sprinter Athaleyha Hinckson and quarter mile specialist Malachi Austin breezed to gold medals in their respective events, the girl’s 100m and boy’s 400m respectively, at the South American U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.

(Reuters) – Colombian fans were planning victory celebrations in advance of today’s Copa America final while Argentines hoped Lionel Messi and their other heroes could pull off another triumph before some of them end their international careers.

(Reuters) – An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board alongside her late mentor Jana Novotna after the seasoned Czech survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini to seal a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory in the final yesterday.

After an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has announced the election of new executive members in a major overhaul.

(Reuters) – The best advice Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente can give his players as they prepare to face England in the Euro 2024 final is to stay true to their identity of playing entertaining football, he said yesterday.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite urged his side to draw from their experience earlier this year in Australia to recover from a chastening defeat against England in the first Test of the Richards-Botham Trophy Series.

Berbice unit, Monedderlust, thumped Anns Grove 4-1 when the KFC Elite League resumed last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

(Reuters) – Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a superb 93 from 53 balls to guide India to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club yesterday and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 international series.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg Defending champion Ballerz Empire will oppose Cayenne Massive, while three-time winner Showstoppers will battle Jetty Gunners in the semifinal round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg following quarterfinal wins on Saturday night.

GFF/KFC Elite League Guyana Defence Force (GDF) forward Kelsie Benjamin recorded a first half hat-trick on Thursday night at the National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, to set the foundation for his side’s 7-0 thrashing of Buxton United in the KFC Elite League.

In front of another full house at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara, Jetty Ballers booked a semifinal berth in the East/West Bank Demerara Zone of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets streetball tournament. 

The second day of the round robin phase in the Kevin Joseph/Team 13 U23 Inter-club tournament saw wins for the Victory Valley Royals and Block 22 Flames on Wednesday night at the Amelia’s Ward Hard Court.

Severe thunderstorms on Thursday night and heavy showers early yesterday morning forced the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to abandon their U17 Inter-County match between Essequibo and the GCB Select XI which was slated for the Queen’s College Ground.

(Reuters) – Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse thrives on sport’s biggest stages – the brighter the lights, the better for the six-times Olympic medallist.

…as Anderson bows out in style   LONDON, CMC – In the end, West Indies failed to ruin the farewell of Jimmy Anderson after fellow pacer Gus Atkinson completed another memorable spell and propelled hosts England to a 1-0 lead in the Richards-Botham Trophy series with an innings and 114 runs win in the first Test yesterday.