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(CMC) – Shai Hope got a start but failed to carry on as the Delhi Capitals crashed to their seventh defeat of the Indian Premier League season with a 47-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday.

Bartica Secondary won the Region #7 playoff, defeating Three Miles Secondary 3-0 in a three-match series when the Blue Water Shipping Girl’s U-15 Football Championship continued yesterday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) demolished the Potaro Strikers 9-0 when the Guyana Football Federation Women’s Division One League continued yesterday at the Rivers View ground.

– Former national coach Hasan Mohamed a signatory By Michelangelo Jacobus Ahead of what many fans and cyclists deem as the most prestigious event on Guyana’s local calendar, trouble seems to be brewing as more than 30 cyclists from the various clubs have signed on to a petition to stop the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) from altering the route of Independence 3-Stage race first leg.

(CMC) – Twenty20 World Cup-bound all-rounder Andre Russell produced a cameo with the bat and returned to grab a brace of wickets as the Kolkata Knight Riders stifled the Mumbai Indians to pull off an 18-run victory and qualify for the Indian Premier League playoffs yesterday.

The annual Masters and Intermediates Powerlifting Championship is set for May 19th at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium, and the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) is promising an exciting showcase of strength, skill, and determination.

(Reuters) – England’s James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord’s this year, he said yesterday, ending a 21-year career in which he became the most successful ever pace bowler.

West Demerara powerhouse Slingerz FC have signed Jamaican forward Kemar Beckford from the second round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League, which is pencilled to commence on May 18th.

2026 World Cup Qualifiers The Golden Jaguars will commence their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on June 6th against Panama, following the official confirmation of the match schedule by CONCACAF.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England’s James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord’s this year, he said today, ending a 21-year career in which he became the most successful ever pace bowler.

The Government of Guyana has thrown its  support behind Guyana’s National Men’s Football team, the Golden Jaguars, by way of sponsoring the team’s airfare to the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago where they will face that nation’s National team, the Soca Warriors in two friendly matches.

Following the suspension of the Dolphin Speed Swim Club (DSSC) by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), the club has filed an official complaint to the Aquatics Integrity Unit of World Aquatics formerly known as FINA.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are giving up their dreams to compete and staying at home to help with the rescue of victims of the severe floods.

LONDON,  CMC – Veteran West Indies seamer Kemar Roach grabbed a brace of wickets as Surrey limited Warwickshire on the opening day of their Division One county clash yesterday.

The Linden leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ street-style football kicks off tonight at the Amelia’s Ward/Wisroc Car Park tarmac from 7 pm with three-time defending champion Swag Entertainment facing ABG.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British welterweight Conor Benn has had a provisional suspension reimposed after successful appeals by UK anti-doping (UKAD) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC).

NEW YORK, , CMC – Organisers said yesterday Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was nearing completion with the recent installation of the four drop-in pitches, as the new venue prepares for the opening exchanges in next month’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Field Level Media) French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe confirmed his departure from Paris Saint-Germain after this season, opening the door for his expected move to join Real Madrid.

(Reuters) – Colin Munro, a South Africa-born power hitter who smashed a slew of batting records for New Zealand, has retired from international cricket after missing out on a spot in the Black Caps’ T20 World Cup squad.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise, according to a report by the CBC, making it the first city outside of the United States to join the women’s professional basketball league.