After heavy rainfall washed out last weekend’s scheduled match-day, the business end of the ExxonMobil U14 Boys and Girls Schools Football Tournament will get underway today with the quarter-finals of both categories to be played at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
(Reuters) – Fast bowler Pat Cummins took a hat-trick and David Warner smashed a half-century as undefeated Australia kicked off their Super Eight campaign at the T20 World Cup with a rain-hit 28-run win over Bangladesh last night.
– places fifth overall in field of 34
Long established as Guyana’s strongest man, Carlos Petterson-Griffith set a new world record for the squat in the 93kg class at the 2024 World Classic Powerlifting Championships currently being staged in Lithuania.
(Reuters) – Defending champions Argentina beat Canada 2-0 in the opening match of the Copa America in Atlanta yesterday with forwards Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scoring second-half goals to seal the victory.
(CMC) – World No. 1 India made a bright start to the Super Eight of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday after Suryakumar Yadav bullied his way to a half-century and their bowlers, led by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, powered them to a 47-run win against Afghanistan.
(Reuters) – Spain outclassed defending champions Italy and booked a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win yesterday that was settled by Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal but could have easily ended with a much more emphatic margin of victory.
Kwakwani maintained their undefeated streak in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Men’s U-23 Championship, defeating Pacesetters 103-88 last evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
KFC Elite League
-Slingerz tames Tigers to keep pace
Defending champion and undefeated outfit, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), solidified their position atop the standings in the KFC Elite League, brushing aside Den Amstel 3-0 last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.
– team to be selected for August’s Caribbean School Boys Championship
With the Caribbean School Boys and Junior Championship scheduled for August 16th-18th at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will resume its monthly U-16 competition, which will be used to select the nation’s delegation.
Paruima and Jawalla punched their tickets to the final in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, following semifinal wins yesterday in the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship.
Kamarang and Waramadong secured their berths to the final in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, following semifinal victories yesterday in the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship.
(CMC) – A typically enterprising 74 from Quinton De Kock topped an explosive 80 from Andries Gous and enabled South Africa to kick-start the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup with an 18-run win against tournament co-hosts the United States in a tense finish yesterday in Antigua.
(Reuters) – Defending champions Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, kick off their Copa America Group A campaign against tournament debutants Canada today in Atlanta.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) distributed uniforms to the competing schools that will feature in the impending round of 16 in the Blue Water Shipping U-15 Girl’s Championship yesterday.
Timehri Panthers and Diamond United recorded comfortable wins when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Griffith will make his appearance today in the 93Kg division at the ongoing World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania.
The team of Seanden David-Longe and Phillip Squires captured Men’s Open crown after upsetting top seeds Leyland Leacock and Gavin Lewis 2-0 as the curtain came down on the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
(CMC) – Rovman Powell said the West Indies hope that familiarity breeds success in their 200th Twenty20 International when they face defending champions England in their opening match of the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today in St Lucia.
France-based Guyanese powerlifter Dominic Tyrell made his senior debut at the annual World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships yesterday and powered his way to a deadlift bronze medal and a sixth place overall finish in the 83kg category in Druskininkai, Lithuania.