Sports

The 2024 Copa America will be only the second ever to feature 16 teams in four groups, with six guest teams from CONCACAF participating in CONMEBOL’s continental championship.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport has pledged its support for the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast for the next two years.

The sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continues this evening at the community centre ground with six group stage encounters.

Castrol Strikers brushed aside Vengy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League resumed last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Defending men’s champion Paruima maintained their perfect record in the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship following a 1-0 victory over Jawalla.

GTA Doubles Championship Renola Jordan and Gavin Lewis won the Mixed Open title when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue and Camp Street.

– largest ever investment to event The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, has seen fit to make their largest ever investment into sports, handing over a whopping $7 million towards the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) scheduled for Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Father’s Day Street-ball Championship Back Circle A will oppose Unstoppable, while Taliban takes aim at California Square in the semifinal round of the Father’s Day Street-ball Championship following quarterfinal wins on Monday evening at the Back Circle Community Tarmac.

Defending champion Beacons overcame a three-goal deficit to secure a 3-3 draw against Black Pearl when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

(Reuters) – West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran combined elegance with power to score 98 with eight sixes yesterday and propel his team to a 104-run win over Afghanistan in the final first-round match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Gros Islet in St Lucia.

(Field Level Media) BOSTON — Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and 11 assists as the Boston Celtics locked up their league-record 18th championship with a 106-88 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks last night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Tertiary Basketball League II The Linden Technical Institute (LTI) and the University of Guyana (UG) will play in the final of the Tertiary Basketball League II after contrasting victories in the respective semi-finals on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Field Level Media) Bryson DeChambeau’s victory at the U.S. Open rocketed him into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking yesterday.

DUESSELDORF, Germany,  (Reuters) – France overcame the potentially difficult hurdle of an in-form Austria without too many scares yesterday as they got their Euro 2024 campaign up and running with a 1-0 victory courtesy of an own goal.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Sri Lanka signed off on their failed ICC Twenty20 World Cup campaign in dominant style, crushing minnows Netherlands by 83 runs here late Sunday.

After six trial matches, the 27-man squad for the National rugby team, the ‘Green Machine’ is slated to be selected today.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Lockie Ferguson grabbed three wickets as he bowled four maiden overs in New Zealand’s thumping victory over Papua New Guinea in the final match for both teams at the T20 World Cup yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Bangladesh needed their seamers to rescue them as they survived a major scare against Nepal here late Sunday night before booking their spot in the next round of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

(Field Level Media) After squandering a late lead over Bryson DeChambeau at the U.S.

– National Road Races set for June 23 & 30 Initially scheduled for Sunday (June 16) along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara, the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) National Time Trials had to be postponed due to ongoing roadworks.