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(Reuters) – Australia’s Pat Cummins said they never considered going easy on Scotland in their final group match to eliminate England from the Twenty20 World Cup and that comments by Josh Hazlewood suggesting they may bottle up the run rate were made in jest.

(Reuters) – Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in Trinidad yesterday to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a game to spare and end New Zealand’s slim hopes of progressing.

Fruta Conquerors relegated Buxton United to their 11th defeat in 12 matches in the KFC Elite League, prevailing by a 2-0 score last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Red Force and Front Side recorded hard-fought wins when the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship resumed last night at the community centre ground.

Georgetown Football League The defending champion Beacons were held to a 1-1 draw by Order and Discipline (O&D) when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Nets defeated fierce rival Sonics by a 71-59 score when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Men’s U-23 League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Eagles soared past Castrol Strikers by a 3-0 score when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

-bouts rescheduled for ‘Six Head’ gym today A power failure had the final say on the opening night of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Novices Championship, as it blanketed the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue in darkness which forced an abandonment of the evening’s proceedings.

(CMC) – Bangladesh inched closer to reaching the Super Eight of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup after Shakib-Al-Hasan and Rishad Hossain played leading roles in a 25-run win against the Netherlands yesterday in St.

(CMC) – On the day after Gudakesh Motie played a leading role in the West Indies qualifying for the Super Eight quarterfinals of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, it was announced that he had been selected as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for May.

(Reuters) – England needed only 19 balls to thrash already-eliminated Oman by eight wickets in record time yesterday, and keep alive their hopes of reaching the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten half-century coupled with a memorable bowling performance from the West Indies bowlers led them to a 13-run win over perennial contender New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup last evening.

MVP Sports yesterday threw their financial support behind the inaugural Upper Mazaruni U-18 Football Championship, which is slated to commence on Sunday.

The teams of Leyland Leacock and Phillip Squires, as well as Justine Kennedy and Benjettan Osborne, secured contrasting wins when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.

Following the official weigh-in process yesterday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela, the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Novices Championship punches off this evening at 18:00hrs.

Timehri United and Agricola Red Triangle registered easy victories when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) will conduct the 2nd National Junior Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship on July 5th at the Nexgen Academy facility on Woolford Avenue.

The 2nd edition of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Cricket Championship will commence on August 3rd, according to an official release from the tournament organisers, FL Sport.

– Ryda Wine fuels initiative The 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship will resume today at the community centre ground with six fixtures.

National swimmer Raekwon Noel will represent Guyana at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, scheduled from July 26th to August 10th, after being granted a universality berth in the discipline.