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(Field Level Media) The WNBA registered its highest attendance in 26 years for an opening month to the season as well as its most-watched start.

ICC T20 world cup EAST MEADOW, New York, CMC – South Africa all but qualified for the Super Eight quarterfinal stage of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup after left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj held his nerve to defend 11 in the final over and secure a four-run win against Bangladesh yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Unbeaten Scotland took a giant step towards qualifying for the second stage of the Twenty20 World Cup when they stormed to a dominant seven wicket victory over Oman.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Four-time champions, Trinbago Knight Riders have retained 12 players from their squad last year, and expansion side, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons have confirmed the same number for this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament from August 29 to October 6.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – One team had Jasprit Bumrah. The other didn’t.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo edition A sudden downpour could not prevent the crowning of All-Stars as champions of the inaugural edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo leg, as they downed Ballerz 1-0 on Saturday evening at the Anna Regina Car Park tarmac.

Kobras and Wranglers recorded hard-fought wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) U-23 Championship continued on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz outlasted German Alexander Zverev to win a maiden French Open and become the youngest man to capture Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces with a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, and 6-2 victory in a nail-biting final yesterday.

Guyanese cyclist Briton John’s scintillating form continued on Saturday in Suriname as he won the first stage of the Grand Prix de L’Ouest Guyanais.

National table tennis player Chelsea Edghill will represent Guyana at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, scheduled from July 26th to August 10th, after being granted a ‘wild card’ berth.

The Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) eventful year continues when the National Novices Championship punches off on June 13 at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The teams of Kalyca Fraser and Ricky Romascindo, as well as Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes, secured contrasting wins when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.

-defending champs clinch round of 16 berths The third and final round of matches in the group stage of the ExxonMobil U14 Schools competition were played on Saturday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue, and saw goals galore as the usual suspects turned in sublime performances.

-the spinner’s opening spell saw West Indies bowl Uganda out for 39 (ESPN) Akeal Hosein scythed through Uganda in a sublime opening spell, using his swinging seam-up delivery to devastating effect, plundering five wickets for 11 runs.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo Zone Chelsea, Ballers, Gunners and Henrietta United were among the teams to secure berths in the quarterfinal section when the maiden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo edition kicked off on Friday evening at the Anna Regina car park tarmac. 

GTA Doubles Championship The impressive pair of Seanden David-Longe and Phillip Squires romped to a 6/2, 6/1 win over Immanuel Barker and Delon Fraser in their Round of 16 match as day six of the Guyana Tennis Association’s (GTA) Doubles Championship continued on Thursday night at the National Racquet Center courts.

(ICC) India captain Rohit Sharma called on his team to step up as they face Pakistan today in Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – and added that they would not be putting any pressure solely on one player.

ICC Exclusive Column Like the rest of the cricketing world, I was gripped by USA’s victory over Pakistan.

(Field Level Media) BOSTON – Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown aren’t letting Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd create a rift between them ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight.

(Reuters) – South Africa survived an early scare before David Miller guided them to a nervy four-wicket victory over the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup in Long Island, New York on Saturday.