Sports

(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid scored 28 of his 36 points in the first half and Tyrese Maxey added 32 points yesterday, lifting the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-109 victory over the Orlando Magic.

(Reuters) – Spaniard Carlos Sainz became the oldest winner of the Dakar Rally at the age of 61 yesterday with his fourth victory in the car category securing a first for Audi.

With officials deciding on an additional day’s play (slated for today) for the rain-hit Guyana Harpy Eagles trial match between Matthew Nandu’s XI and Antony Adams’ XI, Friday produced intense action at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Ground.

MUNICH, Germany, (Reuters) – Franz Beckenbauer was a great German who became his country’s best ambassador around the world, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said yesterday at a commemoration at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena stadium.

(Reuters) – Josh Hazlewood finished with a nine-wicket match haul as world champions Australia crushed a depleted West Indies by 10 wickets inside seven sessions of the opening test in the two-match series at the Adelaide Oval today.

The sixth season of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League will officially commence on Sunday, February 25th, at the National Training Centre in Providence.

Former Western Tigers head coach Calvin ‘Fluman’ Allen, as well as goalkeeping trainer Travis ‘Zoti’ Bess, have signed on with Elite League outfit Anns Grove for the impending 2024 season, which is slated to commence on February 25th.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) has commended the allocation of G$4,6B in the 2024 budget for the sports sector, which is the highest in the history of the fraternity.

Former world-rated Guyanese boxer Raul Frank has been inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

The Regional Four-Day Cricket Championship is scheduled to kick off on February 7th and conclude on April 20th, with defending champion Guyana, due to the unavailability of the National Stadium in Providence, set to play all their matches overseas.

The Olympic Solidarity Archery Coaching Course, which falls under the auspice of the Guyana Olympic Association and Olympic Solidarity, officially commenced on Tuesday at the National Racquet Centre in Woolford Avenue.

The inaugural ‘Georgetown versus the Rest’ Street-ball championship will kick off on January 23rd at the Back Circle Tarmac in East Ruimveldt.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles four-day trial match faced yet another day of abandonment as heavy rainfall on Wednesday night and yesterday morning saw the Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Ground inundated.

The 2024 edition of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship will commence on February 2nd at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Travis Head smashed a rapid 119 and Josh Hazlewood blew away the West Indies top order to put Australia on course for a comprehensive victory on day two of the opening test at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

(ESPN) At press time Australia were 254 for 7, a lead of 66 over the West Indies with Travis Head unbeaten on 118 and captain Pat Cummins on 10.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Finn Allen blasted 137 off 62 balls, the highest score by a New Zealand batsman in a T20 International, to secure his team’s series-clinching 45-run victory against Pakistan in the third match in Dunedin yesterday.

(Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled a 34,000-seat modular stadium in New York yesterday to stage eight matches of this year’s T20 World Cup and the sport’s governing body hopes the facility will help it crack the lucrative sports market in the United States.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic fought off another feisty challenge to reach the third round of the Australian Open yesterday after women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka made more serene progress and Ons Jabeur crashed out at the hands of a schoolgirl.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Barbados Pride and West Indies all-rounder Raymon Reifer has been cleared to resume bowling slower balls and cutters after his action was found to be legal following an assessment in England.