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(Reuters) – A record 20 teams have converged upon the United States and West Indies ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup, offering plenty of chances for cricket’s lesser lights to shine in the month-long spectacle which begins today.

(Reuters) – Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will miss the Twenty20 World Cup after a second visa application to the U.S.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women’s selectors have stuck with all but one of the players that were part of the highly successful Tour of Pakistan for their forthcoming assignment next month in Sri Lanka.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbadians were full of praise for the renovations that have taken place at Kensington Oval for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, which opens in the Caribbean and the United States today.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Blistering half-centuries from Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell helped the West Indies make a statement ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 as they hammered an undermanned Australia in their final warm-up game in Trinidad.

In the bottom of the table clash, ninth placed Monedderlust defeated 10th positioned Buxton United 2-1 when round two of the KFC Elite League resumed last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

GABA Men’s U-23 League Kobras and Colts tallied wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) U-23 Men’s Championship continued Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Patron Kit Nascimento is once again questioning the slothful manner in which the Ministry of Culture, Youth, & Sport is approaching a request from the rugby fraternity and the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) for support in the upgrade of the playing facilities in the National Park.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), under its Pepsi brand, has thrown its support behind the 5th edition of the ExxonMobil Boy’s and Girl’s Schools U-14 Football Championship, which is currently being staged at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

– event set for Sunday start The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) launched their 2024 Senior Men’s League last evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

Safirah Sumner continued their dominant showing in the Kraft Mac and Cheese Junior Squash Championship, overcoming Demetri Love 3-2 last evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts on Camp Street.

Namibia’s 100-metre women’s record holder, Beatrice Masilingi, will make her debut at the Aliann Pompey (AP) Invitational Track and Field Meet, which is set for June 22nd at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – There wasn’t much to separate these two sides when they met in the last T20 World Cup final, but in the final T20I before that tournament’s next edition kicks off, the gap between the two is positively chasmic.

St. Ignatius, Tucville, and President’s College (PC) earned berths to the round of 16 segment in the Blue Waters Girl’s U-15 Football Championship following triumphs in their respective zonal divisions.

– US group Speed Capital Commission to administer initiative With the aim of qualifying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport yesterday commissioned an extensive training and vetting procedure for local track and field athletes, which will be supervised by the American group Speed Capital Commission.

Timehri Panthers and Soesdyke Falcons recorded contrasting wins when the East Bank Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Nicholas Verwey, Michael Alphonso, and Safirah Sumner battled to victories when the Kraft Mac and Cheese Junior Squash Championship commenced last night at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts on Camp Street.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in partnership with the Blackpool Sports Club of North America (BSCNA), will conduct its inaugural Diaspora Talent Identification Camp in July in Florida, United States.

(CMC) – Two-time world champions the West Indies will enter the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, starting on Saturday in the Caribbean and the United States, ranked the fourth-best team in the world in the format.

(Reuters) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek was pushed to the brink by fellow four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka but secured a 7-6(1) 1-6 7-5 victory after saving a match point in a high-voltage second-round match at Roland Garros yesterday.