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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have regained top spot in the Caribbean Football Union rankings, taking over from French Caribbean neighbours Haiti in the latest release on Thursday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India plan to groom rookie Vijay Shankar as a back-up pace bowling all-rounder with an eye on future overseas tours, skipper Virat Kohli said on the eve of the second test against Sri Lanka beginning in Nagpur on Friday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games: Heat 104, Celtics 98 Goran Dragic scored 27 points as the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 104-98, snapping the Celtics’ 16-game winning streak on Wednesday.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Australia fought back with two late wickets to restrict England to 196 for four and leave the Ashes series-opener delicately poised on Thursday after the tourists’ unheralded batsmen threatened to dominate an intriguing first day.

Wayne Dover, Golden Jaguars interim head coach said the objective is to create history by becoming the first Guyanese team to win in South East Asia when they battle host Indonesia Saturday in an international football friendly.

The National Schools, Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field championships (‘Nationals’) kicks off in four days and East Georgetown will be gunning to be among the podium dwellers at the conclusion of the biggest schools championships.

Rescheduled from East Ruimveldt tarmac yesterday due to the persistent rainfall, the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, kicks-off today at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Mandela Avenue with 14 matches.

Eagles climbed atop the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior League standings, while Blueberry Hill secured their second win of the event, when action continued on Tuesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

What is the mandate of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)? It is the million dollar question that is on everyone’s lips following the alleged decision of that entity to stage a year-end Futsal Championship comprising community teams.

By Noelle Smith As the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) continues to try to improve the level of their players their aim is also to keep raising the standard of coaching available.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Head coach, Stuart Law, is expecting a tough challenge from the Black Caps in the upcoming two-Test series but believes the conditions here will still favour the West Indies brand of cricket, as they look to spring a surprise on the home side.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – The war of words that has added spice to the lead-up to cricket’s oldest enduring test series will give way to genuine hostilities today when bitter Ashes rivals Australia and England march out in front of a packed crowd at the Gabba.

When the Golden Jaguars clash with Indonesia in Jakarta on Saturday, it will be the third time the Land of Many Waters will engage a country from the continent of Asia.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will bring its curtain down on its calendar of activities for 2017 on November 30 with the staging of the Terrence Ali National Open Championships at the National Gymnasium.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Barbadian fast bowling star Jofra Archer has been snapped up by Hobart Hurricanes for the seventh edition of Australia’s Big Bash League which bowls off next month.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Tom Latham will lead New Zealand A against West Indies in the three-day tour match starting Saturday, after Martin Guptill was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

K.P Jagdeo and the Port Mourant Turf Club will team up to stage a grand horse race meet on Sunday at the club’s track.

Guyana’s lone female International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) accredited referee Maurees Skeete departed Monday to officiate in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) 2017 Women’s U-20 quarter-finals.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde said he  is pleased with the current work being conducted for phase one of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Forward Project.

The 13th Annual Diamond Mineral Water Inter-national Hockey Festival, which was launched yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), will commence today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.