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 Winners and runners up pose with their trophies and prizes at the conclusion of yesterday’s 50-mile road race which was sponsored by Banks DIH Limited. (Orlando Charles photo)
Winners and runners up pose with their trophies and prizes at the conclusion of yesterday’s 50-mile road race which was sponsored by Banks DIH Limited. (Orlando Charles photo)

Persaud wins back- to-back cycle races

By Emmerson Campbell One day after winning the feature 35-mile Invitational race of the eighth annual Laparkan Holdings Limited sponsored ‘Teach Them Young’ Programme on the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday, Robin Persaud took his talents to the open road yesterday to capture the Banks DIH Limited sponsored 50-mile road race.

Taylor powers WI Women to semi-final spot

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Stafanie Taylor underlined her all-round value to the West Indies Women, driving them into the semi-finals of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a 10-wicket victory over South Africa Women in their final group match yesterday.

Kohli leads India to easy win over Pakistan

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – India, led by a superb unbeaten 78 from Virat Kohli, kept their Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with an emphatic eight-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super Eights yesterday.

Lefties Permaul, Cotterrell blow away Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Veerasammy Permaul and Sheldon Cotterrell shared eight wickets to bowl the Sagicor High Performance Centre team to a 53-run victory over Bangladesh-A in the second match of their One-day series yesterday.

Action in the game between Ravens and Guardians Friday night at the Burnham Basketball Court. (Orlando Charles photo)

Guardians just short of opening night upset against Ravens

The Plaisance Guardians engineered an inspiring come-from-behind performance against Georgetown powerhouse Ravens but came up short during the final minutes on opening night of the Pepsi Sonics ‘Refresh your game’ basketball competition on Friday night on the Burnham basketball court.

Guyana’s 100m record holder Jeremy Bascom on Day 8 of the London Olympic Games.

Jeremy Bascom, South America’s fastest man in 2012, looks ahead to Moscow

Jeremy Bascom, Central Park’s Track Club, New Balance star sprinter, fresh from equaling Guyana’s national 100m record of 10.19 seconds at USATF’s Club Nationals, in Omaha, Nebraska on July 6, went into the London Olympics overly confident that amongst other things, he would leave London as the sole owner of the title he shared with James Wren Gilkes.

Park Rangers win

Park Rangers  defeated regal masters by 37 runs when the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) tournament sponsored by Mikes Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Ramchand Auto Spared, Survival Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, continued last Sunday.

  Raul Leal

Edwards wants to take Leal’s relegation to the UCI

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and the organizers of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships which was staged two weeks ago in the Dominican Republic are yet to iron out an issue involving junior star rider Raul Leal.

Narsingh Deonarine

WICB now loses to Deonarine

-batsman to receive US$80,000 in compensation The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) continues to lose to legal matters to the West Indies Players Association, with the news now that they have lost their 15th arbitration matter to the WIPA.

Permaul, Brathwaite lead Sagicor HPC to narrow victory

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Veerasammy Permaul built on a solid, all-round performance from Carlos Brathwaite to usher the Sagicor High Performance Centre team to an 11-run victory over Bangladesh-A in the first match of their One-day series yesterday.

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