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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), on Friday conducted their second round of COVID-19 testing for players following the resumption of training sessions at the National Training Centre, Providence.

In action at the South Eastern Conference SEC Championships on Saturday in College Station, Texas, Guyana’s Natricia Hooper hopped, skipped, and jumped her way to a new national record in the triple jump. 

In what could be a playoff preview, Khris Middleton posted 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, leading the host Milwaukee Bucks past the Miami Heat 122-108 on Saturday night.

BILBAO, Spain, (Reuters) – Real Madrid ensured the La Liga title race will go down to the final weekend as they beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at San Mames yesterday thanks to a second-half goal from defender Nacho Fernandez.

BILBAO, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down reports linking him with an exit from the club following his side’s 1-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao yesterday.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of their two-test series against New Zealand starting next month due to pain in his elbow, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Cricket Australia has said it was open to hearing any new information regarding the 2018 Cape Town scandal in the wake of batsman Cameron Bancroft’s comments suggesting that the team’s bowlers were aware of the ball-tampering tactics.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) chief, Michael Ricketts, has given the assurance that all COVID-19 health protocols will be in place for the Reggae Boyz three-game tour of Japan next month.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman refused to answer questions on his future after his side slumped to a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Celta Vigo, which means they can at best finish third in La Liga this season.

Briton John and Raynauth Jeffrey each earned wins in the first two legs of the Independence Three-Stage road race yesterday but the former rolls into the hills of Linden today for the grand finale with a 12-second lead.

Veteran cricket commentator Guyanese Joseph `Reds’ Perreira said yesterday that if not handled properly, West Indies cricket could lose the talented Shimron Hetmyer.

Guyanese cricketers Nial Smith and Veerasammy Permaul were both listed among a Cricket West Indies (CWI) 30-man squad for three-week high performance red-ball training camp which begins today in St.

With the Golden Jaguars men’s team scheduled to resume their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June, the local contingent and management team will depart Guyana for St.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley yesterday, in front of the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.

Seth Curry scored 20 points, Shake Milton added 15 and the host Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 122-97 victory over the undermanned Orlando Magic on Friday.

(Reuters) – Rombauer pulled off a late surge to win the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes yesterday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, ending Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday, as the class of 2020 was enshrined after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane exuded Zenlike calm about his future with the club yesterday, saying that he is not focusing on the future although at some point he may feel the need to depart for the benefit of everyone.

The Independence Three-Stage Road Race, Guyana’s premier and longest tenured cycling event rolls off this morning in Berbice. 

In an effort to aid cricketers getting to practice and school, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) in collaboration with the Berbice Cricket Board on Thursday donated eight bicycles to young cricketers from the Essequibo Cricket Board and Georgetown Cricket Association.