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Indian board bats for Olympic inclusion

(Reuters) – Cricket’s bid for Olympic inclusion has received backing from the Indian board which said it was now keen to help the game become part of the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza.

HEARTBREAKING DEFEAT! The Guyana men’s basketball team lost a nail-biter to El Salvador last night in the FIBA 2023 World Cup Pre Qualifying competition in El Salvador.
HEARTBREAKING DEFEAT! The Guyana men’s basketball team lost a nail-biter to El Salvador last night in the FIBA 2023 World Cup Pre Qualifying competition in El Salvador.

Guyana pipped by host nation at FIBA World Cup Pre Qualifiers

Guyana’s winless run at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers continued last night when they lost to host nation El Salvador 92-90 at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium.

Kieron Pollard hits out during his unbeaten 35 in the IPL yesterday

Pollard all-round efforts take Mumbai top

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Man-of-the-Match Kieron Pollard smashed a late order cameo and then sent down two miserly overs during the crucial middle period as reigning champions Mumbai Indians successfully defended a modest 150 to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph.

Joseph among runs but Worcestershire under pressure

LONDON, CMC – Alzarri Joseph continued to prove his weight in gold with the bat, narrowly missing out on a fifth first class half-century as he ensured Worcestershire’s tail wagged on the penultimate day of their County Championship clash with Derbyshire.

Delroy James scored 18 points and had five assists but Guyana’s male basketball team lost to Jamaica last night in the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers in El Salvador.

Guyana lose by 20 points to powerhouse Jamaica

The Guyana senior men’s basketball team suffered their second consecutive loss in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers, losing to powerhouse Jamaica 107-87 last evening at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in El Salvador.

Deepak Chahar starred with the ball, scalping four wickets to set up Chennai Super Kings’ win over Punjab Kings.(Photo courtesy IPL)

Chennai wins battle of IPL kings

Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 107/4 (Moeen Ali 46, Faf du Plessis 36*; Mohammad Shami 2/21) beat Punjab Kings 106/8 (Shahrukh Khan 47, Jhye Richardson 15; Deepak Chahar 4/13) by 6 wickets The bowlers led from the front once again in the early stage of the season as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) secured their first victory of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.

Charles `Lily’Pollard

Local Golden Jaguars to resume training today

The domestic-based Guyana senior men’s national squad will restart training sessions at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre today in preparation for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June a release from the Guyana Football Federation yesterday stated.

Ninvalle urges boxers to continue training

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle is looking at the glass half-full despite the local boxers suffering a serious blow to their chances at competing at the Olympic Games following the cancellation of the boxing qualifier for the Americas. 

Kemar Roach

Roach eyeing landmark after brace for Surrey

LONDON, CMC – Veteram seamer Kemar Roach yesterday snatched two wickets to inch closer to 400 first class wickets as Surrey flourished on the second day of their County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Oval.

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