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Hilbert Foster was yesterday unanimously voted back as president of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) when the body held its Annual General Meeting at the BCB’s Office, Charlotte Street, New Amsterdam.

Guyana Floodlight U15 cricket team (GFL) defeated AK Academy by eight wickets in their second match of the third US Youth Open tournament but suffered loses against Presentation College and Central Zonal yesterday.

With 44 tournaments held in 2019, president of the Lusignan Golf Club, Aleem Hussain has tagged the season as a “challenging but satisfying year” for the sport.

Bakewell Guyana has joined the growing list of sponsors supporting the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Super 16 championships, presenting a cheque for an undisclosed sum towards the successful staging of the competition at the entity’s Triumph location.

CUTTACK, India,  CMC – Tail-ender Shardul Thakur lashed a late-innings cameo in a tense finish as West Indies lost the plot when it mattered most, to crash to a four-wicket defeat to India in the decisive third One-Day International here yesterday and suffer their 10th straight series defeat to the subcontinental powerhouses.

WATFORD, (Reuters) – A terrible blunder from Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea helped Premier League basement side Watford to a 2-0 victory yesterday for their first home win of the season and maiden victory under coach Nigel Pearson.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – England bowlers Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack Leach did not make use of a last opportunity for a bowl in their warm-up match yesterday, suggesting it could be a close call for their participation in the first test against South Africa.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies wicketkeeper, Courtney Browne, escaped with a broken leg following a fatal vehicular collision which claimed the life of another man here yesterday. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed to match the best 30-game start in team history with a 123-102 victory over the host New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – Pakistan erected a run mountain and then hollowed out Sri Lanka’s top and middle order to inch closer to an emotional series victory on the penultimate day of the second and final test yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Reserve batsman Tom Blundell has been confirmed to replace the out-of-form Jeet Raval at the top of New Zealand’s batting order for the Boxing Day test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Skipper Virat Kohli’s masterly 85 set up India’s successful chase as the hosts pipped West Indies by four wickets in the third and final one-dayer to complete a 2-1 series win today.

CUTTACK, India, MC – West Indies face India in today’s decisive third One-Day International knowing victory will see them end a near two-decade wait for a series victory on the subcontinent.

When the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) holds its Annual General Meeting today at its office, Charlotte Street, New Amsterdam, Roy Jafarally will challenge incumbent Hilbert Foster for the leadership of the board.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has criticised Kings XI Punjab’s million-dollar acquisition of West Indies speedster Sheldon Cottrell, labelling the move as a “desperation” buy.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Andre Fletcher struck a maiden Twenty20 hundred while Johnson Charles narrowly missed out on a second, as the two exiled West Indies stars propelled Sylhet Thunder to a crushing 80-run victory over Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

A new champion will be crowned in the second annual KFC Goodwill Series as Lodge Secondary dethroned Shiva Boys of Trinidad and Tobago to set up a championship match with Annai Secondary today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Golden Grove Community Centre Ground will come alive this evening when the knockout round of the inaugural 592 Beer Inter-Village Football Championship commences with a doubleheader.

Elite League teams Fruta Conquerors and Buxton United stormed into the quarterfinal round following lopsided wins on Friday in the GFF Super 16 championships at the Beterverwagting [BV] ground.

Guyana Floodlight Under-15s (GFL) opened their campaign in the third Youth United States Open with a six-wicket win over Woodland Cricket Club yesterday in Florida, United States of America.