Sports

Traditionally known for organising softball cricket in and out of Guyana, the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) has turned its attention to promoting youth cricket in Guyana.

Guyana national men’s basketball team drew first blood in their three-match Goodwill International Series, defeating Grenada on Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

North Georgetown was crowned the new Smalta Girls Pee Wee U11 Football champions after dethroning defending champions West Ruimveldt 2-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Lodge Secondary, Marian Academy and President’s College secured contrasting victories, when the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School U18 Football League resumed yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.

Anthony Davis delivered 39 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 136-113 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

The Golden Grove Community Centre ground will be a hive of activity tonight when the inaugural ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Championship’ resumes with a pivotal doubleheader from 19:00hrs.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s fit-again seamer James Anderson has been included in their 17-man test squad for the four-match tour of South Africa starting on Dec.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde is set to travel to Zurich, Switzerland to be a part of a several high profile FIFA meetings with Director of Member Association Veron Mosenga-Omba and the General Secretary Fatima Samoura.

Organiser James Lewis’s novelty event, the bat your own ball tapeball competition will get underway from 9am today at the Durban Park Tarmac.

HYDERABAD, India CMC – A breathtaking Virat Kohli masterclass dashed West Indies hopes of victory in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday, as India trounced them by six wickets with eight balls to spare, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Three of Guyana’s four boxers lost their opening bouts when the Caribbean Boxing Championship got underway Thursday night in Trinidad .Team

Following the conclusion of the 2019 cycling season the outstanding cyclists are set to be rewarded tonight at the Guyana Cycling News Awards with Briton John adjudged the cyclist-of-the-year.

James Harden scored six of his 23 points in the fourth quarter after leaving the game briefly at the end of the third with a head injury and the visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Toronto Raptors 119-109 Thursday night.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Former Barcelona and Brazil striker Ronaldinho has backed Pep Guardiola to end his Champions League barren run and win the trophy with Manchester City.

(Reuters) – Lean-looking British challenger Anthony Joshua weighed in more than three stones lighter than world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr ahead of their title rematch in Saudi Arabia today.

In what was classified as the most competitive Rapid Chess competition in the ancient county, Fide Master Anthony Drayton was crowned champion of the Berbice Chess Association (BCA) R.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Richard Hadlee says New Zealand did something special in 1985 by winning their first test series in Australia and there is no doubt current skipper Kane Williamson would view victory in the upcoming series across the Tasman Sea as a career highlight.

(Reuters) – British heavyweight Dillian Whyte has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD), which yesterday withdrew a charge against the boxer for a doping violation.

Titanic clashes will be on the playing card this evening when the quarter-finals of the inaugural Rio Indoor Streetball Championship commence at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe has been suspended following allegations of misconduct, the CSA said yesterday, just hours after the organisation’s major sponsor said they would not renew their contract.