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the Guyana players going through the yo-yo, a 20 metre sprint test.

Gulston impressed with fitness of cricketers

Dr Oba Gulston, Head of Sports Science and Sports Medicine at Cricket West Indies (CWI) says he is impressed with both the local players and their support team following a CWI conducted fitness test at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora yesterday.

Elite League champs sign off with a win

Fruta Conquerors signed off their successful 2017/2018 Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League season on a positive note, edging fierce rival Western Tigers 1-0 on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.

Ronaldo Ali-Mohammed

Ali-Mohammed, Bailey steer GCC to final

Former Guyana Under-19 captain, Ronaldo Ali-Mohammed and seamer Bernard Bailey ensured Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) advanced to the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society 40-overs tournament by defeating Police Sports Club by 16 runs despite a century stand from Shawn Kendall and Kemol Savory at GCC, Bourda yesterday.

David Warner

Australia’s Warner, Smith dominant on club return

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – David Warner scored an unbeaten 155 in his side’s thrilling last-ball win, while former test captain Steve Smith made 85 for his Sutherland club as the suspended duo enjoyed strong returns to club cricket in Sydney yesterday.

  Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja shines in Dubai on return to one-day arena

DUBAI, (Reuters) – India left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja could not have envisaged a better comeback on his return to international limited-overs cricket, shrugging off a 14-month absence by taking four wickets against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup triumph on Friday.

Opener Hayley Matthews gathers runs through the off-side during her enterprising hundred against South Africa yesterday. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Matthews hundred earns Windies share of series

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Stylish opener Hayley Matthews carved out a classy maiden One-Day International hundred as West Indies thrashed South Africa by 115 runs to square the three-match ICC Women’s Championship series 1-1 here yesterday.

Vice-President and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock (center) with Minister of Social Cohesion George Norton (second from left) and Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe (second from right)

You are all Champions- Vice-President Allicock

Fourth Vice-President of Guyana and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock officially opened the 2018 Indigenous People’s Heritage Games yesterday at Everest Cricket Club, reminding the people that they are all winners by just being there.

First from left front row Director of Sport, Christopher Jones the Guyana contingent with WCM Shariffa Ali (second from left), Sasha Shariff (center), Nellisha Johnson (second from right), President of the GCF James Bond, (back row from left) FM Wendell Meusa, WFM Maria Varona Thomas, CM Taffin Khan, Glenford Corlette and Loris Nathoo

GCF VP confident team can achieve personal goals

As Guyana descends to the shores of Batumi, Georgia for the 43rd Chess Olympiad, Vice-President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), Irshad Mohamed, is confident  the eight-member team will achieve some personal milestones.

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