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(Reuters) – England should have been awarded five runs instead of six in the final over of Sunday’s World Cup title clash against New Zealand after a throw from the deep struck Ben Stokes’ bat and ran away for a boundary, former umpire Simon Taufel has said.

The Annual General Meeting of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) originally scheduled for July 21, will now be held August 4.

Uitvlugt were crowned the Hamilton Green Inter-Ward nine-a-side champions Sunday after they defeated defending champions Charlestown on sudden penalty kicks at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Maybe when the fans start serenading Novak Djokovic in a Centre Court love-in it will be time for the Serb to call it a day.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton is backing Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel to shrug off a run of poor form and mistakes after another nightmare weekend in Britain.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A tournament that appeared predictable and at the mercy of the rain god in its first half got a fresh lease of life in the second and Sunday’s heart-stopping finale was the proverbial icing on the cake at this year’s World Cup.

The 13th Guyana Cup horse race meet scheduled for August 18 at the Rising Sun Turf Club is going to be the best one yet.

ALBI, France, (Reuters) – Champion Geraint Thomas and his Ineos team found themselves in the Tour de France driving seat after gaining considerable time on a handful of rivals as crosswinds caused chaos in the peloton in the climax of yesterday’s 10th stage.

 (Reuters) – England should have been awarded five runs instead of six in the final over of Sunday’s World Cup title clash against New Zealand after a throw from the deep struck Ben Stokes’ bat and ran away for a boundary, former umpire Simon Taufel has said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping drama yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Raymon Reifer’s defiant half-century went in vain as West Indies A produced another inept batting display to slip to their second defeat in four days to India A here yesterday.

Skipper of the Guyana Under-17 cricket team Sheldon Charles has blamed poor batting and execution for the team’s performance at the just-concluded Regional tournament.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest nut for Roger Federer to crack, repelling all the Swiss threw at him in an epic duel to win a fifth Wimbledon crown in the longest singles final in the tournament’s 133-year history yesterday.

SILVERSTONE, England,  (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton wrote a new chapter in British Grand Prix history yesterday with a record sixth home win that he ranked as one of the best and proudest days of his life.

Former champions Queen Street Tiger Bay, Leopold Street and Broad Street along with Albouystown-B, Sophia and Future Stars secured their group stage berths, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship continued on Saturday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Barbados retained their CWI Under-17 title even though rain wrecked their final round match against Jamaica on Saturday.

Shomari Wiltshire, Abosaide Cadogan, Kirsten Gomes and Michael Alphonso are among a number of Guyanese players who secured semifinal places after recording success on the opening day of the 2019 Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior championship yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago.

Championships defeating Bermuda 2-0 on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

President’s College clinched their maiden U18 title while Kwakwani and Marian Academy copped the U14 and girls divisions respectively  when the National School Basketball Festival [NSBF] concluded on Saturday.

Guyana Under – 19 cricket team will begin preparations for the 2019 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Under – 19 tournament with a one-week camp, beginning today.