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The Guyana Defence Force [GDF] and Den Amstel secured victories, when the GFF Elite League Championship continued yesterday at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

A small Easter Sunday crowd, yesterday witnessed two quality innings from the Demerara Cricket Club’s Alphius Bookie and Sanjay Stanley of the US-based Tri-State Club in the final round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel still believes he has much to offer to One Day International cricket, despite having not played in the limited overs format for the regional outfit in almost two years.

Junior Caribbean sensations Esmerlyn Castro and Mariano Lockward of the Dominican Republic emerged as the 2019 under – 18 individual champions in the just concluded Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships in Santo Domingo.

D’Edward defeated Cotton Tree Die Hard by 31 runs yesterday to lift the Berbice Cricket Board/ Perry Gossai West Berbice 100 balls title yesterday afternoon at the Bush Lot Ground.

The Haslington Market Tarmac will be the battleground tonight when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara Championship concludes with the semi-final round and eventual final.

Despite the good things said by Ricky Skerritt recently, searching questions remain following the rash of decisions made since the new Cricket West Indies (CWI) president assumed the helm.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Elegant stroke-maker, Shai Hope, says “runs and wins” will be his focus as West Indies gear up for the Tri-Nations Series in Ireland and the ICC World Cup which follows.

Guyana’s U15 cricketers yesterday defeated Trinidad and Tobago by seven wickets in their virtual final at the Coolidge  Cricket Ground in Antigua.

A brutal display of power hitting by Man-of-the-Final, Quintin Sampson, handed ‘F’ Division their maiden Police Commissioner’s Inter-Division T20 title as they stormed to a seven-wicket win over the dethroned, President Guards (PG) yesterday at Eve Leary.

Guyana’s swimming contingent on Friday last departed these shores for Barbados to participate in the 2019 Carifta Aquatic Championships which started yesterday and ends Tuesday.

 An enterprising century from Garfield Benjamin followed by a masterful spell of off-spin bowling from Dwain Dick, lifted host GNIC to an emphatic 184-run win over Better Hope GYCEA in the penultimate round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition, yesterday. 

In less than 24 hours a new king will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast championships at the Haslington Market Tarmac, with the semi-final round and eventually final set to be staged.

As the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) sponsored Bounty Paper and Solo Drink under – 20 and second division leagues take a pause in observance of the Easter weekend, we take a look at the early points leaders at the conclusion of the first few founds. 

D’Edward Cricket Club and Cotton Tree Die Hard Cricket Club will clash in the historic Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) West Berbice Perry Gossai Memorial 100-ball final today.

Two legs down, one to go. Today, all roads lead to the Port Mourant Turf Club where fans of the ‘Sport of Kings’ will witness the final leg of the inaugural Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) Triple Crown Series.

League leader Western Tigers and defending champion Fruta Conquerors continued their respective unbeaten runs when the GFF Elite League continued Thursday at the GFC ground, Bourda.

DELHI, India, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle struck his third half-century in his last four outings to pass 400 runs for yet another Indian Premier League season but the effort went in vain as Kings XI Punjab slipped to a five-wicket defeat to Sherfane Rutherford’s Delhi Capitals here  yesterday.

Guyana’s Claudrice Mc Koy stormed to victory in the girls U20 1500m at this year’s CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands last evening.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legal counsel for the recently-sacked Cricket West Indies selection panel, Tony Astaphan, has slammed comments by Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt regarding their removal, and also plans to challenge the manner of their dismissal in court.