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Bel Air Rubis defeated Everest Cricket Club by four wickets in the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Noble House Seafoods Generation Next Under-19 tournament at Ogle Community Centre on Saturday.

Golden Jaguars Head-Coach Michael Johnson is adamant that his charges are well equipped and adequately prepared to create history against Belize on Saturday  in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Linden Foundation Secondary defeated New Silvercity 1-0, when the 1th edition of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond U18 Football Championship continued on Monday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Former captain Sourav Ganguly has offered two extreme choices to end India’s quest for the perfect number four batsman at this year’s World Cup, suggesting they choose between a dour Cheteshwar Pujara and a daredevil Rishabh Pant for the role.

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the host Boston Celtics 114-105 on Monday night to clinch a playoff berth.

Led by a match-winning bowling performance from Leandra Ramdeen, title contenders Trinidad and Tobago strolled to a comfortable six-wicket win over the Leeward Islands in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup at Bourda, yesterday.

Defending champions Barbados registered their second win in as many matches after they brushed aside the Windward Islands by 241 runs in the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 tournament at Providence, yesterday. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) presidential candidate Ricky Skerritt and running mate, Dr Kishore Shallow, yesterday received major endorsements from legends Clive Lloyd and Sir Andy Roberts, in another major boost to their chances of toppling the Dave Cameron ticket at Sunday’s elections in Jamaica.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir conceded only five runs in a decisive super over as they beat Sri Lanka in their opening Twenty20 International yesterday after both teams had finished their innings with the same score.

Guyana will be looking for an improved performance in round two of the Cricket West Indies/Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 competition when they come up against Jamaica, who will not be taking them lightly at Everest Cricket Club today.

A blistering century from Rose Hall Town Bakewell captain, Kevin Sinclair handed his side the Berbice Cricket Board/New Building Society 40 overs second division title after an 80-run win over D’Edward Sports Club in the final on Sunday at the Albion Sports Complex ground.

Pacesetters were crowned the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA]/’Lets Bet Sports’ U23 champions, defeating Plaisance Guardians 75-69 on Sunday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) yesterday announced a 12-member female National indoor squad to participate in the upcoming Field Hockey Canada (FHC) Invitational Indoor Hockey Tri-Nation series scheduled for March 22to 24.

International speed demons have signalled their intentions of competing in the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Drag racing event on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.

Guyana’s Junior Lawn Tennis players, who participated in the World Junior Lawn Tennis Under – 14 Tournament in the Dominican Republic, finished 14th following the conclusion of the championships last weekend. 

Guyana’s Beach Volleyball pair, Juan Velazquez and Vance Harding said the experience they gained from participating at the just-concluded South American Beach Games in Rosario, Argentina will stand them in good stead in the future. 

Bartica Warriors, who are participating in the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) tournament, are leading the points table after the first round of matches in this year’s league which commenced at the weekend at the National Gymnasium. 

Michael Johnson, Golden Jaguars Head-Coach has officially announced his 23-member squad for the must-win encounter with Belize on March 23rd, selecting a whopping 16 overseas born and based players for the fixture.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has been forced to admit liability in a case brought against them by Phil Simmons for unfair dismissal as West Indies coach.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies’ sterling performance against England has seen them draw level with eighth-ranked Sri Lanka on points, 10 weeks before they kick off their campaign at the ICC 50-overs World Cup.