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Three local youngsters departed Guyana Saturday to participate in the 2019 World Junior Lawn Tennis Under – 14 Tournament in Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

Long-serving member David Fernandes was re-elected to serve as president of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA).

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Skipper Jason Holder says while West Indies’ batting was a huge disappointment in the Twenty20 series, it could not overshadow the massive strides made by the Caribbean side during the overall tour against England.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles extended his decent form to help Multan Sultans thrash Lahore Qalanders by seven wickets in their final preliminary round match of the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

Devin Booker’s jumper with 5:01 remaining gave Phoenix the lead for good Sunday night as the Suns snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors with a 115-111 victory in Oakland, Calif.

A total of four venues will be used when Guyana hosts the 2019 Cricket West Indies Senior Regional Female 50-overs tournament while the National Stadium, Providence will be the lone venue for the T20 Blaze.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s proposed tour of Zimbabwe for five one-day international matches next month has been cancelled because of broadcast costs, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said yesterday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have urged the International Cricket Council to take strong action against India after their cricketers wore army camouflage-style caps in a match against Australia on Friday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – England needed just two hours and 23-½ overs to dispose of West Indies by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International at Warner Park, and complete a ruthless whitewash of the World champions here yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados Pride’s Jamaican import, Marquino Mindley, smashed rookie off-spinner Akim Fraser for six to ease the tension and hand the visitors a nerve-jangling two-wicket victory over Jamaica Scorpions, on the final day of their 10th round match here yesterday.

Curtis Dey (Trojan PSL) took a stunning victory in this year’s Cheddi Jagan road race yesterday after attacking late and holding off some of the nation’s elite sprinters.

Defending champions, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), along with the Gandhi Youth Organisation registered first-round wins in the 2019 GISE, Star Party Rental and Trophy Stall First Division two-day competition. 

Independence defeated Mc Gill Super Stars by three wickets at the Joe Vieira Park yesterday to secure the inaugural West Demerara Cricket Association/Agape Lumber Yard T20 knockout title.

Defending champion Trafalgar will oppose Litchfield, while East Bank Gunners will oppose New Amsterdam [NA] Kings in the semi-final round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Championship, following group wins on Saturday.

Top local badminton player Narayan Ramdhani continued his excellent season, copping a gold in the team event and a bronze medal in singles at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA National Badminton Championships at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Nova Scotia, Canada last week.

The penultimate weekend of this year’s Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) first-division outdoor league saw defending champions Pepsi Hikers and Bounty GCC recording convincing wins at the St Stanislaus College ground yesterday.

St. Mary’s and the Bishops’ High Schools secured easy wins when the Milo Secondary Schools football championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Guyana Jaguars yesterday duly recorded a six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on the third day of their 10th round match in the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships at Providence to inch closer to a fifth consecutive title triumph.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has labelled Ricky Skerritt and Dr.

Pepsi Hikers yesterday registered two additional wins in this year’s Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) first-division outdoor league at the St.