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 (Reuters) – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both hit centuries and combined in a stand of 246 to help India chase down a difficult target against West Indies for a convincing eight-wicket victory in the opening one day international in Guwahati on Sunday.

Guyana’s male and female national U18 basketball teams have qualified for today’s quarterfinals of the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Antilles 3×3 tournament after enduring mixed fortune last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

A key member of the Berbice Masters football team will be absent this afternoon when the Ancient County’s side line-up for a feature over 50 contest against the Rastafari Patriarchs at the Scotts school ground, beginning at 4 pm.

It was a night of upsets Friday as Georgetown heavyweights Sparta Boss, Back Circle and Bent Street were dumped out of the inaugural ‘Bragging Rights’ Beach Football Championship following opening night losses.

The International Pharmaceutical Agency [IPA] has joined the growing list of sponsors to support the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward football tourney set to commence today at the Den Amstel ground.

As the second annual Prime Ministers Softball T20 Cup entered the penultimate day, defending champions Ariel Speedboat XI (open category) and Regal Masters (Masters Category) marched into the finals yesterday.

The Golden Jaguars U20 Boys team continued  preparations for the CONCACAF Championships on a positive note edging the ‘Elite League’ All-Stars 1-0 yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – England beat Sri Lanka by 18 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-marred fourth one-day international yesterday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

GUWAHATI, India, CMC – All odds appears stacked against the West Indies as they look to redeem themselves from a wretched outing in the just-concluded Tests, when they face powerhouses India in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series here today.

GUWAHATI, India,  CMC – Attacking opener Evin Lewis’s late withdrawal for the one-day series against India was a “tough” blow to the team’s plans, captain Jason Holder conceded yesterday.

The fifth annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Primary Schools Football Championships was officially launched yesterday at the National Library.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Trophy Stall Franchise, Ramesh Sunich, has been able to garner sponsorship from a Canadian business for next weekend’s Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association Guyana Softball Cup competition.

Essequibo Franchise player, Neiland Cadogan capped off a splendid all-round performance to see Imam Bacchus Sports Club score the highest total of the weekend against Cotton Field Strikers while Reliance Hustlers, Queenstown Sports Club and Affiance Sports Club recorded wins in the Central Essequibo T20 tournament.

All systems are in place for tomorrow’s start of the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/Village Knockout Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of Georgetown.

St. Stanislaus College A Team emerged champions at last weekend’s Marian Academy Scholastic Chess Club competition held at the school’s auditorium, a release from the organisers stated.

The seventh edition of the Digicel Cancer Awareness Cycle event will pedal off tomorrow on the streets of the capital.

Turfites get ready, the Kennard Memorial pre- Diwali race meet is on tomorrow.

Kobras and Pepsi Sonics secured wins in the first and second divisions respectively when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] League Championships continued on Thursday.

Following the end of the group stage, the round of 16 section in the Courts Pee Wee Primary School Football Championship will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Inter Services Annual Swimming and Athletics Championships for 2018 will commence tomorrow and end Friday.