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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.

(Reuters) – Seamer Mohammad Abbas tore through the Australian batting order, claiming his second five-wicket haul of the match as Pakistan sealed a 373-run victory in the second and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

(Reuters) – Joe Denly has not ruled out the possibility of opening the England batting in the test series against Sri Lanka next month as he targets his first international appearance since 2010.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Usman Qadir, the son of Pakistan spin-bowling great Abdul, was named in a Prime Minister’s XI to face South Africa yesterday, inching a little closer to his goal of one day representing Australia.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s national men’s football team has been told to replicate the efforts of the women and qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – As the West Indies women prepare to defend their Women’s T20 title next month, head coach Hendy Springer believes the team’s upcoming warm-up games will be crucial to their preparation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners took a giant step towards qualifying for the semifinals of the Regional Super50 when they defeated the Barbados Pride by 125 runs in their crucial Group B clash at Kensington Oval on Thursday.

TEXAS, CMC – Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to qualify for a senior Women’s World Cup by defeating Panama 4-2 on penalties to claim third place in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament here Wednesday.

Over 50 of the best local, regional and South American distance athletes are set to match strides on the streets of Georgetown on November 4 during the second leg of this year’s South American 10K road race.

Pacesetters and University of Guyana (UG) Trojans secured contrasting wins in the Under-23 section, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s League Championship continued on Wednesday.