Sports

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.

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) has thrown its support behind the Golden Jaguars U-20 Boys Football Team, donating a quantity of the nutritional supplement ‘Codal Compound’, and ‘Mustacream’ to aid in their preparation for the impeding CONCACAF U-20 Championship. 

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) officially launched the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Under-18 Antilles 3×3 Championships at the SleepIn International Hotel, Brickdam yesterday.

AROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force assured themselves of a semifinal spot in the Regional Super50 with a crushing seven-wicket over the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Brian Lara Stadium here Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Babar Azam fell one run short of his maiden century as Pakistan set Australia a mammoth victory target of 538 on day three of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

TEXAS, CMC –  Head coach of the Jamaica women’s national football team Hue Menzies has said the sacrifice and hard work of the players and coaching staff led the team to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in France.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rahkeem Cornwall’s scintillating unbeaten century condemned USA Cricket to their fifth loss in six games, as they went down by 47 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method to the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their rain-affected Group B match in the Regional Super50 here at the Three W’s Oval yesterday.

(Reuters) – West Indies opener Evin Lewis has withdrawn from the limited-overs leg of the India tour for personal reasons, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has said.

(Reuters) – The coach whose attempts to guide Serena Williams mid-match during this year’s U.S.

(Reuters) – Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has admitted his role in a spot-fixing case involving former Essex team mate Mervyn Westfield yesterday, more than six years after he was banned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

(Reuters) – Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has turned down the offer of a two-year deal to play soccer for Maltese champions Valletta FC, his agent has confirmed.

A strong 14 member team was recently selected to represent the defending champions, Guyana in the 2018 Cup of Guianas, formally known as the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) lawn tennis competition which is set to be hosted in Suriname from October 25-28.

The Golden Jaguars Under-20 football team commenced their preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF boys championships on a positive note, defeating the Guyana Police Force [GPF] 2-0 Tuesday at the Eve Leary ground.

The Italian Grill and Wind Jammer International Hotel are the latest entities to lend their support for ‘Stage of Champions’.

One of the largest distribution companies in Guyana is continuing its support for the largest international softball competition locally.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/New Building Society 40-overs division-two, round robin tournament continued in the Ancient County with 10 matches.

Transport Sports Club suffered a 50-run defeat to Georgetown ECO Champs in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Friends of Cricket 100 overs U17 tournament.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test discard Jermaine Blackwood struck his second Regional Super50 hundred and third of his List A career but had his effort upstaged by rain as the contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes finished in a disappointing no-result here Tuesday night.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Captain Eoin Morgan smashed his second half-century in two games and Adil Rashid took four wickets to help England crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the rain-marred third one-day international yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas ripped through the top of the Australian batting order as the visitors slumped to 91 for seven at lunch on day two of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.