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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Grove Hi-Tech reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Turbo knockout football tournament after defeating Kuru-Kururu and Pele respectively Tuesday.

Leon Seaton won a whopping 13 races at the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) annual national short course championships last weekend at the National Aquatic Centre, Lilliendaal.

Guyana’s winless run on the International Football circuit continued last evening as they battled to an admirable 1-1 result with home side Trinidad and Tobago at the Ato Bolton Stadium.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – Wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been included in a 12-man squad to face West Indies in next month’s first Test but doubts remain over his fitness, as he continues to battle a hip injury.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies are expected to face a fiery test in their only tour game here later this month after selectors yesterday named the exciting pace trio of Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne and Scott Kuggeleijn in a strong New Zealand A side for the three-day match in Lincoln.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – Darren Sammy will oversee Peshawar Zalmi’s title defence after being appointed captain of the franchise for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League set to bowl off next February.

(The Sports Xchange) – Boxing Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya remains confident that he still can handle himself in the ring.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Toothless Brazil flattered to deceive as the five-times world champions were held to frustrating 0-0 draw by a makeshift England side in a disappointing friendly at Wembley yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer marched into the semi-finals at the ATP Finals once again yesterday but he made hard work of the task before finally prevailing 7-6(6) 5-7 6-1 in a high-quality battle of the generations with Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James had 23 points and came one rebound short of a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers stormed back from a 24-point deficit to defeat the host New York Knicks 104-101 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Petra Organization officially launched the fourth annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee football championships yesterday at the National Library on Main and Church Streets.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, and CMC – Dennis Lawrence has praised Grenada’s development and his own side’s tenacity, following a thrilling 2-2 draw in their international friendly here last weekend.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Kieron Pollard’s match-winning half-century trumped Carlos Brathwaite’s career-best maiden Twenty20 fifty, as Dhaka Dynamites rallied to beat Khulna Titans by four wickets with a ball to spare, in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England were caught out by Australia’s aggression during the ill-fated 2013/14 Ashes campaign but captain Joe Root says they are fully prepared for short-pitched bowling and on-field chatter when the series kicks off in Brisbane next week.

The opening night of the Playoff Round of the 2017 Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Football Championships will kick-off Friday at 18:00hrs at the Meadowbrook Gardens Tarmac with 21 matches.

Following months of uncertainty the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Season Three will commence on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Camex Restaurant Incorporated (CRI), under its Church’s Chicken Brand, continued its support of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League by donating an undisclosed sum towards the staging of the tournament’s third season.

A pulsating Cross Fit style competition and the highly anticipated ‘Strong Man’ contest brought the curtain down on the successful two-day GTM Health and Fitness Games which concluded Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The inaugural Magnum ‘Tek Charge and Win’, Futsal Christmas Classic will be officially launched today at the Windjammer International Hotel & Cuisine, Queen Street, Kitty at 11:00hrs.

Men’s Physique athletes, Emmerson Campbell and Caerus Cipriani did Guyana proud by adding hardware to their collection on Saturday night in their respective classes at the Darcy Beckles Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships which was staged in Barbados.