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 Scenes from the Riddim Squad and Pouderoyen clash in the Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Thursday.
Scenes from the Riddim Squad and Pouderoyen clash in the Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Thursday.

Stewart’s goalkeeping error gifts Pouderoyen win

A goalkeeping error by Dorville Stewart, gifted Pouderoyen a 4-3 win over Riddim Squad when the ‘Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship’ continued Thursday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Anthony Bramble pulling through the onside during his innings of 62 vs Jamaica (Orlando Charles Photo) 
Anthony Bramble pulling through the onside during his innings of 62 vs Jamaica (Orlando Charles Photo) 

Guyana recover to 258 for 8

Half-centuries from Chandrapaul Hemraj and wicketkeeper-batsman Anthony Bramble led the Guyana Jaguars to 258 – 8 against the Jamaica Scorpions at stumps on the opening day of the first-round action in the Cricket West Indies (CWI), Professional four – day league at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

Ground-staff put the covers in place at Kensington Oval following the abandonment of play

Rain curtails Pride, Red Force action

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Very little play was possible between Barbados Pride and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the Regional 4-Day Championship, due to wet conditions on Thursday here.

Quinton de Kock

De Kock sets South Africa up for T20 triumph

  BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock scored his highest Twenty20 international score of 59 to lead South Africa to a 20-run victory over Bangladesh on Thursday in the first game of the series.

Switzerland’s Martina Hingis in action (Reuters / Jeremy Lee)

Swiss great Hingis announces retirement

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Swiss great Martina Hingis has announced she will retire from tennis at the end of this week’s WTA Finals, where the 37-year-old multiple grand slam champion is playing in the doubles tournament alongside Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan.

Swiss Indoors Basel, 1st round, Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

Federer, Del Petro surge into Basel quarter-finals

BASEL, Switzerland,(Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Benoit Paire 6-1 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Thursday — treating his home fans to another masterclass.

Defending Regional four-day champions Guyana Jaguars will be looking for their fourth consecutive title triumph.

Jaguars to face inexperienced Scorpions in opener

Three-time defending champions the Guyana Jaguars will fancy their chances against a relatively inexperienced Jamaican Scorpions side when the two franchises meet today in the opening round of Cricket West Indies Regional four – day tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

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