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The victorious GDF outfit along with Coach, Terrence Poole pictured with the best gym award, pose for a photo opportunity.
The victorious GDF outfit along with Coach, Terrence Poole pictured with the best gym award, pose for a photo opportunity.

GDF is top gym as Lennox Blackmore c/ships conclude

Keevin Allicock and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) took home the marquee accolades when the final bell of the Lennox Blackmoore Intermediate Championships chimed on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium.

Hamilton favourite for 2018 title and knighthood

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton has been installed as the bookmakers’ favourite for next year’s Formula One championship, with the Mercedes driver also a 4/1 shot to be knighted in Britain’s New Year’s honours list.

UG continues unbeaten run

  The University of Guyana (UG) continues their impressive run in the New Building Society (NBS) Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 40 – overs second division competition by notching up two wins over the weekend.

Veerasammy Permaul bagged his fifth 10-wicket haul to guide the Guyana Jaguars to a heavy triumph over the Jamaican Scorpions (Royston Alkins Photo)

Opening triumph!

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul yesterday grabbed his fifth 10-wicket haul to spin three-time defending champions, the Guyana Jaguars, to a 264-run victory over the Jamaica Scorpions to begin their Cricket West Indies 2017/2018 Regional four – day profession league on a winning note at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Volcanoes settle for draw after Smith’s masterful hundred

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Devon Smith cracked his 30th first-class career hundred, but the Windward Islands Volcanoes’ bid for an unexpected victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes failed and they had to settle for a draw in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.

Federer outlasts Del Potro for eighth Basel title

BASEL, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Roger Federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 for an eighth Swiss Indoors title in front of a partisan Basel crowd yesterday.

Hamilton Masakadza scored his fifth test century and second against the West Indies yesterday.

Masakadza hundred keeps Zimbabwe afloat

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Opener Hamilton Masakadza struck his fifth Test hundred and second against West Indies to rescue Zimbabwe, but rain curtailed a see-sawed opening day of the second Test at Queens Sports Club here yesterday.

Wozniacki stands firm to claim WTA Finals title

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki’s cruise to the biggest win of her career turned into a desperate struggle before the Dane finally subdued Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the WTA Finals title showdown at an enthralled Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday.

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