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A Guyana Under-15 boys team will depart local shores tomorrow to participate in the 2016 CentroBasket U15 championships from Wednesday to Sunday in Puerto Rico.

Another race, another win for Team Evolution Yesterday in perfect conditions for racing at the National Park, Raul Leal sprinted off with the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the Malta Supreme 11-race programme.

Guyana’s Olympic medal drought continues but thanks in part to Troy Doris, who made the final of the men’s triple jump at the Rio Olympic Games, in Brazil on Tuesday, there is perhaps a glimmer of hope looking ahead to Tokyo 2020.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – A fired-up Dale Steyn removed both New Zealand openers to leave the tourists on 15 for two before rain ended day two of the first test against South Africa yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Windward Islands and Guyana confirmed their spots in today’s one-day final of the Regional Under-19 Championship, by scoring convincing victories in the last round of preliminary games here Friday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – For the second straight day, West Indies were left frustrated as a water-logged outfield and then rain, combined to force the abandonment of the third day of the fourth and final Test against India here yesterday.

Siblings Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani are through to the semi-finals of the boys’ and girls’ singles events at the Caribbean Badminton Championships currently underway in Aruba.

The Dynasty Sports Club on Aubrey Barker Road will come alive tomorrow when Pisces Place and Rohit’s Lumberyard stage a grand 24-team dominoes competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4×100 metres relay crown yesterday.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors team in keeping with tradition, recently paid a special visit to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo while presenting a cheque to the youths of the ongoing Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Summer Camp.

MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – A U.S. Olympic swimmer has accused his team mate, Ryan Lochte, of playing a key role in an incident that has tainted South America’s first Games, saying he tore a poster off a wall and argued with armed security guards at a Rio gas station.

The Upper Corentyne Zone (Nigg-Skeldon) will battle rivals Lower Corentyne/New Amster-dam/Canje Zone in a feature three-day match which bowls off today at the Port Mourant Community Centre from 09:00 hrs.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Defending champions the United States won the women’s Olympic 4×100 metres relay yesterday as Allyson Felix became the first woman to collect five gold medals in athletics.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially launched their ‘Road to Portugal’ campaign in a bid to garner funds for the trip to Europe.

Digicel continued its support of cricket in Guyana by becoming the latest sponsor while national all-rounder Chris Barnwell also made a timely donation to the Demerara Cricket Club’s (DCC) ongoing annual Summer Camp.

Hassan Mohamed has organized a criterium fixture today to keep the competitive juices of the nation’s wheelsmen flowing.

Traditionally, when the calendar flips to September, one of the ways the Massy Group of Companies celebrate its anniversary is the hosting of a 10km run and Fitness Walk.

In contrast to the nation’s Olympic medal drought, Guyana’s strong men and women continue to excel at the Caribbean Powerlifting Championships.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons was left to lament even more wasted time as the second day of the fourth and final Test against India had to be abandoned without a ball bowled due to a wet outfield here yesterday.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – South African-born Neil Wagner took three wickets for New Zealand  yesterday against the country of his birth as bad light brought an early close to play on the first day of the first test at Kingsmead with South Africa 236 for eight.