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Guyana has so far secured five silver medals alongside one bronze medal at the 2016 Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championships at the National Arena in Kingston, Jamaica.

Eagles United claimed their second win in the Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour National u17 league, edging Netrockers 3-2 on Wednesday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

BERNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Elaine Thompson underlined her new status as the sprint queen of athletics by winning the 100 metres at a Diamond League meeting in Lausanne yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – English County Worcestershire has snapped up West Indies fast bowler Miguel Cummins for the remainder of their campaign.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies can clinch second spot in the International Cricket Council’s official Twenty20 rankings, once they can make a clean sweep of their two-match series against India starting tomorrow.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Digicel yesterday announced a lifetime partnership with Usain Bolt while declaring the sprint legend its Chief Speed Officer (CSO).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Frustrated West Indies head coach Phil Simmons says he has not been successful in getting a number of new measures implemented to help improve the performance of the regional squad.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia, the swashbuckling opener announced yesterday.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Kenya has disbanded its National Olympics Committee (NOC-K) because of the poor handling of the east African country’s team during the Rio Olympics, sports minister Hassan Wario said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera has been fined 15 percent of his match fee and Australian Mitchell Starc was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their behaviour during the second one-day international in Colombo.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – A ban on Russia’s Paralympic team competing in Rio next month is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, but he said that Moscow acknowledged mistakes it had made in tackling sports doping.

Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry admitted that more support for local athletes is needed if they are to excel on the world stage.

Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, has delivered on his promise to the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) facility.

Guyana’s badminton team won a silver medal in the team events of the annual CAREBACO champions after losing 2-3 to the Dominican Republic in an exciting final Tuesday at the Caribbean Badminton Championships in Aruba.

When Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves faces DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley on Saturday, he will meet his first former world titlist.

Pepsi Hikers continued their unbeaten in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship, downing Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Vintage 7-4 on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

After partnering with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) last year to box off several successful tournaments, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will once again brand and sponsor an upcoming competition, which will be staged on Sunday.

Barbadian units Cosmos and Gall Hill as well as LP local outfit Fruta Conquerors were among the winners yesterday when the Caribbean Children Charity Shield Soccer Classic commenced at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – English League Cup holders Manchester City will begin their defence of the trophy at fellow Premier club Swansea City following the third-round draw yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer, who is sidelined for the rest of the year, said  yesterday he plans to return to competition in Australia in January at the Hopman Cup and the Australian Open.