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Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will be hosting the DC Jammers Basketball Team out of the United States of America for four exhibition matches during the month of May.

The third annual Stag Beer West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League Championship will officially resume today with a doubleheader at the Den Amstel Community ground The first matchup will witness Young Achievers facing off with Vege Boyz from at 13:30hrs.

Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) President Junior Hercules has been selected by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) as the country’s representative at an International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Workshop in Puerto Rico from 6th to 8th May, 2016.

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – Popular former CONCACAF boss Jeffrey Webb is facing a life ban from football after FIFA’s ethics committee opened formal proceedings against him, relating to his recent guilty plea to corruption charges in a United States court last year.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff lit the Olympic torch in Brazil’s capital yesterday and pledged that political turmoil engulfing her nation would not harm the first Games to be held in South America.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has announced his intention to run on home soil for the first time in about two years.

Jamal Goodluck was elected president of the Guyana Lawn tennis Association becoming at 25 years old, the youngest president in the GLTA’s history.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones yesterday confirmed that all systems are in place ahead of this evening’s 2015/16 National Sports Commission (NSC) National Sports Awards Ceremony set for the National Cultural Center.

(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook scored 29 points and handed out 10 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 98-97 on Monday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semi-final and tied the best-of-seven series at one win apiece.

In an effort to foster community development, the C & A Unique Incorporated in partnership with South Quakers Ministry officially launched their inaugural Golden Jubilee Futsal Knockout Championship yesterday in the Tucville Community.

MUNICH, (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League final on away goals yesterday after a 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich, in which both sides missed a penalty, with the exhilarating tie finishing 2-2 on aggregate.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC-The Bahamas Football Association (BFA) has thrown its support behind Lionel Haven, a former executive member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), who has been slapped with a five year ban by FIFA, football’s governing body.

The Petra Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health officially launched their Soft Shoes Football Championship yesterday at the Brandsville Hotel.

Costa Rica’s Silvia Garro was expected to arrive in Guyana last night ahead of Thursday’s commencement of the Guyana Table Tennis Association/International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) umpires, referees and tournament coordinators course.

(The Sports Xchange) – A week off did not disrupt the Cleveland Cavaliers’ momentum, nor was it enough time to alter the Atlanta Hawks’ history against them.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC- West Indies power hitter Kieron Pollard is set to re-join the Cape Cobras in South Africa’s Ram Slam T20 Challenge scheduled to be played later this year.

(ICC) Australia has opened up a six-point gap over India at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update with the results from 2012-13 no longer included in the calculations and outcomes from the 2014-15 series weighted at 50 per cent.

Up and coming pugilist Christopher Moore punched his way to the best boxer award on Saturday night when the inaugural Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors tournament concluded at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – Chris Gayle’s batting failures continued as Jamaica and West Indies teammate, Andre Russell, upstaged him with an electrifying cameo to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to an important win in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Leicester City’s Premier League title dream became reality yesterday as their only remaining challengers Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 at Chelsea to complete one of the greatest ever sporting achievements.