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MIAMI, United States, CMC – Caribbean Football Union head, Gordon Derrick, has been barred by football’s world governing body, FIFA, from running for CONCACAF president, after failing an integrity check.

On Tuesday evening, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) celebrated the recent performances of its players at the Regional and International levels with a dinner and presentation ceremony.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Kalam Juman-Yassin Monday urged members of the national junior table tennis team to combine sport and academics adding that he viewed them as future Olympic Games prospects.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth Champions League hat-trick inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 comeback victory over VfL Wolfsburg yesterday that clinched a place in the semi-finals for a sixth successive season.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Basketball Association games Cavaliers 109, Hawks 94 The road to the Eastern Conference title officially goes through Cleveland.

MANCHESTER,  (Reuters) – Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini’s ambition of leaving them as kings of Europe moved a step closer yesterday when his side reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time after a tense 1-0 win over Paris St Germain.

(Reuters) – England batsman James Taylor has been forced to retire from cricket at the age of 26 due to a serious heart condition, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC- Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Rose has been deported from New Zealand, the country’s Immigration Department has confirmed.

KOLKATA, India, CMC-Australian spinner Brad Hodge has insisted that a change in the bowling action of West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has had little impact on his control and mastery.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC-Indian businessman Vijay Mallya says he has paid only $100.00 for the Barbados Tridents, a franchise in the Caribbean Premier T20 tournament.

(Cricinfo) The sleeping giant that was IPL 2016 sprung to life in a high-scoring clash.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Young British cricketer, Adrian St. John, was shot dead on Sunday while holidaying in Trinidad and Tobago, media reports here have said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC- Six stars from the West Indies Under-19 squad which won the World Cup earlier this year are to feature in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts late June.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is billed for next month.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Chief Wayne Forde said the entity will consult with its membership before making a decision on who it will support at the upcoming CONCACAF Ordinary Congress next month.

West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul will lead the Essequibo U19 team’s quest for honours when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Hand-in-Hand-sponsored three day U19 Inter-County tournament commences.

Royal Youths continued their impressive displays in the inaugural Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) Corona Beer national championships, dismissing High Stars 5-1 Saturday at the Bayroc Beach Facility, Linden.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will meet in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first- division two-day competition after securing first innings points in their respective semi-final encounters over the weekend.

Linden Johnson, Coach of the Guyana five-man table-tennis team strongly believes they can win the title at the 21st annual Caribbean Table Tennis Juniors/Cadets tournament and secure a spot for July’s Pan-American Championship.

Fiona Harris, the first and only female president of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) passed away yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.