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MUMBAI, India, CMC– West Indies, boasting a flamboyant opener and a powerful line-up of all-rounders, will launch their quest for the T20 World Cup when they face England here today.

MUMBAI, India, CMC– West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says their warm-up victory over Australia has lifted the team’s confidence ahead of their opening group game of the T20 World Cup today.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC– Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has tipped West Indies to win the T20 World Cup title, despite host India being regarded as the favourites.

Holders Chase Academy will oppose South Ruimveldt while Queen’s College will lock horns with Lodge Secondary in the semi-finals of the 4th annual Milo Schools U20 football championship today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Old enemies will faceoff today when Fruta Conquerors lock horns with Pele in the League Finale section of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League at the Tucville ground from 20:30hrs.

Royal Youths maintained their lead atop the inaugural Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) National Championships dismantling Kuru-Kururu Warriors 7-0 Sunday at the Bayroc Beach Facility, Linden.

CHENNAI, India. CMC– West Indies start their campaign against Pakistan in the ICC Women T20 World Cup today, hard pressed to dispense with the flaws that triggered a spate of recent defeats in the shorter format.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- Captain Darren Sammy says the West Indies team is backing exciting all-rounder Andre Russell to perform in the T20 World Cup, despite reports that he could face a suspension for missing three drugs tests.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – CARICOM is actively pursuing legal advice in its ongoing battle with the West Indies Cricket Board as it ups the ante in its quest to have the controversial recommendations of its Governance Review report implemented.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy says West Indies are still to put together the “complete game” despite beating Australia by three wickets in their final official warm-up of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Rain, dropped catches and dogged batting combined to help leaders Guyana Jaguars secure a precious draw against Leeward Islands yesterday and preserve their advantage heading into the final round of the Regional four-day championship next weekend.

When the calendar flipped to 2016, the UG Wolves’ resolution was to win every local tournament they competed in.

Former national junior table tennis star Dillon Mahadeo is now officially the “The Fittest Man in Guyana” after winning the 2016 E-Networks Fitness Challenge at the National Park on Sunday.

The Number 52 Survival team won last Sunday’s Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) Under-16 tournament played at the 3 Doors Strikers Club court, D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice.

A new champion will be crowned in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation Road to Mecca National Club Championship as Retrieve Raiders downed holders Pacesetters 65-56 in Sunday’s semi-final.

Wicket-keeper/batsman Dexter Solomon scored a defiant 92 for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who played to a draw against the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the lone Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/GISE/Star Rentals/Trophy Stall first-division match played last weekend.

Guyana’s boxing drought at the Olympic Games continues. The nation’s chances of punching tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games went out the window this past weekend when Desmond Amsterdam and Dennis Thomas lost their respective bouts at the American Boxing Confederation’s (AMBC) Olympic Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Man-of-the-Match John Campbell snatched a five-wicket haul and then smashed a cameo, unbeaten half-century as Jamaica Scorpions broke their four-game losing slump in the Regional four-day championship with a convincing nine-wicket win over Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

NAGPUR, (Reuters) – New Zealand are bracing for a trial by spin when they open their World Twenty20 campaign against hosts India today, skipper Kane Williamson said on the eve of their Super 10 fixture.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies Women will begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign later this week with question marks over their batting, after another brittle performance left them with a 43-run defeat to Australia Women in their official warm-up game here yesterday.