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It will be Slingerz FC against the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Fruta Conquerors tackling the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) when the League Finale of the GFF Stag Beer Elite League continues today at the GFC ground.

Northern Rangers overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Beacons FC 3-2 when the GFA/Stag Beer League continued on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Described as New Zealand’s finest batsman, Martin Crowe’s cricketing life was defined by one innings, one tournament and one seriously damaged knee.

The 3rd Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Road to Mecca III National Basketball Club Championships will bounce off today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Chicago Bulls have fallen, and they can’t seem to get up.

(Barbados Nation) Tony Cozier, the voice of Caribbean cricket, is suing president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Whycliffe “Dave”Cameron for defamation.

LONDON, CMC – Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have been named among a star-studded nominations list for the 2016 Laureus world sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards.

(Reuters) – Athletics’s most prestigious one-day series, the Diamond League, is losing its New York meeting with Rabat, Morocco, replacing it, the IAAF said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Exciting West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell could face a doping ban after missing three doping tests within a 12-month period, media reports said yesterday.

General Secretary of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Diedre Davis said the international tender process has been completed for the FIFA Goal Project and the process has realized two very close bids.

Three teams, Floodlights, Floodlights Legends and Wolf warriors will represent Guyana at the annual Florida Cup March 11th -13th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, a release from the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association stated yesterday.

Powerlifters from Life’s Gym, RipHit System and Fitness 53 displayed their strength prowess on Sunday to lift the marquee titles at this year’s juniors and novices powerlifting championships at the Rosignol Primary School.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC –West Indies head coach Phil Simmons says his players will use warm-up matches against English County Warwickshire this weekend, to ramp up their fielding arsenal in preparation for the T20 World Cup starting next week in India.

Nine clubs comprising of three males and a female will compete for the title of the nation’s fittest team on March 13.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games.

President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson is optimistic that the athletes selected to represent Guyana at the CARIFTA Games can return with hardware.

The Budhan Memorial Turf Club in No.66 Village, Corentyne will stage a grand one day horse race meet on Sunday with seven exciting matchups.

While the composition of the Golden Jaguars team for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union qualifiers is expected to include both local and overseas based players Wayne Dover, Golden Jaguars Assistant Coach says that the local players will be given first preference.

LONDON, (Reuters) – English soccer player Adam Johnson, who was sacked by Premier League club Sunderland last month, was facing jail after being found guilty yesterday of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Football Union president, Gordon Derrick, says the regional body stands ready to partner with new FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, to bolster football development across the Caribbean.