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Following another successful stint in England, seasoned Guyanese all-rounder Kellon Carmichael is eying a spot in the local Cricket Guyana Inc.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Former West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine has come under fire for criticizing the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s (TTCB) position on the sacking of Denesh Ramdin as captain of the West Indies Cricket team.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, (Reuters) – Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots yesterday.

Despite staring down a 0-2 deficit, home side Monedderlust FC fashioned the first upset win of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, downing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 3-2 on Saturday at the No.

Following his history making feat of being the first Guyanese to assess a FIFA World Cup Qualifying match in June 2015, present FIFA Assessor Roy McArthur will be adding further to his august resume when he leaves Guyana to participate in a match of the CONCACAF Champions League.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have employed former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as a coaching consultant to help with their troubles playing spin bowling in the leadup to their tour of Bangladesh.

With the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) declaring that its Congress will possibly be held November 14th, GFF Elite Club Fruta Conquerors announced yesterday that it will begin its constitutional reform process on Thursday.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, hailed as the architect of India’s rise as the game’s financial superpower, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday.

An unfortunate injury to forward Travis Thornhill inspired Fruta Conquerors to a 1-0 win over Buxton United in their opening fixture of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League on Saturday at the No.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The biggest crowd to ever watch a Rugby World Cup match were treated to a classic yesterday as Argentina pushed New Zealand all the way before the holders’ class eventually earned them a 26-16 win in front of almost 90,000 fans at Wembley.

By Tony Cozier   It has become increasingly evident that the Caribbean’s two new, high-profile franchise tournaments, the West Indies Cricket Board’s first-class Professional Cricket League (PCL) and the privately financed and organised T20 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), cannot comfortably coexist.

The clash of the giants failed to live up to its billing as Alpha United and Slingerz FC scrapped to a nil-all stalemate on the opening night of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League on Friday.

Like a good corporate citizen, Fitness Express is once again supporting Kerwin Clarke.

In memory of the late West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) and Uitvlugt FC President Sydroy Nedd, the Mayor’s Cup Organizing Committee will stage a seven-a-side Inter-Ward tournament today.

The Guyana Physical Therapy Association (GPTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Sport Region #6 on Friday held a Sports Medicine Seminar at the Regional Democratic Office, New Amsterdam.

Digicel on Friday announced the official signing of Guyanese and West Indies cricket players Devendra Bishoo and Christopher Barnwell as the company’s new ambassadors.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Beer and cricket go hand in hand for many Australians and the captain of the national team, Steven Smith, sees little problem with the logo of a local brew being prominently featured on his test shirt.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel broke Mercedes’ qualifying stranglehold to secure a first pole position of the season for Ferrari at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When it comes to shocks in international rugby it is a relative term, with New Zealand losing to finalists France in two memorable World Cup games and Wales upset by Fiji in a shoot-out for a quarter-final slot in 2007 among the most notable.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Marquino Mindley snatched three wickets and struck a half-century while left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell picked up a four-wicket haul, as the second trial match in preparation for the upcoming first class season finished in a draw here Friday.