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President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentor yesterday said that he had formally disqualified himself from being an executive member of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) after failing to attend three consecutive executive meetings.

BK Western Tigers overcame Buxton United 3-1 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

Chase Academy’s Sunil Logan was crowned the U18 singles champion, after he defeated St.

LONDON, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn will turn out for the Lashings All-stars World XI in the upcoming season, the club has confirmed.

Qualfon Guyana defeated the Upper Level Barbers in the final of the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Noble House Seafoods Corporate 15-15 cricket fundraiser on Monday at the MSC ground, Thomas Lands.

Slingerz FC retained the Stag Beer West Side Mashramani Cup, edging arch rivals Den Amstel Porknockers 1-0 in the grand finale on Sunday at the Uitvlugt Community Development Centre ground.

Top golfer Mohanlall` Santo’ Dinnanauth produced a rare feat at the Lusignan Golf Club on Saturday but female golfer Shonella Webster emerged winner of the Hadi’s Worldwide Incorporated-sponsored Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Grove Hi-Tech crushed Herstelling FC by an 8-0 margin  with striker Joel Dick going on a five goal spree when the Stag Beer-sponsored East Bank Football Association division-one league continued at the Grove Community Playfield on Monday.

SAVAR, Bangladesh, CMC- Brilliant bowling complimented a stabilizing innings from Stafanie Taylor as West Indies Women defeated South Africa Women by 52 runs in an encouraging start to their preparations for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2014 yesterday.

Grove Hi Tech brushed aside Herstelling FC 4-0 when the Trophy Stall/East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-15 League continued at the Grove Playfield on Saturday.

National coach Idi Lewis is a proud man. The former Caribbean boy’s singles champion and men’s singles bronze medallist yesterday returned from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago where he saw two of his charges dominate the Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association Silver Bowl tournament held last weekend.

The Cricket Stake holders of Guyana group has come out swinging over the administration of the game locally and the recent performances on the field by the national senior team in the regional four-day competition and a team from West Demerara which participated in the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) Inter-Association U15 competition.

Georgetown defeated East Coast by 16 runs to win the Demerara Cricket Board’s U15 Inter-Zone competition Friday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

Guyana’s boxers and track and field athletes will return from the ongoing South American Games in Santiago, Chile without a medal.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira says winning the Twenty20 World Cup would help her side put their miserable tour of New Zealand behind them.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine knows he is a marked man but has no plans on backing down from any challenge thrown at him in the Twenty20 World Cup For the last three years, he has tormented batsmen across the globe and he arrives here ranked as the number one bowler in the T20 format.

The junior selection committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) under the chairmanship of Leslie Solomon has named a strong 22-man squad for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-15 Inter-county tournament.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Captain Darren Sammy has reiterated West Indies are not a one-man team, and that it will take a team effort to successfully defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Their opponents’ conservative tactics and a defiant half-century from Kyle Corbin helped Combined Campuses and Colleges earn a draw against Barbados in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke batted with a broken shoulder on the recent tour of South Africa and has been advised to rest, ruling him out of the domestic first class final later this week, Cricket Australia said yesterday.