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The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has acquired sponsorship for their T20 cricket tournament to be held for clubs in the ancient county commencing on Sunday.

Hikers edged the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) 3-2 in their Men’s first divisional matchup when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships opened at the National Gymnasium on Monday.

The Kashif and Shanghai Kings retained their Trophy Stall Regulation Open basketball title defeating Amelia’s Ward Jets 66-60 Sunday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court in Linden.

Hikers Divas defeated the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans 2-1 in their women’s divisional showdown when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships opened at the National Gymnasium on Monday.

Monedderlust crushed Mahaicony All-Stars 5-1 in their semi-final matchup when action in the Starlight Generation Entertainment in collaboration with Monedderlust FC knockout football tournament continued on Saturday evening at the No.5 ground, West Coast Berbice.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association will hold a special meeting tomorrow at the Mackenzie Sports Club Lounge to address the recent standoff with the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation and the issues surrounding the suspension of Dwayne Roberts.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan picked up all three New Zealand wickets to fall as the visitors reached 107 for three before rain returned to halt play on day two of the second and final test yesterday.

ORLANDO, Florida, CMC- Members of the West Indies cricket team have arrived in Florida for a one week training camp as part of preparations for their upcoming tours of India and New Zealand.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica and Dominican Republic have joined Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Under-20 Finals.

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, CMC –Two Caribbean teams are down to participate in an International Netball Festival in Northern Ireland which runs from October 31 to November 3.

(Barbados Nation) Next  month’s Test series in India will have new meaning for dashing West Indies opening batsman Christopher Henry Gayle.

A classy display of spin bowling by Uzzman Nehad who bagged five wickets  and an all-round performance from Man-of-the-series Mehedi Miraj, bamboozled the West Indies U19 team as Bangladesh wrapped up the seven One Day International Under-19 series 4-3 with a 67-run win yesterday at the Everest Sports Club ground.

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United led by a Anthony `Awo’ Abrams’ double, humbled Western Tigers 4-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

(Cricinfo) Younis Khan was baffled by his continued omission from Pakistan’s limited-overs teams.

Stephen Fernandes won the first prize in the open category of the inaugural Janet Jagan Memorial 50 mile Cycle Road Race which was staged on the West Coast of Demerara on Sunday.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships continues today with five fixtures at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni’s captaincy (Cricinfo) MS Dhoni walked slowly near the boundary of the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium near Hambantota, the notorious wind howling across from the forest behind him.

Top female cyclist Hazina Bharrat was the best Guyanese performer at the Caribbean Cycling Championships in Curacao last weekend.

(Reuters) – Opener Tamim Iqbal survived two dropped catches to hit an entertaining 95 as Bangladesh reached 228 for five wickets before rain stopped play after tea on the opening day of the second and final test against New Zealand yesterday.

(Cricinfo) India’s tour of South Africa later this year is all but confirmed, with a formal statement expected in the next 24 hours.