Sports

Two under-13 youth cricketers on Wednesday last each benefitted from a donation of a bicycle as the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continues to make a positive difference in the lives of youths in the Ancient County.

Fast bowler, Mohammad Abbas picked up three wickets on a rain-hit opening day of Pakistan’s two-day warm up match at Providence yesterday.

Following the rescheduling of the tournament owing to inclement weather, the South Turkeyen Sports Committee announced yesterday that the staging of the two Champion of Champions three-a-side small-goal football competitions will now be hosted today and tomorrow respectively.

(Reuters) – Filippo Tortu ran a breathtaking final leg yesterday, as Italy added to an unprecedentedly rich Olympic harvest in athletics in Tokyo by pipping Britain by one-hundredth of a second for a shock 4×100 metre relay gold.

(Reuters) – China’s men took team gold yesterday, brushing Germany aside 3-0 in the final to put the seal on a dominant Olympic table tennis campaign.

(CMC) – Guyana International Terence Vancooten has signed a new two-year contract with English League Two club Stevenage.

(Reuters) – India rode half-centuries by KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja to claim a handy 95-run first innings lead against England on a rain-curtailed day three of the opening test yesterday.

(Reuters) – Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, the world record holder, won the men’s 5,000 metres gold at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday to add to his 10,000m silver from last week.

All-NBA forward Kevin Durant plans to sign a four-year, $198 million extension with the Brooklyn Nets when he becomes eligible later this month.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh secured a series win against Australia for the first time in any format after their 10-run victory yesterday’s Twenty20 international in Dhaka gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

(Reuters) – Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon retained her title in the women’s 1,500 metres yesterday as she denied Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan her dream of winning an unprecedented Olympic treble.

(Reuters) – The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by defeating Argentina 3-1 in the final at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday.

(Reuters) – An opening throw of 66.34 metres proved more than enough for China’s Liu Shiying to win Olympic gold in the women’s javelin yesterday as nobody in the field was able to launch a meaningful challenge.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Shaunae Miller-Uibo of The Bahamas won the women’s 400 metres in 48.36 seconds today, retaining her Olympic title, as American Allyson Felix took bronze, her record 10th Olympic medal.

(Reuters) – Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said yesterday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the deal.

(Reuters) – Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas won the 400 metres yesterday, becoming the first athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual men’s event in his country’s history, after a carefully balanced race shut out the Americans over a distance they once dominated.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday distributed several pieces of football equipment to its respective Academy Training Centers (ATCs) at the National Training Centre in Providence, as the entity announced its plan to resume the program.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has given the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBFF) a huge lift by assisting to help to fund the cost for the airfare of the 10-member contingent to El Salvador.

Adrian Giddings, Secretary of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA), has announced that Friday September 3 is the date that has been confirmed for the organisation’s constitutionally mandated Electoral Congress.

(Reuters) – American Katie Nageotte needed a third and final attempt to clear her opening height but overcame the nervous start to win the Olympic women’s pole vault gold medal yesterday.