Forty one years ago, Guyana achieved its first and only Olympic medal, a bronze, thanks to Michael Parris who boxed his way to the podium in the bantamweight division at the Games which was staged in Moscow, Russia.
Golden Jaguars assistant coach and former captain, Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard, has urged for patience and positivity towards the senior men’s program ahead of their first round Gold Cup Qualifier against Guatemala tomorrow at 9:30pm.
(Reuters) – Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds in front of his home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo yesterday.
Chris Paul is an 11-time All-Star who had one big hole in a Hall of Fame resume.
(Reuters) – England seamers Sam Curran and David Willey shared nine wickets to set up a crushing eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka yesterday as the hosts chased down 241 with seven overs to spare to go 2-0 up in the three-match one-day international series.
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic and 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer were both named on the list of players for the Tokyo Olympics yesterday- a boost for a tournament hit by high-profile withdrawals.
(Reuters) – Mark Cavendish’s stunning comeback on the Tour de France continued when the Briton claimed his second victory in this year’s race with a perfectly-executed sprint yesterday.
(Reuters) – United Arab Emirates (UAE) batsman Ashfaq Ahmed and pace bowler Amir Hayat have each been handed eight-year bans for breaching the anti-corruption code of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s governing body said yesterday.
(Reuters) – The Euro 2020 soccer tournament was yesterday blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases as fans have flocked to stadiums, bars and spectator zones across Europe to watch the action while the pandemic still raged.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies women held their nerve to stave off a late challenge from Pakistan women and pull off a 10-run victory in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here yesterday.
An army of seven elite local bodybuilders is scheduled to invade the shores of El Salvador from August 11 on a quest to conquer their opposition at this year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.
Despite being inactive internationally for over three years Guyana’s Lady Jaguars has maintained their position in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has expressed condolences to the family of former Golden Jaguars national team manager Mark `Super Markie’ Xavier who passed away on Tuesday evening.
-Lewis moves into top 10 among T20I batsmen After a week off the pinnacle of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test all-rounder rankings, Jason Holder has found himself back at the top while Evin Lewis has moved into the top 10 in the T20I batting rankings.
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s most prolific batsman Ross Taylor has batted away talk of retiring in the wake of their World Test Championship (WTC) triumph and hit back at critics for focusing on his age.
LONDON, (Reuters) – For the second time in three days British hero Andy Murray left a late-night Centre Court crowd spellbound as he battled past German qualifier Oscar Otte to win a five-set epic and reach the third round.
Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams said he found out one hour before tipoff that he would be starting a playoff game for the first time in his 16-year NBA career.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – China will be bidding for a fourth clean sweep of table tennis medals at the Tokyo Olympics and despite some mixed performances in the run-up to the games it will be a major shock if their paddlers are not standing atop the podium yet again.
LAVAL, France, (Reuters) – Slovenian Tadej Pogacar emerged as the overwhelming Tour de France favourite when he destroyed the field by winning the fifth stage, a 27.2km individual time trial, yesterday.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A concerned head coach Phil Simmons has urged his batting group for increased discipline ahead of today’s fourth Twenty20 International against Pakistan.
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