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Britton John receives his winner’s medal after winning the Category 1-3 race
Britton John receives his winner’s medal after winning the Category 1-3 race

Briton John captures maiden GCF Points Race

Briton John’s phenomenal form and season continued as many predicted yesterday when he took first place in the Category 1-3 Road Race staged by the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) in their newly started ‘Points’ system.

UDK Ballers: Kevin Charles, DeAndre Wilson, and Whitland Thom
UDK Ballers: Kevin Charles, DeAndre Wilson, and Whitland Thom

UDK, Fearless, Hururu, Pro Ballers register victories

UDK, Fearless, Pro Ballers, and Hururu recorded contrasting victories when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship commenced on Saturday evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

(L-R) Rampertab Ramnauth (77 not out), Rampersaud Ramnauth (51 not out), and Salim Khan (3/31) all played key roles in Berbice’s 10-wicket win over the Select XI.
(L-R) Rampertab Ramnauth (77 not out), Rampersaud Ramnauth (51 not out), and Salim Khan (3/31) all played key roles in Berbice’s 10-wicket win over the Select XI.

Ramnauths lead Berbice to massive 10-wicket win over Select XI

– Demerara prevails over Essequibo despite Lovell’s 73 The second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over competition bowled off yesterday and saw defending champions Berbice thrash the GCB Select XI by 10-wickets while Demerara defeated Essequibo by 48-runs.

GDF starting XI

GDF cages Tigers in the KFC Elite League

The defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), tame Western Tigers 3-0 to maintain their perfect record in the KFC Elite League on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

Jaikaran produces epic unbeaten 400 as DCC thrash Diplomats

 The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground paid witness to a stunning assault from their opening batsman, Brandon Jaikaran, who produced an epic and possibly record-setting innings of 400 not out from just 231 deliveries as the hosts thrashed a short-staffed Diplomats by an innings and 568 runs.

Kirk McKenzie is about to be caught by Raymon Perez off the bowling of Gudakesh Motie

Guyana thrashes Jamaica by 212 runs

Led by identical figures of 3-32 from spinners Gudakesh Motie and Kevin Sinclair, the Guyana Harpy Eagles whipped their home side, the Jamaica Scorpions, by a massive 212 runs yesterday at Sabina Park in the Cricket West Indies Four-Day Championship.

GAPLF President Franklin Wilson (4th right) posing with the newly elected executive committee from right Maxwell Denny, Denroy Livan, Asha Sookoo, Kiana Benjamin, Oudit Seenarain, Roger Rogers, and Farouk Abdool

Wilson re-elected Powerlifting President

Incumbent Franklin Wilson returned to the helm of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) when that entity conducted its annual general meeting yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, and Camp Street.

Keacy Carty

Carty smacks hundred, but Pride in charge against Hurricanes

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies white-ball batsman Keacy Carty indulged his love affair for Barbados Pride bowling with his third first-class hundred, but front-runners Leeward Islands Hurricanes were facing a battle for survival after they were forced to follow on in the West Indies Championship yesterday in Trinidad.

Romeo Deonarain’s unbeaten 53 scored him the
man-of-the-match award as his side, Demerara,
beat the GCB Select XI by 9-wickets.

Khan, batters lead Berbice to victory over Essequibo

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The Berbice U-19 side began their defence of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over title with an easy 7-wicket win over their Essequibo counterparts yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground, Thomas Lands.

Minor roles for Hope and Pooran as Delhi Capitals win

LUCKNOW, India,  CMC – West Indies One-day International captain Shai Hope, and former white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran were mere footnotes when Delhi Capitals ended their run of four defeats with six-wicket win against hosts Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

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