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Guyana’s premier and longest tenured cycling event, the Independence Three-Stage Road Race rolls off tomorrow morning in Berbice.

The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) commenced shooting activities with its first match for 2021 last month when they hosted the sixth annual P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants-sponsored Pistol Match at the GDF Yarrowkabra Range.

A lightweight title fight few would have predicted just a year ago headlines UFC 262 tomorrow night, as Brazil’s Charles Oliveira (30-8, 1 no contest) and Nashville’s Michael Chandler (22-5) square off for the vacant belt at a sold-out Toyota Center in Houston.

(Reuters) – Australia skipper Tim Paine has thrown his support behind Steve Smith replacing him as captain of the test team when the time comes for a leadership change.

The attorney for the 22 women accusing Texas quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct said they won’t accept a financial settlement in exchange for dropping their lawsuits.

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award was unveiled by the league yesterday.

(Reuters) – British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed an Aug.

(Reuters) – A Madrid court has asked the European Court of Justice to establish if FIFA and UEFA, the world and continental soccer governing bodies, are breaching EU competition law by preventing clubs from creating a breakaway European Super League.

(CMC) – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite said Wednesday West Indies were now beginning to write a new chapter of their history after the Caribbean side climbed to sixth in the International Cricket Council Test team rankings – their highest ever ranking in almost a decade.

(Reuters) – New York Yankees great Alex Rodriguez and tech entrepreneur Marc Lore have reached an agreement to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves from owner Glen Taylor for $1.5 billion, the Athletic reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – English fans attending the Champions League final in Porto between Manchester City and Chelsea will have to fly in on the day of the match and will need to stay in a ‘bubble’ before flying back straight after the game, the Portuguese government said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Inter Milan may have clinched their first Serie A title in 11 years but Antonio Conte’s side still have something to play for this season — stopping Juventus reaching the Champions League.

Despite submitting a formal protest to the international football federation (FIFA) regarding the ineligibility of Trinidad and Tobago international Andre Boucard in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is yet to receive an official response from the world governing body.

Although Cricket West Indies (CWI) is yet to make a release on the itinerary, South Africa will play two test matches in St Lucia on their upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

The inaugural junior Pan Am Games  scheduled for September in Colombia will now run from November 25-December 5, organisers said yesterday.

Mandy Mangru was one of the newest additions to the West Indies women’s  training camp currently ongoing in Antigua, a call up which she describes as her biggest achievement yet.

For the second straight year, the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API), Guyana’s annual athletics showpiece has been cancelled due to the pandemic.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) Namilco Thunderbolt Flour first-division cricket team is the latest sponsor on board with the “cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana” project.

Mexico and Costa Rica were the standout teams when the 2021 CAC teams qualification tournament for this year’s Junior Pan Am games in Cali, Colombia in November takes place.

(Reuters) – BJ Watling will look at coaching options once he hangs up his gloves at the end of the upcoming tour of England, the retiring New Zealand wicketkeeper said yesterday.