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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions will be without off-spinners Peat Salmon and John Campbell, after the two were suspended because of illegal bowling actions.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – the Barbados Pride cricket team and the Guyana Jaguars’ Leon Johnson and Nial Smith have been penalized for breaching the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Code of Conduct during the first half of the Regional Four-Day Championship, CWI confirmed yesterday.

The Golden Jaguars were dumped out the CONCACAF men’s U20 football qualifiers  going down to hosts Nicaragua 0-1 Sunday at the Nicaragua National Stadium.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Already bruised from their loss in the One-Day International (ODI) series opener on Saturday, West Indies were slapped with a fine for maintaining a slow over-rate in the match against Sri Lanka.

Marcus Keiler took his talents to Berbice yesterday and rode off with the spoils of the Courts Mashramani 50-mile road race.

Saturday evening witnessed the coronation of a new champion in the Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship as traditional giant Bent Street brushed aside emerging force Rio All-Stars 5-1 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Local umpire, Ryan Banwarie, is set to make his on-field, first-class debut in the sixth round of the West Indies Championship where table leaders, Barbados Pride and Windward Islands Volcanoes clash from February 27 to March 1.

Guyana’s female national table tennis team has served its way into the history books after they were selected by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to participate in the 2020 World Teams Table Tennis Championships scheduled for March 22-29 2020 in Buscan, South Korea.

Cricketers from the West Berbice based Cricket Club Achievers will now benefit from a donation of cricket gear from Guyana’s most recent First Class player, Kevin Sinclair.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Tyson Fury delivered a dominant performance in his heavyweight championship bout with Deontay Wilder on Saturday, overwhelming his opponent to earn a seventh round TKO victory in Las Vegas.

A century stand between Richie Looknauth and Arshad Azim propelled Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CI) to a nine-wicket win over Zeeburg Sports Club yesterday at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground in the latest round of the West Demerara Cricket Association President’s T20 tournament.

It was a dress rehearsal for Windies women during their opening match against Thailand in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. 

President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Aleem Hussain, said last evening that he had stepped down from his role and denied that he was asked by the executives to relinquish his position.

The Lady Jaguars got off to the perfect start in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Football Championship, defeating Nicaragua 3-1 yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium, Dominican Republic.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – Opener David Warner scored an unbeaten half-century in vain as Australia blew what appeared to be a comfortable chase and South Africa claimed a 12-run victory in the second Twenty20 International yesterday.

A contingent from Guyana is currently in Canada participating in the Field Hockey Canada International Masters Indoor Tournament and has played unbeaten to reach the final of the event. 

Alesha Jackman on Saturday boxed her way to a gold medal at the Ronald Wilson Memorial Tournament in Barbados.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Tyson Fury delivered a dominant performance in his heavyweight championship bout with Deontay Wilder on Saturday, overwhelming his opponent to earn a seventh round TKO victory in Las Vegas.

Rayad Emrit’s 4-25 followed up by blistering innings from Chandrapaul Hemraj and Tevin Imlach, piloted Rutherford Renegades to an eight wicket win over Hetmyer Hurricanes Friday night at the National Stadium, Providence in the Golden Republic T20 Bash.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor produced a tidy all-round performance as West Indies survived a small scare before brushing aside minnows Thailand by seven wickets in their opening match of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign here yesterday.