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Golden Jaguars Men’s U20 Head-coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover, is optimistic his team can progress from group A in the CONCACAF Qualifying Championship, which is to be staged from February 15th-23rd at the National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua.

The 2020 cycling season is set to commence on Saturday with the 27th Ricks and Sari Agro Industry Limited 11-race programme.

Junior Hercules, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [GABF] 3×3 Coordinator, has confirmed that Guyana will commence preparation from next week for the 2020 International Basketball Foundation [IBF] 3×3 Championship in Guadeloupe February 28th-March 2nd.

After more than two decades, the CARIFTA Boxing Championship is set for a comeback and Guyana is scheduled to play host.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies will clash with Sri Lanka in a white-ball series for the first time in nearly 4-½ years when they arrive here next month for five limited overs matches.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Former West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has signed a two-year deal to become the new Bangladesh bowling coach, replacing South African Charl Langeveldt who resigned last month.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies have made a special donation to the Pediatrics Assistance League of St Kitts & Nevis (PALS), a long-standing charity which oversees the well-being of children on the island here.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Captain Angelo Mathews struck an unbeaten 92 as Sri Lanka posted 295 for four at the close of the third day of the first test against Zimbabwe yesterday, putting his side in the driving seat at the Harare Sports Club.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock has been named as the new captain of the South Africa One-Day International side, taking over from Faf du Plessis, who is dropped altogether for the three-match series against England next month.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada says he was surprised to be sanctioned for his exuberant celebration of Joe Root’s dismissal in the third test against England but knows he cannot keep letting his team mates, and himself, down.

Damian Lillard broke his own franchise records by scoring 61 points and making 11 3-pointers to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 129-124 overtime victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

Five-time defending champions, Guyana Jaguars have slipped to fourth with 24.8 points after two rounds of the West Indies Professional Cricket League Championships.

Acting president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Fizul Bacchus was re-elected president of the Essequibo Cricket Board when the body held its elections Sunday.

Cricketers on the East Bank of Essequibo are the beneficiaries of the newly constructed Alvin Johnson practice facility compliments of the Guyana Cricket Board.

Blairmont Blazers, Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes and Albion Permaul’s Trading and Distribution cricket teams remain undefeated after two rounds of the Berbice Cricket Board/Lawison General Store U-15 tournament over the weekend.

KIMBERLEY, South Africa, CMC – All-rounder Nyeem Young became the first West Indian and only the fourth player of all time to hit a half-century and take five wickets at an ICC Under-19 World Cup, as a clinical West Indies trounced England by 71 runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern here yesterday, to take a giant step towards the second round of the tournament.

A new champion will be crowned in the Turbo Energy Drink knockout football competition after Georgetown Football Club (GFC) eliminated defending champs Northern Rangers 5-2 Sunday night at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

PORT ELIZABETH,  (Reuters) – England won the third test yesterday, but made heavy weather of wrapping up South Africa’s tail on the last day at St George’s Park to go 2-1 up in the series after a dominant innings and 53-run victory.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Second seed Novak Djokovic was forced to work hard by Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in his first match of the Australian Open yesterday before prevailing 7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-1 to stay on course for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Coco Gauff shone on her Australian Open debut yesterday as she knocked Venus Williams out of the first round in a repeat of her stunning victory over the seven-times Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon opener last year.