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LONDON, (Reuters) – England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has been left out of the squad for the two-test series in New Zealand but included in the Twenty20 squad for the tour that begins in November, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe wants to end his federation’s ‘computer says no’ approach which would mean that if Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge runs a sub-two hour marathon next month it would not be ratified as a world record.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Russia will miss the world athletics championships for the second time in a row after the sport’s governing body the IAAF extended the ban against country’s federation yesterday.

(Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli’s decision to bat first against South Africa in the third and final Twenty20 International backfired but the 30-year-old says the hosts want to prepare for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup by minimising the impact of the toss.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is presently participating in a two-day CONCACAF Professional Football Development Workshop in Panama City, Panana.

Some of Guyana’s premier futsal players will soon be on show when the inaugural “Beat Dem Bad” futsal tournament kicks off  Friday at the  National Gymnasium. 

New Amsterdam (NA) United defeated Cougars 2-0 when the Berbice leg of the NAMILCO U17 football competition continued  Sunday at the Esplanade Ground.

(CPL) Guyana Amazon Warriors opened a three-point lead at the top of the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table as they extended their perfect start to the season to six matches and guaranteed them a playoff spot with a rain-affected victory over Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval last night.

Youth got the better of experience yesterday at the Area H Ground where Rose Hall Town Bakewell defeated Number One Road by 10 wickets in the opening round of the Berbice Cricket Board/ New Building Society second-division 40-overs-a-side tournament.

Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) President, Aleem Hussain Saturday won the third annual Silica Sands Inc.,

In an extraordinary display of speed, power and stamina, Team Coco’s Jamaul John rode wire-to-wire to emerge victorious in  yesterday’s 17th annual Victor Macedo Memorial road race in a thrilling two-man sprint finish.

Robert Singh defeated Gamal Khan 6-2 to win the men’s category of the inaugural Archery Guyana’s Seven Seas Indoor championships held recently at the National Gymnasium.

Following a decision taken at their Extra Ordinary Congress held last month, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] took the unprecedented step to hold a financial planning workshop yesterday at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) inflicted a commanding nine-wicket win over the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) at the end of day-two of the ongoing GISE, Star Party Rental, first-division, two-day tournament, yesterday. 

Bingo GCC Spartans stunned pre-tournament favourites GBTI/GCC in yesterday’s highlight match in the women’s second-division category of the ongoing Bounty Paper Towel – Quicker Picker Upper, Solo Drinks outdoor hockey leagues after completing another commanding win at the Saint Stanislaus College Ground.

Rising Strikers whipped Victoria Kings 5-1 when the East Coast Demerara zone of the NAMILCO U17 football tournament continued yesterday at the Victoria Community Center ground.

Santos overcame Camptown 2-1 Saturday in the fourth annual Limacol football competition at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool maintained their searing pace at the top of the Premier League as they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge yesterday to make it six wins from six matches.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Heavy rain stalled Trinbago Knight Riders’ bid to catch leaders Guyana Amazon Warriors, when it forced the abandonment of their encounter against struggling St Lucia Zouks here Saturday night.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors will look to further assert themselves atop the points standings  as they hunt their sixth consecutive win in this year’s installment of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when they take on the Barbados Tridents at Kensington Oval from 18:00hrs today.