Jan 12, 2026
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Boxing, tourism unite as Guyana welcomes world title fight
The Ministry of Tourism has stepped up to support the highly anticipated Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Fight Night, scheduled to take place at...
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Tinnie, Persaud win 2026 U-12 rapid chess championships titles
Aiden Tinnie is the new U-12 Open Rapid Chess Champion, while Divya Persaud has been crowned the U-12 Girls Rapid Chess Champion for 2026. The...
Banks/Jumbo Jet release exciting provisional race programme
The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), in partnership with Banks DIH Limited, has unveiled the highly anticipated provisional race programme for Sunday, 1 February...
South Dakota Circuit to welcome GT challenge de las Américas in historic first
In a landmark development for regional motorsport, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMRSC) has announced that the historic South Dakota Circuit will host...
Bethell hundred pushes SCG Test to fifth day but Australia on target for 4-1
Stumps: England 384 and 302 for 8 (Bethell 142, Duckett 42, Brook 42; Webster 3–51, Boland 2–34) lead Australia 567 (Head 163, Smith 138; Tongue...
GMRSC launches Super Lap Series to curb road speeding
The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMRSC) will launch its 2026 Super Lap Series as part of an effort to promote road safety and...
Head and Smith centuries grind England in the SCG dirt
Australia 518 for 7 (Head 163, Smith 129), lead England 384 (Root 160, Brook 84, Neser 4–60) by 134 runs* Travis Head departed the SCG...
Western Tigers’ victory linked to wider investment in sport
The success of Western Tigers Football Club in the recently concluded Super 16 Year-End Cup is a direct result of the government’s nationwide Community Ground...
Head hits back after Root 160 in Ashes finale
Australia opener Travis Head hit back with a majestic innings of his own after England’s Joe Root struck 160 on the second day of the...
Road Warriors topple Bent Street to claim One Guyana Futsal title
Road Warriors delivered a goal-scoring clinic against Bent Street early Saturday morning at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to capture the One Guyana/Kashif and Shanghai/President’s...
Late drama secures Super 16 title for Western Tigers
Western Tigers Football Club dramatically captured the Guyana Football Federation Super 16 Cup on New Year’s Day at the National Training Centre, Providence. The final...
New champs to be crowned in One Guyana Futsal Championships
One of the matches in action New champions will be crowned in the third edition of the One Guyana / Kashif & Shanghai / President’s...
Slingerz, Western to face off in Super 16 final on January 1
Slingerz FC and Western Tigers will meet in the final of the Guyana Football Federation’s year-end Super 16 Cup on January 1 at the National...
Allicock, Couchman, and Joshi dominate GCF’s year-end chess tournaments
FIDE Master (FM) Rawle Allicock emerged victorious in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF)-sponsored End of Year Rapid, while Kyle Couchman claimed first place in the...
GDF women clinch league cup with 2–0 win over police
In a stunning display of dominance, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club solidified its reign in local women’s football by clinching the Women’s Division...
England win staggering two-day Test in Melbourne
England ended an 18-match winless streak in Australia and avoided an Ashes clean sweep in a staggering and absurd two-day Test in Melbourne. In one...
Australia seize handy lead after Josh Tongue five-for on 20-wicket day
Australia 152 (Neser 35; Tongue 5-45, Atkinson 2-28) & 4/0 lead England 110 (Brook 41; Neser 4-45, Boland 3-30) by 46 runs Amid recriminations from...
Oil fund holds enough to clear external debt, says finance minister
The Natural Resource Fund now holds enough savings to fully pay off the country’s entire external debt, Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni...
Lusignan Golf Club credits corporate sponsors for vibrant tournament year
The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) has expressed gratitude to Corporate Guyana for its support throughout 2025, highlighting the importance of private-sector partnerships for the club’s...
Chase retain KFC Goodwill School Football title
Chase Academic Foundation on Sunday evening lifted the KFC Goodwill International School Football Trophy for a second consecutive year after a tough, muddy encounter against...
Duffy, Ajaz rip through West Indies as New Zealand seal series 2-0
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Conway 227, Latham 137, Ravindra 72*, Greaves 2–83) and 306 for 2 dec (Latham 101, Conway 100, Hodge 2–80)...
King gives WI positive start after Conway, Latham tons set them 462
West Indies 420 (Hodge 123*, King 63, Duffy 4-86) and 43 for 0 (King 37*, Campbell 2*) need another 419 runs to beat New Zealand...
No Christmas miracle for England as Australia make it 3-0 to retain the Ashes
Australia 371 and 349 (Head 170, Carey 72, Tongue 4-70) beat England 286 and 352 (Crawley 85, Smith 60, Jacks 47, Starc 3-42, Cummins 3-48,...
Lyon, Cummins shut the door on England’s slim Ashes hopes
England 286 and 207 for 6 (Crawley 85, Cummins 3-24, Lyon 3-64) need 228 runs to beat Australia 371 and 349 (Head 170, Carey 72,...
Head’s century swings match firmly Australia’s way
Australia 371 and 271 for 4 (Head 142*, Carey 52*) lead England 286 (Stokes 83, Archer 51, Boland 3–45, Cummins 3–69) by 356 runs At...
King and Campbell give West Indies solid reply to New Zealand’s mammoth total
West Indies 110 for 0 (King 55*, Campbell 45*) trail New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Conway 227, Latham 137, Ravindra 72*, Greaves 2–83) by...
Chase remains unbeaten in KFC School Football Tourney
Defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation pulled off a dramatic 3–2 comeback victory against Jamaica’s Kingston College on Wednesday evening at the Ministry of Education Ground,...
Conway 178* and Latham 137 grind West Indies to dust
Stumps New Zealand 334 for 1 (Conway 178*, Latham 137, Roach 1–63) vs West Indies The Bay of Plenty lived up to its name, but...
England’s Ashes hopes vanishing after batters fold again
England’s Ashes hopes are vanishing after they were overwhelmed by Australia amid further Snicko controversy on the second day of the third Test. In temperatures...
Kingston, Chase dominate day two of KFC International School Tournament
The sixth edition of the KFC International School Football Tournament produced another day of thrilling action on Tuesday, highlighted by an astonishing 28–0 victory for...
England battle despite Carey ton in crucial Test
England battled hard to stay in the Ashes as Alex Carey’s century led Australia to 326-8 on the opening day of the third Test. On...
Lusignan Golf Club wraps up 2025 season with holiday scramble
Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) brought its 2025 competitive season to a close last Sunday with its Annual Holiday Season Social and Partner Scramble, a festive...
Contestants ready for Mr Guyana ‘Clash of Titans’
Athletes preparing for the ‘Clash of Titans’ Mr Guyana bodybuilding competition, scheduled for December 21 at the National Cultural Centre, are ready for competition, according...
Cameron Green becomes most expensive overseas player; uncapped Indians go big
Australian allrounder Cameron Green has been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR 25.20 crore (approximately US$2.8 million), making him the third-most expensive player...
Chase makes strong statement in KFC School Tourney opener
The 2025 KFC International School Football Tournament kicked off on Sunday with an exciting display of competitive play. Defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation made a...
Smooth end to Messi India tour after Kolkata chaos
Football superstar Lionel Messi has wrapped up his three-day India tour in pollution-choked Delhi, after a chaotic opening in Kolkata. On Monday, thousands of fans...
Duffy five-for triggers West Indies slide to give New Zealand first win of WTC cycle
New Zealand 278 for 9 dec (Hay 61, Conway 60, Phillip 3-70) and 57 for 1 (Conway 28*, Williamson 16*, Phillip 1-17) beat West Indies...
Spirit of the Season: Adams makes generous donation to Lusignan Golf Club
The festive season of goodwill has brought an especially meaningful gift to the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), as celebrated Guyanese sportsman Carlos Adams has donated...
Anand Persaud wins PromoTech Guyana Golf Tournament
Anand Persaud claimed victory at the PromoTech Guyana Inc. Golf Tournament on Sunday at Lusignan Golf Club, marking back-to-back tournament wins just one week after...
Guyana finishes second overall at IGG
Guyana finished second overall at the 2025 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which concluded on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The host nation ended...
England 2-0 down in Ashes after Gabba hammering
England's Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at...