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The major sports in Guyana are cricket (Guyana is part of the West Indies as defined for international cricket purposes), softball cricket (beach cricket) and football (soccer). Minor sports include netball, rounders, lawn tennis, basketball, table tennis, boxing, squash and a few others.
Guyana played host to international cricket matches as part of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The new 15,000-seat Providence Stadium, also referred to as Guyana National Stadium, was built in time for the World Cup and was ready for the beginning of play on March 28. At the first international game of CWC 2007 at the stadium, Lasith Malinga of the Sri Lankan team performed a helmet trick or double hat-trick (four wickets in four consecutive deliveries).
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People playing cricket in the streets of Georgetown | 
Young men playing football in Georgetown | 
Boys playing cricket in Georgetown |
Cricket stadium in Georgetown | 
Spectators at a sports ground in Georgetown | 
Young men playing football in Georgetown |
The Guyana Regatta Racer's Club in Bartica | 
Football match in Georgetown | 
Bingo in Georgetown |
