Football

Anguilla moved to the top of Group C with their victory over Curacao yesterday as the first round of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers continued at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground The Anguillans gained three points with the eventual 2-1 scoreline leaving Guyana in a virtual must-win position for tomorrow’s match

The Universal DVD Berbice Titans, without any overseas internationals and urged on by a sellout crowd,  recently defeated the Gizmos & Gadgets Georgetown Pitbulls in the final to maintain their supremacy of local T20 cricket.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The FBI is examining  documents charting more than $500,000 in payments made by a  Caribbean soccer group to a top U.S.

Their inexperience showed but the national under-17 female footballers held on for a 1-1 draw against Curacao in their first match of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground yesterday.

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United is threatening legal action against the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation after they failed to deliver on their promise of the $5M Plus One kit, eight months after the completion of the tournament.

Work has restarted at the site for the FIFA Goal Project at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo, according to acting president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Franklin Wilson yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Arsenal’s hopes of qualifying for  the Champions League for the 14th time in a row were in the  balance after a 1-0 win at home to Udinese in the first leg of  the playoffs yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted a press conference yesterday to brief the media about Guyana’s participation in upcoming matches in the 2011 Women’s Under-17 CONCACAF  tournament that kicks off here today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel  appealed to kidnappers on Monday for the safe return of his  father after he was abducted in Nigeria last week.

The annual one-week Summer Youth Camp organized by the Georgetown Football Club ggot underway yesterday at the club’s venue, North Road Bourda.

Second vice-president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Franklin Wilson was yesterday appointed as acting head of the institution two days after long-standing president Colin Klass was provisionally suspended by the world governing body (FIFA) from all football-related activities.

Yamaha Caribs outplayed the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ‘A’ to walk away with the Banks DIH Sevens trophy yesterday at the National Park.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, CMC – Shalrie Joseph continued to give proof of his confidence in taking penalty kicks, but Alejandro Moreno upstaged him with a pair of goals that handed Chivas USA a 3-2 victory the New England Revolution on Saturday in Major League Soccer.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United fought back from  two goals down and struck deep into stoppage time to beat  Manchester City 3-2 in a dramatic Community Shield at Wembley yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United  striker Javier Hernandez is one of three injured players who  will miss tomorrow’s English season curtain-raiser against Manchester City, manager Alex Ferguson said yesterday.

Local football club, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United salvaged some pride but bowed out of the CONCACAF Champions League last night after holding Costa Rica’s Herediano to a 2-2 draw at the Guyana National Stadium.

The last set of Round of 16 Fastball matches concluded at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Wednesday night with Bakewell Topp XX, Amelia’s Ward, Pioneers and Adams Rockers advancing to the quarterfinal stage.

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, CMC – Gregory Richardson followed up a double strike from David Foley with a stoppage time item to propel the Puerto Rico Islanders to a 3-1 victory over Isidro Metapan last Wednesday in the CONCACAF Champions League.

NYON, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Women’s football is  refreshingly free of the histrionics which blight the men’s game  and must not allow itself to be contaminated by success, UEFA’s  first female executive committee member told Reuters in an  interview.

National junior 400m champion athlete Stephan James will not be participating in the football segment of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) his coach Sham Johnny has declared.