Football

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, (Reuters) – Manchester  United outclassed Schalke 04 in a one-sided Champions League  semi-final first leg yesterday, with goals from Ryan Giggs and  Wayne Rooney securing a 2-0 win for the English side.

Sunburst Camptown produced a stirring performance against Fruta Conquerors in the final of the Mayor’s Cup Knockout Tournament which earned them the title Thursday night at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground.

Star Boys Ralph Alexander and Jermaine Mc Bean recorded two of the tournament’s fastest goals on the fifth night of action in the inaugural Linden Guinness Greatest of the Streets Futsal competition at the Silver City Hard court on Wednesday night.

The Guyana Football Federation will stage matches in the Under-15 Inter Association and Super League competitions today.

Striker Richard “Shaka” Roy scored a goal on either side of the half as Digicel T&T Pro League champions, Defence Force strolled to a comfortable 3-0 win over Guyana’s Milerock to secure a semifinal spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship  at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar on Friday night.

-‘The Hammer’  humbles River Plate to progress to next round of CFU club c/ships Alpha `The Hammer’ United claimed its first victory in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club championships when they defeated River Plate FC in a thrilling encounter at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda yesterday.

Central Executive Officer of Caribbean Cargo Shipping, Franklin ‘Bobby’ Vieira has donated two trophies towards the ongoing Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 football tournament being played in Georgetown.

Sustained pressure from the Georgetown Football Association and Guyana Football Referee Council has resulted in the postponement of the GFF elections and Congress that were scheduled for today.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Midfielder Owen  Hargreaves’ Manchester United career could be over after manager  Alex Ferguson said the luckless player’s latest injury would  keep him out for the rest of the season.

The Georgetown Football Association continued its push to be regularized and duly constituted under its umbrella body, Guyana Football Federation, when they submitted the relevant documents yesterday to facilitate this process.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester City would ease some  of the hurt inflicted on them over the last four decades by  Manchester United if they were to win their FA Cup semi-final at  Wembley Stadium tomorrow and end United’s treble hopes.

– Claudio Alvarez Manager of the visiting River Plate Football Club Claudio Alvarez yesterday stated that his team was ready to play Guyana’s top team Alpha United in two matches in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships at the Guyana National Stadium and GCC Ground.

The Guyana Football Referees Council (GRFC) has written to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), calling for the postponement of the Congress and elections that are scheduled for Saturday.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Pele, Bobby Charlton and former  Brazil captain Cafu will join the FIFA task force which look at  ways of brightening up the game and improve refereeing in time  for the 2014 World Cup.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal supporters who own  shares in the club are being told not to sell to American  billionaire Stan Kroenke, who this week agreed a takeover deal.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United  inflicted more Champions League misery on Chelsea with a 2-1 win that put them in the semi-finals and then twisted the knife when  Alex Ferguson said he might not have fielded the right team.

It rained goals on New Silver City tarmac on the second night of action in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets five-a-side football tournament as 26 goals were scored in six matches Saturday in the bauxite mining community of Linden.

Michael Edwards netted a double to take the Trinidad and Tobago’s Pro League champions Defence Force to a 4-0 win over host Milerock in their home-and-away second round tie of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club championship, at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground last Sunday evening.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The woman at the center of a tawdry scandal involving retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says she never intended to be a “gold-digger” and just wants her life back, according to an interview on ABC News.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal is poised to become the  fifth Premier League club to have an American owner after sports  tycoon Stan Kroenke agreed a deal for a takeover that values the  soccer club at 731 million pounds ($1.2 billion).