Sports

DC Caesar Fox, St Ignatius and Carmel recorded contrasting wins to seal semi-final berths when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Pouderoyen defeated Eagles by a 1-0 score when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Timehri Panthers, Diamond United and Herstelling Raiders recorded victories when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League resumed yesterday at the Timehri Red ground.

Potaro Strikers bested AK Galaxy 4-1 when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Saturday evening at the Community Centre ground.

TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies star Andre Russell belted the final delivery of the game for six with two runs needed for victory, as Montreal Tigers captured the Global T20 Canada title by edging Surrey Jaguars by five wickets in a nerve-jangling final here yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to their earliest Women’s World Cup exit yesterday after the teams were locked at 0-0 at the end of extra time.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls snatched bronze at the Netball World Cup by outlasting New Zealand’s Silver Ferns, 52-45 here yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Sam Kerr is set to play a part in Australia’s Women’s World Cup campaign for the first time when the co-hosts take on Denmark in the last 16, but the extent of her involvement remains a mystery as the Matildas look to continue their winning momentum.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year’s 50-over World Cup, the foreign office said yesterday.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Protesters halted the elite men’s road race at the UCI World Championships for almost an hour yesterday, stopping the high-calibre peloton in its tracks after 80km.

Guyana opened their CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship with a draw against Guadeloupe yesterday at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curacao.

The National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Learn to Swim programme ended yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre to rave reviews by Director of Sport (DoS) Steve Ninvalle and president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Godfrey Munroe.

It’s not uncommon for sports fans to feel passionate about the West Indies team’s performance, especially when they experience a string of losses.

A West Indies team surprisingly in the lead after winning the opening T20 International against India in Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday, will take to the National Stadium, Providence from 10.30 hours today aiming to go 2-0 up against an India side  keen to correct its mistakes from the  first game of the five-match T20I series.

Defending champion Slingerz FC and Uitvlugt recorded lopsided wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League commenced yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Beacons defeated Rivers View 3-2 in the battle of the undefeated sides when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The Grenada Boxing Association has officially confirmed a five-member contingent for the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean choolboys/Juniors Championship scheduled to box off from August 18 at the National Gymnasium. 

Guyana’s premier cyclist Briton John has arrived in Glasgow, Scotland after securing a wild card for the UCI Elite World Championships which rides off today. 

BRAMPTON, Ontario, CMC – Montreal Tigers will meet Surrey Jaguars in the final of the Global Twenty20 today in Canada.

A Region Number One derby between zone champion Santa Rosa and Waramuri from 19:00hrs will headline today’s quarter-finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.