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-Brazilians turn on class to crush old victims Chile JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The Netherlands clinically  ended Slovakia’s giantkilling run at the World Cup yesterday  while Brazil finally turned on the style to crush Chile and set  up an enticing clash with the Dutch in the quarter-finals.

Paraguay vs. Japan 10:00am (Guyana Time) Spain  vs. Portugal  2:30pm (Guyana Time)

By Floyd Christie After much anticipation and a brief opening ceremony the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) jumped off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday with Saint Stanislaus College grabbing the first win of the tournament over Plaisance Secondary in their under-16 contest which ended 27-22 at the final buzzer.

Georgetown Flex Text breezed through the Super Sixes stage and into the semi-finals of the Digicel Summer Smash 20/20 competition over the weekend with two easy victories over New Amsterdam Free Credit and South Essequibo Storm.

By Tamica Garnett Number-two seed Jeremy Miller recorded his first men’s singles victory when he whipped Kijana Lewis 6 – 0, 6 – 1 on Saturday in the final of that category of the Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry (GBTI) lawn tennis tournament held at the GBTI Recreational Centre, Bel Air Park.

By Tamica Garnett The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will be foregoing the upcoming Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championships in favour of the South American Youth Championships.

50 swimmers participate in four events The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) said “participation was excellent” and it accomplished all its goals at its recent Olympic Day activity hosted at the Colgrain Swimming Pool.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has applauded Guyanese pace bowler Brandon Bess on his selection to the West Indies team for the third Test match currently being played in Barbados.

Crandon to lead powerful lineup National middle order batsman Royston Crandon will lead a powerful lineup in the upcoming DJ Stress Twenty20 tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence this Sunday.

LONDON, England, CMC – Former West Indies batting maestro Brian Lara rolled back the years with a stroke-filled cameo in his return to competitive cricket on Sunday.

-South Africa a whiff away from a 2-0 series triumph Bridgetown, Barbados – South Africa are on the home strait to victory in the Third Digicel Test.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul was still holding out hope of a West Indies victory late yesterday, despite a batting collapse that left them on the brink of defeat in the third Test against South Africa.

NORTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Devon Smith plundered his second successive century as West Indies A crushed India A by 166 runs, in the opening match of the Tri-Nation Limited Overs series here yesterday.

The top five contenders in the LeBron Sweepstakes will meet with the King in Akron, Ohio, starting Thursday, but according to one team executive, the meetings are just a formality.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sweat seeping from his baseball  cap after four hours scratching for his game on a dusty  baseline, Andy Roddick became Wimbledon’s biggest casualty yesterday when he lost to the son of a Taiwanese chicken farmer.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Germany thrashed England  and Argentina subdued a tough Mexico side yesterday to storm  into the World Cup quarter-finals in matches both marred by  controversial refereeing decisions.

Warren `Forty’ McKay overcame the inclement weather and a field of competitive cyclists to retain his title when the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) held its annual National Road Race championships yesterday.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is giving itself a pat on the back after fast bowler Brandon Bess became the 14th Berbician to play Test Cricket on Saturday.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Slovakia face the mighty  Dutch today hoping to keep their giantkilling run alive and  join Germany and Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Sparks are expected to fly from  Serena Williams’s racket when she finally gets a chance to  settle a six-year-old score against Maria Sharapova today.