JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Argentina played like potential world champions as they demolished South Korea 4-1 with an outstanding all-round display highlighted by a hat-trick from Gonzalo Higuain at Soccer City yesterday.
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Greece came back from a goal down to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the World Cup yesterday after the African team had to play with 10 men for almost two thirds of the Group B game.
CROYDON, England, CMC – Andre Russell continued to impress on the West Indies tour of England yesterday, but a fine hundred from India-A captain Chesteshwar Pujara put his side in a superior position in the second “Test”.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Kim Clijsters was out-hit and out-shrieked yesterday as Victoria Azarenka bundled the former world number one out of the Eastbourne championships in the quarter-finals.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Australia midfielder Tim Cahill and South Africa goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune have each received a minimum one-match ban for their straight red cards in World Cup group matches, FIFA said yesterday.
DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Australia survived a spirited Ireland run chase to secure an unconvincing 39-run victory in a one-day international yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados have named a weakened 14-man squad for this year’s regional Under-19 Championship, with the standout pair of Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich unavailable because of their commitments to the High Performance Centre.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Diego Maradona made a public apology to Michel Platini but not Pele at the World Cup yesterday after hitting back at his fellow greats after media reports that they had criticised his coaching ability.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The quality of football in the Champions League is far better than that on display in the first round matches at this year’s World Cup, Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder told reporters yesterday.
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa, (Reuters) – Portugal need to be more daring in the search for goals against North Korea than they were in the draw against the Ivory Coast in their World Cup opener, goalkeeper Eduardo said yesterday.
REYKJAVIK, (Reuters) – The remains of former chess champion Bobby Fischer, who died two years ago in Iceland, will be dug up to settle a paternity claim, Iceland’s Supreme Court has ruled.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Kevin Pietersen is to leave his county side Hampshire at the end of the season, the club said in a statement yesterday.
– South African keeper sees red in 3-0 loss to Uruguay JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Switzerland scored this World Cup’s biggest upset yesterday with a win over fancied Spain but hosts South Africa sent their hordes of vuvuzela-blowing fans home dejected after defeat to Uruguay.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers concentrated on dominating the backboards against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to stave off an NBA Finals defeat and seize the momentum in the series by forcing a deciding Game Seven.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies selectors have kept faith with the same side for the second Test against South Africa starting Friday, despite the first Test mauling at the Queen’s Park Oval last week.
Today’s World Cup fixtures France vs. Mexico 7.30am Greece vs. Nigeria 10.00am Argentina vs DPR Korea 2.30pm
By Marlon Munroe The management of the Guyana team is hoping to get the players above the required fitness level for the two-tier regional Under-19 competition scheduled for St.
Ransford Goodluck, the Caribbean’s top sharpshooter returned to local competition with similar enthusiasm in winning last Sunday’s Recorded Shoot at the Timehri Rifle ranges.
The “De Gold Striders” athletic event is still on despite having to share the limelight with the Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) Olympic Day Run, Walk and Jog event says event organiser Derill Gittens.
— Judoka Bruce Fraser disappointed at having to miss CAC Games By Marlon Munroe Judoka Bruce Fraser has expressed his disappointment at not being able to represent Guyana at the upcoming Central American Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
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