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BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine Santiago Cutaia, 34, had never felt the elation of his country winning the soccer World Cup before, born two years after late icon Diego Maradona last hoisted the trophy aloft for the Albiceleste in 1986.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia and South Africa players will don floppy hats during the national anthems for the ‘Boxing Day’ test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in tribute to late spin bowling great Shane Warne.

(Field Level Media) Golden State is struggling to reach .500, the Los Angeles Lakers lost Anthony Davis to another injury and the Phoenix Suns have lost six of their last nine games.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s selectors may be faced with a tough call between retaining Scott Boland or replacing him with regular paceman Josh Hazlewood as the hosts look to seal a series win over South Africa at the ‘Boxing Day’ test in Melbourne.

(Reuters) – Argentina’s national team will celebrate their World Cup triumph today in Buenos Aires at the Obelisk, the monument that is the traditional epicentre of sporting celebrations, the federation said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will play her 22nd Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard to the 2023 event next month.

(Reuters) – Three Kenyan athletes have been banned for two to three years for using prohibited substances, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – France forward Kingsley Coman and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni have been subjected to online racist abuse after missing their penalties in Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina, the BBC reported on Monday.

(Reuters) – Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final yesterday, as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe as the holders recovered from 2-0 down.

Olympian and Commonwealth Youth Silver medalist Keevin Allicock of Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) won the Featherweight title on the closing night of the Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championship, defeating Surinamese Samuel Greene via Technical Knockout (TKO).

Region #4 and Region #10 secured lopsided victories when the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship continued last evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad and Tobago crushed Golden Grove 5-1, when the 3rd edition of the KFC Goodwill Secondary Schools Football Championship continued last evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate has decided to stay on and lead the campaign for the 2024 European Championship, the Football Association (FA) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – India took a 1-0 lead in their two-test series against Bangladesh after securing a comprehensive victory in the first test in Chittagong yesterday, beating the hosts by 188 runs.

(Reuters) – Harry Brook scored his third century in as many matches while Ben Foakes hit a half-century as England eked out a lead of 29 over Pakistan at the end of day two of the final test of the series at Karachi’s National Stadium yesterday.

By Charwayne Walker Businessman JW Potter was instrumental in British Guiana defeating Barbados in the inaugural Inter-Colonial Golf Championship in 1932.

(Reuters) – Australia completed a six-wicket victory within two days in the first test against South Africa yesterday, as the Proteas crumbled on a green Gabba wicket that played into the home bowlers’ hands.

(CMC) – West Indies Women again failed to inspire confidence when off-spinner Charlie Dean produced a career-best effort, and England clinched a 17-run win in the third Twenty20 International on Saturday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

LUSAIL, Qatar,  (Reuters) – France forward Kylian Mbappe put in a performance for the ages in the World Cup final against Argentina, but it proved bitter-sweet as he left the game heartbroken, a hat-trick not enough to avoid defeat against Argentina who prevailed in a shootout.

DOHA, (Reuters) – After 63 matches, the World Cup in Qatar comes to a close today when reigning champions France take on Argentina in a showpiece final at Lusail Stadium with both teams looking to add a third star to their crest.