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DOHA,  (Reuters) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos put his faith in Goncalo Ramos when he started him against Switzerland, and the young striker responded by scoring a hat-trick and leading them to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – Outgoing West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has praised the development of the Test squad but says the region must continue to adapt to the swift changes in international cricket in order to remain competitive.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women’s selectors have called up batsman Kyshona Knight for today’s final One-Day International against England Women.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – There were more people involved in the Newlands ball-tampering scandal than just David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, Warner’s manager said yesterday.

 The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will more than likely not have a new President until next year.

(Reuters) – Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne’s third consecutive hundred and local boy Travis Head’s rapid century powered the hosts to a commanding 330-3 on the opening day of the day-night second test in Adelaide yesterday.

(Reuters) – England replaced injured all-rounder Liam Livingstone with fit-again fast bowler Mark Wood in the only change to their squad for the second test against Pakistan, with Ollie Pope retaining the wicketkeeper’s gloves.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has sprung to the defence of Cristiano Ronaldo by highlighting his professionalism during his time at the Spanish club, after the forward lost his place in Portugal’s World Cup starting line-up.

(Reuters) – Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic described their World Cup quarter-final opponents Brazil as “terrifying” after the five-time champions thrashed South Korea 4-1 to send a clear message to their rivals.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning an elusive World Cup will come up against the tactical scheming of veteran coach Louis van Gaal as Argentina face the Netherlands in today’s quarter-final at Lusail.

(CMC) – Embattled West Indies are facing several injury worries as they prepare to face Australia in the decisive second and final Test at Adelaide Oval which started today.

The Championship Phase of the One Guyana President Cup football tournament was officially launched yesterday at State House, with the unveiling of the official uniforms of the competing 10 regions.

Guyana’s three-member team has arrived in Bogota, Colombia, on a quest to be among the podium finishers at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships.

With heavy rainfall forcing cricket indoors, the Guyana Cricket Board has decided to bowl off a series of Under-13 inter-county trial matches at the National Gymnasium, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, with Ravid Fredericks and Rayad Latiff making quite an impression.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored an unbeaten 100 from 83 balls and grabbed two wickets to help his side beat India by five runs in their second one-day international in Mirpur on Wednesday, sealing a 2-0 series victory with one game left to play.

(Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the third one-day international against Bangladesh tomorrow after a blow to his left thumb while fielding.

(Reuters) – Belgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer aged 31 on Wednesday after his second-ranked team’s World Cup campaign ended in a disappointing group stage exit.

(Reuters) – Germany coach Hansi Flick will remain in his position despite his side’s dismal performance at the World Cup, the DFB said in a statement on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organisers’ report obtained by Reuters, falling short of the country’s expectations for an influx of 1.2 million during the month-long event.

By Charwayne Walker Forty-seven years ago, Blackpool Football Club, made up of mostly Guyanese who had migrated to the USA, toured Guyana for the first time in July 1975.