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FLASHBACK! The West Indies team taking a knee in 2020 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
FLASHBACK! The West Indies team taking a knee in 2020 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement

West Indies to take a knee before Tests in Australia

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) said yesterday that the West Indies team will continue to take a knee during the two-match Test Series in Australia and will also wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts.

South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung scores their second goal REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji.
South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung scores their second goal REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji.

Ghana hold off battling South Korea in dramatic match

AL ARRAYN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Ghana survived a furious late siege of their goal to revive their World Cup chances in a dramatic Group H clash yesterday, holding off South Korea to secure a 3-2 victory that was greeted with as much relief as it was celebration.

Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar scores their second goal REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Aboubakar rescues Cameroon in 3-3 draw with Serbia

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, (Reuters) – Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score one goal and set up another as the Indomitable Lions rescued a vital point in a 3-3 draw with Serbia yesterday that ended a run of eight successive World Cup losses for the African side.

Casemiro scores from a well-placed shot to send Brazil through to the next round. (Photo Twitter)

Casemiro fires Brazil through to knockout rounds

DOHA, (Reuters) – Doha’s Stadium 974 thrummed to the samba beat last night as Brazilian fans brought Latin American swagger to this patch of Qatar and Casemiro fired Brazil into the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup finals with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle presents the championship trophy to Suriname Minister of Sport and Regional Development Gracia Emmanuel in the presence of a celebrating Dutch contingent.

Suriname crowned overall IGG champs

Suriname won the overall title in the 2022 Inter-Guiana Games, edging Guyana by two points as the curtain came down last evening on the championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, following a five-year hiatus.

NA North receiving the championship trophy from the  Region #6 REO Narindra PersaudSiparuta Team

NA North wins Region Six title

New Amsterdam (NA) North walked away with the Region #6 zone title in the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship, overcoming Siparuta 3-2  Saturday evening following a 90th minute strike from Joushan Wilson.

Parkinson, Lanis storm to 10K gold medals

Odida Parkinson and Judy Lanis earned the respective gold medals in the Open boys and girls 10k road races of this year’s National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which got underway yesterday.

 Prime Minister Mark Phillips delivered the keynote address during the opening ceremony of this year’s National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which returns after a two-year hiatus. (Emmerson Campbell photo) 

Nationals Opening Ceremony 

Risen from the ashes of two years of COVID-19, the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships returned with a bang to a familiar venue yesterday. 

Costa Rica rebound from drubbing to stun Japan

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 when they rebounded from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E yesterday.

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