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(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.

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(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.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – Croatia beat injury-hit Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place playoff yesterday to leave Qatar on a high after again surpassing expectations following their run to the final in 2018.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Despite the high profile performances of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in Qatar, Argentina and France can create danger all over the pitch, so stopping the superstars is only one battle in today’s World Cup final war.

DOHA, (Reuters) – If today’s World Cup final becomes the third to go to penalties then coaches Didier Deschamps of France and Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni should avoid the temptation to throw on a “penalty specialist” at the end of extra time – because it never works.

(Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Axar Patel picked up three wickets yesterday as India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening test against Bangladesh, reducing the hosts to 272-6 in their second innings at the end of day four in Chittagong.