Sports

 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.

Following the conclusion of the Region Four section of the One Guyana President Cup football tournament on Wednesday, the management team has finalised its 25-member roster of players who will compete in the Championship phase slated to commence on Sunday.

(Reuters) – The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris summer Olympics is still unclear and no date has been set for a final decision on the matter, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – The ATP on Wednesday fined Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) 820,000 pounds ($1 million) for banning male players from Russia and Belarus from this year’s summer grasscourt events ahead of the Championships over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

(Reuters) – Serbia have been fined 20,000 Swiss francs ($21,290.19) after a flag which showed Kosovo as part of their country was hung in the dressing room when they faced Brazil at the World Cup on Nov.