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(Reuters) – Portugal’s Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick on his first World Cup start to help his side demolish Switzerland 6-1 yesterday and send them through to the quarter-finals for the first time in 16 years, setting up a clash with Morocco.

(Reuters) – Achraf Hakimi calmly converted a penalty to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 3-0 shootout win over former champions Spain after a cagey last-16 clash ended goalless yesterday.

Beterverwagting (BV)/Buxton won the Region Four title in the One Guyana President Cup, defeating South          Ruimveldt/Tucville 2-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – A devastating opening spell from young seamer Lauren Bell propelled England to victory and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against West Indies after Amy Jones and Sophia Dunkley set the tourists up with half-centuries in Antigua.

Tiger Rentals Guyana has once again partnered with the Petra Organization in their bid to stage the 3rd KFC Goodwill Football Championship by sponsoring the impending participation of the St Benedict College of Trinidad and Tobago.

The official draw for the inaugural One Guyana President Cup Football Championship was conducted yesterday at the National Cultural Centre on Mandela and Homestretch avenues, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s Russian-led world body will stay shut out of the Olympics because it has yet to implement a “drastic” change of culture, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.

The Guyana National Hockey Men’s Senior and Under-21 teams will depart local shores today to compete against Barbados in a four-match international series from December 8 to 11 at the Wildey Hockey Turf at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Bridgetown.

(Reuters) – Eddie Jones’s roller-coaster ride as England coach came to an end yesterday when he was sacked by the Rugby Football Union following a review into their November series that ended with the team being booed off the pitch at Twickenham.

(Reuters) – Genoa midfielder Manolo Portanova has been sentenced to six years in jail for involvement in the gang rape of a young woman last year, Italian media reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers yesterday that allowing women and young girls safe access to sport was a condition for the country’s representation at the 2024 Paris Games.

(Reuters) – An irrepressible, irresistible Brazil lit up the night sky yesterday with one of the performances of the World Cup to shred South Korea 4-1 and set up a quarter-final clash with Croatia.

(Reuters) – Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third time after an enthralling 120-minute contest finished deadlocked at 1-1 yesterday.

Queens Park (QP) of Trinidad and Tobago won the Men’s Division and Over 45 section respectively, while George United also of twin island republic copped the Women’s title, when the 2022 edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival concluded on Sunday.

Central Mackenzie and Christianburg will compete in the Region #10 final of the One Guyana President Guyana this evening, following contrasting semi-final wins on Sunday evening at the Wisburg ground.

(Reuters) – Western Australia seamer Lance Morris and Queensland quick Michael Neser have been added to Australia’s squad ahead of the second test against West Indies, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

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For the past 60 years student athletes excelling at the National Schools Swimming, Cycling and track and Field Championships are rewarded with medals and a pat on the back.

(CMC) – West Indies Women suffered a heavy 142-run crushing in the first One-Day International on Sunday night, to slump to their seventh defeat in their last nine ODIs against England Women.

Back Circle, Red Force, and Ballers Empire clinched hard-fought wins, when the maiden edition of the Mocha Village ‘East Bank versus the Rest’ Streetball championship commenced on Saturday at the Basketball Tarmac.