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Following an exciting night of round of 16 fixtures, the quarterfinal matchups in the ExxonMobil Futsal Championship commence this evening at the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has commenced preparation for the 2022 World Championships tentatively slated to be staged in the month of December in the United Arab Emirates.

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza sensationally picked up 3-25 against Pakistan yesterday, as his side prevailed by one run in a final-ball thriller to register their first Super 12 win at the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – China’s Li Bingjie broke the women’s short course 400-metre freestyle world record at the Chinese qualifiers for the world championships yesterday, shaving nearly three seconds off the previous mark set by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus.

(Reuters) – Once promising a clash of favourites, the Super 12 showdown between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today now appears more of a desperate battle for survival for two humbled teams.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli hit a second successive unbeaten half century as India made it two wins from two matches at the Twenty20 World Cup with a comfortable 56-run victory over the Netherlands at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Although admitting that Cricket West Indies (CWI) had to take full responsibility for West Indies’ disappointing performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, chief executive officer Johnny Grave has declared he will not be resigning.

Long standing Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) head, K Juman-Yassin who is currently overseas, says that there will be a press briefing to address the recent comments by Nicolette Fernandes upon his return this month end.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major dampener yesterday after the former champions slumped to a shock loss to Ireland as rain forced an early finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles batsmen made full use of the conditions Tuesday night at the National Stadium as the team concluded its second warm-up match ahead of the Cricket West Indies Regional Super50 tournament.

Slingerz FC downed league leader Eagles 3-1 on Sunday in the West Demerara Football Association leg of the NAMILCO U17 Championship at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

By Charwayne Walker Congratulations must be extended to Essequibian and Police Sports Club all-rounder Quinten Sampson on his selection to the Guyana cricket team for this year’s Regional One Day tournament.

Medical equipment suppliers, Meditron have thrown their support behind 10-time Guyana Open Champion, Avinash Persaud, ahead of this weekend’s GTT Guyana Open Golf tournament.

The champion of the 2022 edition of the GuyOil Secondary School Football League will be decided on the final match day after  league leader Christianburg/Wismar and second place outfit Golden Grove secured easy victories yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Academy head coach Andre Coley sees the upcoming CG United Super 50 as an opportunity for his young squad to mature and learn.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned yesterday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the points.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major dampener today after the former champions slumped to a shock loss to Ireland as rain forced an early finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Marcus Stoinis bludgeoned Australia’s fastest T20 half-century yessterday as his side crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets to secure their first win at the Twenty20 World Cup.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice, with Neymar also on target, as the French club’s fearsome attack tore apart Maccabi Haifa in a 7-2 win to send them into the last 16 of the Champions League yesterday.

Make that a handful of straight wins for star rider Jamual John.