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Bruno Fernandez exults after scoring against Uruguay yesterday to send Portugal through to the next round. (Photo Twitter)
Bruno Fernandez exults after scoring against Uruguay yesterday to send Portugal through to the next round. (Photo Twitter)

Fernandez double sends Portugal through to World Cup last 16

LUSAIL, Qatar, (Reuters) – A second half brace from Bruno Fernandes sent Portugal through to the last 16 of the World Cup yesterday to join France and Brazil after a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Uruguay.

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.

Croatia’s Kramaric bags double to dump Canada out

DOHA, (Reuters) – Croatia absorbed an early blow before revving into gear at the World Cup with two goals from Andrej Kramaric securing a 4-1 victory over Canada yesterday that moved them a point away from the last 16 and dashed their opponents’ knockout-stage hopes.

West Indies batsman Rovman Powell.

Powell fireworks carry Northern Warriors to easy win

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Rovman Powell’s whirlwind half-century powered Northern Warriors’ run chase and earned them a comfortable six-wicket win over Evin Lewis’s Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 here yesterday.

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