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SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship – De Nobrega & Estava clinch Boy’s U-14 crown Denzel Luther and Gerald Scotland captured the Boy’s Senior Doubles accolade while Nathan De Nobrega and Denny Estava won the Boy’s U-14 doubles crown when the SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship concluded yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

Den Amstel stuns Fruta Conquerors 1-0 when the KFC Elite League resumed last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Kyle Couchman prevailed in the Moo Milk-sponsored National Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers, which concluded at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

GCB Inter-County Boy’s U-17 50-Over Romario Ramdehol picked up three wickets while Afraz Ali Budhoo struck an unbeaten 72 to lead Berbice to a six-wicket win over Demerara when the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Inter-County Boy’s U-17 50-Over Championship commenced yesterday.

CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship Despite conceding a two-wicket loss to the Windward Islands yesterday in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana have confirmed a berth in the final of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-19 T20 Championship tomorrow.

CWI Men’s U19 2-Day Championship -player departs event due to academic duties Fast bowler Isai Thorne will replace all-rounder Zachary Jodah in the Guyana Men’s U-19 team for the CWI Rising Stars 2-Day championships after the latter was forced to exit the event due to ongoing academic commitments.

CWI Rising Stars Men’s U-19 2-Day Guyana got off to a horror start in the CWI Rising Stars Men’s U-19 2-day tournament in St Vincent & the Grenadines, as Leeward Islands medium pacer Nathan Edward ripped through their batting order to help bowl out the Guyanese for a paltry 111 on day one at the Park Hill Playing Field.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will commence the inaugural edition of the Youth Academy Cup on July 16th at the National Training Centre in Providence, with the nation’s premier U-16 players competing against two academies from Trinidad and Tobago.

(CMC) – An all too familiar storyline played out at Lord’s yesterday as the West Indies suffered a first innings batting implosion to find themselves already battling for survival following the opening day of the first Test.

Circuitville and Timehri United recorded comfortable victories when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.

SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship – DeNobrega, Fordyce to contest Boy’s U-14 & U-10 final Samara Siland won the Junior Girl’s Division Two title, while Nathan DeNobrega and Michael Fordyce will contest finals in the Boy’s U-14 and U-10 divisions, respectively, when the SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship continued yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

Mocha Village Cup Football Red Force earned their berth to the semifinal round in the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship, defeating Frontside in a marathon sudden death penalty shootout last night at the community centre ground.

‘Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara Following the conclusion of the round of 16 segment, the ‘Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara Championship will resume tomorrow evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac with the quarterfinal section.

‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Futsal The 10th edition of the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship will commence tomorrow at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue with sixth scheduled fixtures.

The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) has shortlisted 27 players for national team trials for impending inter-association and international competitions.

(Reuters) – Substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the 91st minute to send England through to their second successive European Championship final yesterday after beating the Netherlands 2-1 in an exhilarating encounter.

(Reuters) – Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 in their Copa America semi-final yesterday despite being reduced to 10 men for 45 minutes to book a title decider against defending champions Argentina thanks to a first-half header from Jefferson Lerma.

(CMC) – West Indies will hand novice opener Mikyle Louis his Test debut as part of an inexperienced XI for the opening Test against England at Lord’s starting today as they begin the arduous task of retaining the Botham-Richards Trophy.

Buxton Stars, led by a second-half conversion from Matthew Chidume, were crowned the East Coast Demerara ‘Sweet 16’ Football Champion, defeating Pele by a 1-0 score-line in the final at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

– Blairmont cops second place Following an eight-year hiatus, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Cavalcade of Sports made its return on Saturday at the Port Mourant Community Centre, with Albion Estate emerging victorious at the conclusion of the event.