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ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football  By Michaelangelo Jacobus Today at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue, two U14 girls school football teams will line up opposite each other in the final of the ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament as familiar foes.

HOUSTON, Texas,  (Reuters) – Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

ARLINGTON, Texas, (Reuters) – Canada claimed a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Venezuela yesterday to reach the Copa America semi-finals for the first time after an absorbing contest finished 1-1.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was stretched to the limit en route to the Wimbledon fourth round but world number one Jannik Sinner, his likely semi-final opponent, was unruffled as he advanced in ominous fashion at rainy Wimbledon on Friday.

(Reuters) – Former super featherweight champion Ryan Garcia has been expelled from the World Boxing Council (WBC) after making discriminatory remarks on social media, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said.

LAHORE,  (Reuters) – The Champions Trophy headlines Pakistan’s home 2024-25 season but doubts remain whether neighbours India will make the trip across the border for the elite 50-overs tournament, which is being held for the first time since 2017.

– Guyana off to solid start in team event The combination of Avery Arjoon and Nicholas Verwey propelled Guyana to mixed doubles glory when the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships continued in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

CWI Rising Stars U-19 Women’s T20 Guyana got their Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-19 Women’s T20 campaign off to the perfect start with a thrilling four-run win over hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force Divas yesterday.

No Mercy, Boom Bang, Street Ballers, and Cayenne Massive were among the teams to seal their berth in this evening’s main draw following wins in the qualifying segment in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg at the Pouderoyen tarmac.

Caribbean U-11 & U-13 Table Tennis Championships The team of Samara Sukhai and Seona Barker secured a bronze medal for Guyana in the Girl’s U-13 doubles division when the Caribbean U-11 & U-13 Table Tennis Championships continued in the Dominican Republic.

Frontside, Talibans, and Cayenne Massive secured berths to the quarterfinal round following round of 16 wins when the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship resumed on Wednesday evening at the community centre tarmac.

(CMC) – West Indies endured a shaky start to their second innings after they got a foretaste of what to expect in their three-Test series against hosts England when former Under-19 international William Luxton led strong batting from the First-Class Counties Select XI with an enterprising, unbeaten hundred in their tour match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic survived a minor scare in his hunt for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy before Iga Swiatek produced a more assured display to reach the third round on an emotional yesterday marked by the start of Andy Murray’s farewell.

(Reuters) – Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France, a 163.5km ride from Macon, as he prevailed in a tight bunch sprint finish yesterday.

(Reuters) – Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America last night after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has shortlisted 60 players, 46 of whom competed in the recently concluded Blue Waters Girl’s U-15 Championship, as they begin preparation for the impending CONCACAF Championship Qualifiers.

The Jaguars got off to a winning start as they defeated the Hawks by 24 runs when the Zeelandia Sports Club (ZSC) U-16 30-overs Cricket Championship commenced in Wakenaam.

National School Basketball Festival Berbice High and Mackenzie recorded wins in the boy’s U-14 division, while President’s College A was victorious in the girl’s segment when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival continued on Wednesday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

National School Basketball Festival St. Stanislaus College, the Bishops High, and Linden Technical Institute (LTI) secured quarterfinal berths following contrasting wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival continued on Monday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Mocha Village Football Cup Touches advanced to the quarterfinal round in the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship, following a comfortable 4-2 victory over Make It Happen last night at the community centre tarmac.