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LONDON,  (Reuters) – Third seed Aryna Sabalenka and 16th seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out of Wimbledon shortly before their opening matches yesterday due to shoulder injuries, organisers said, leaving the women’s draw short of a pair of Grand Slam champions.

TURIN, Italy,  (Reuters) – Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay became the first Black African rider to win a stage on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a reduced bunch sprint at the end of the third stage yesterday.

FRANKFURT, Germany,  (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three penalties as Portugal won 3-0 in a shootout against a brave Slovenia side who had held them to a 0-0 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last-16 clash yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – For the last 50 weeks, Carlos Alcaraz knew the exact date and time he would walk back on Centre Court to open the defence of his Wimbledon title and the Spaniard kept his goosebumps in check yesterday to book his place in the second round.

(Reuters) – Five-times World Cup champions Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California today in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner wobbled midway through his Wimbledon first-round clash with unseeded German Yannick Hanfmann but the world number one recovered to seal a 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 win yesterday and book a meeting with fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini.

LONDON,  CMC – Selectors have named three uncapped players in a 14-man England squad to face West Indies in the first two Tests of the three-match series here next month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran has been included in the team-of-the-tournament for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which wrapped up here Saturday.

DUESSELDORF, Germany, (Reuters) – France got the better of Belgium once again, grabbing a late winner in a cagey contest yesterday to take a quarter-final place at the European Championship.

Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Griffith returned home to a warm reception on Saturday night following his record-breaking performance at the International Powerlifting Federation Classic World Open Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania.

Colts emerged as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Men’s U-23 Champion, defeating powerhouse Kwakwani 76-75 on Saturday evening in the final at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The 16th edition of the Guyana Cup will be staged on August 11th at the Rising Sun Turf Club, according to a release from the organising body, the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee.

Briton John once again proved that he is by far and away Guyana’s premier cyclist, retaining his Elite National Road Race title yesterday in fine style along the carriageways of Linden.

Victory Valley Royals won the Nigel Hinds/Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Men’s Championship, defeating Amelia’s Ward Jets 76-63 on Saturday evening.

Western Tigers clawed their way past Anns Grove by a 2-1 score-line when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Caribbean Junior Squash Championship Nicholas Verwey, Mohryan Baksh, Michael Alphonso, and Safirah Sumner advanced to the next round in their respective divisional encounters when the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship commenced yesterday in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Candidate Master (CM) Ronuel Greenidge remained undefeated in rounds seven and eight to win the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Malta Supreme Grand Prix.

Girl’s U-15 Football St. Ignatius of Region #9 won the inaugural Blue Water Girl’s U-15 Football Championship, defeating Waramuri of Region #1 in the final yesterday on penalty kicks at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship The qualifying round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara edition will commence today at 9:00am at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

(Reuters) – India secured their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a dramatic seven-run win over South Africa yesterday, the result still in doubt at the start of the final over of an electrifying match.