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(Reuters) – Athing Mu lost the chance to defend her Olympic 800m title in Paris after crashing to the ground and trailing home last at the U.S.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Brazil missed a string of chances and were left to rue a lack of quality in the final third after they were held 0-0 by Costa Rica in their Copa America Group D opener in Los Angeles on Monday.

In a do-or-die match in the Super 8 phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, South Africa sent co-hosts the West Indies packing with a 3-wicket win at the North Sound facility in Antigua.

Upper Mazaruni U-18 Football Paruima retained the men’s title while Waramadong secured the women’s crown when the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship concluded last evening.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) commenced their preparatory phase to select their roster for the impending Pan American Games on August 31st in Mexico.

Santos solidified their fourth-place position with a thumping 6-0 victory over Anns Grove when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) National Championship pedalled off yesterday along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway amid heavy rainfall, with Alexander Leung and Robin Persaud among the category winners.

Kwakwani and Colts will contest the II grail final of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s Men’s U-23 Championship following semifinal wins on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Pace bowler Chris Jordan celebrated his return to the England side with a hat-trick today in the land of his birth to set the defending champions up for a crushing 10 wicket victory over the United States and a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

RAN 15s Championship – Joseph records hat-trick for visitors Their first 15s match back on home soil after five years was not what the Guyana national rugby team had envisioned ahead of yesterday’s all-important Rugby Americas North (RAN) South Zone 15s Championship reverse fixture against Trinidad and Tobago at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ground, Camp Ayanganna.

A new champion will be crowned in the boy’s division of the ExxonMobil U-14 Football Championship as Leonora eliminated holders Bartica on penalty kicks yesterday in the quarterfinal round at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Brian Lara wants Shimron Hetmyer, but West Indies more badly requires a more explosive batting combination at the top of the order.

(Reuters) – Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shared an opening stand of 118 to drive Afghanistan to a stunning 21-run win over Australia in St Vincent last night and keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Aliann Pompey Invitational – no athlete achieved Olympic qualification standard Although no athlete managed to secure an Olympic qualification standard, Guyanese Deshana Skeete turned in a commendable performance to win the women’s 200m, while her teammate Aliyah Abrams was equally impressive as she took gold in the women’s 400m at the Aliann Pompey Invitational yesterday.

Third-place outfit, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), brutalised Buxton United 5-1 when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport would like to congratulate Carlos Petterson-Griffith, a local powerlifter, on his incredible accomplishment of breaking the world record for the 93 kg class squat at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Lithuania.

(Reuters) – India inched closer to a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup following their comprehensive 50-run victory against Bangladesh in a Super Eight Group 1 contest yesterday.

Reuters) – Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shared an opening stand of 118 to drive Afghanistan to a stunning 21-run win over Australia in St Vincent yesterday and keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies’ fate in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup will be determined here tomorrow, when they clash with unbeaten South Africa in a must-win final game of the Super Eights.