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The West Indies soared to a massive 9-wicket win over fellow ICC Men’s T20 World Cup hosts, the USA, courtesy of a gem of an innings from opener Shai Hope and an inspired spell of 3/19 from man of the match Roston Chase.

ROME, (Reuters) – Former Italy international Roberto Baggio was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint at his home in northern Italy while watching his country’s match against Spain in the Euro 2024 tournament on Thursday, local police said.

(Reuters) – Brazil’s teenage prodigy Endrick will be hoping to make his first appearance for the national team at a major tournament when his country take on Costa Rica in their Copa America opener on Monday.

Guyana’s only internationally rated athletics meet, the Aliann Pompey Invitational makes its return today at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC), Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Noah Lyles wants to stamp out his territory on and off the track ahead of the Paris Games, as the 100 metres world champion begins his latest U.S.

(Reuters) – Chile and Peru missed the chance to take a big step toward Copa America quarter-final qualification last night, playing out a dour 0-0 draw in their Group A opener in Arlington, Texas.

After much uncertainty surrounding the hosting of their return fixture against Trinidad and Tobago in the Rugby Americas North (RAN), South Zone Men’s 15’s Championships, Guyana’s national rugby team, the “Green Machine”, will be looking for victory today at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ground, Camp Ayanganna.

LEIPZIG, Germany, (Reuters) – France and the Netherlands played it safe in a 0-0 draw that failed to explode into life in Group D at Euro 2024 yesterday, leaving both sides within sight of a place in the last 16 and eliminating Poland.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Another inept batting effort from West Indies Women condemned them to a heavy 160-run defeat and an embarrassing whitewash in their three-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka Women here yesterday.

COMBER, Ireland,  CMC – A counter-attacking knock from Joshua Bishop was not enough as Cricket West Indies Academy slipped to a 72-run defeat to Emerging Ireland, in the opening four-day “Test” here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (Reuters) – Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was disappointed with the shot selection of his batters in their defeat by India in Thursday’s T20 World Cup Super Eight match and said they failed to execute their plans for facing Jasprit Bumrah.

(Reuters) – South Africa’s Quinton de Kock got a second straight fifty while Anrich Nortje bowled a tight final over to help their side edge England by seven runs yesterday and move closer to a semi-final berth with back-to-back wins in the Super Eight stage.

After heavy rainfall washed out last weekend’s scheduled match-day, the business end of the ExxonMobil U14 Boys and Girls Schools Football Tournament will get underway today with the quarter-finals of both categories to be played at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(Reuters) – Fast bowler Pat Cummins took a hat-trick and David Warner smashed a half-century as undefeated Australia kicked off their Super Eight campaign at the T20 World Cup with a rain-hit 28-run win over Bangladesh last night.

– places fifth overall in field of 34 Long established as Guyana’s strongest man, Carlos Petterson-Griffith set a new world record for the squat in the 93kg class at the 2024 World Classic Powerlifting Championships currently being staged in Lithuania.

(Reuters) – Defending champions Argentina beat Canada 2-0 in the opening match of the Copa America in Atlanta yesterday with forwards Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scoring second-half goals to seal the victory.

(CMC) – World No. 1 India made a bright start to the Super Eight of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday after Suryakumar Yadav bullied his way to a half-century and their bowlers, led by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, powered them to a 47-run win against Afghanistan.

(Reuters) – Spain outclassed defending champions Italy and booked a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win yesterday that was settled by Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal but could have easily ended with a much more emphatic margin of victory.

Kwakwani maintained their undefeated streak in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Men’s U-23 Championship, defeating Pacesetters 103-88 last evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

KFC Elite League -Slingerz tames Tigers to keep pace Defending champion and undefeated outfit, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), solidified their position atop the standings in the KFC Elite League, brushing aside Den Amstel 3-0 last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.