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(Reuters) – Canada are preparing for a colossal Copa America semi-final showdown against Argentina today in what their coach Jesse Marsch has likened to a David v Goliath battle.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina settled herself after a slow start to reach the quarter-finals yesterday as Russian 17th seed Anna Kalinskaya retired with a right wrist problem while trailing 6-3 3-0.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph put his delayed arrival behind him and is ready to get down to business against England in the first Test of the Vivian Richards-Ian Botham Trophy series, starting tomorrow at the so-called “home” of the sport, Lord’s.

MUNICH, Germany,  (Reuters) – French midfielder Adrien Rabiot said coach Didier Deschamps had been forced to keep his tactical plans close to his chest, even with his own players, because they were leaking out before matches at the European Championship.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic produced his best display so far at this year’s Wimbledon to dispatch Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3 6-4 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals before launching a tirade against ‘disrespectful’ fans yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Taylor Fritz punched a hole in Alexander Zverev’s perfect serving record at this year’s Wimbledon by producing a storming comeback from two sets down to topple the German fourth seed with a 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3 victory to reach the quarter-finals.

National School Basketball Festival Kwakwani and Queen’s College (QC) were crowned Girl’s and Boy’s U-14 divisional champions, respectively, when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival concluded last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship Guyana continued its successful run in the CWI Rising Stars U-19 Women’s T20 Championship with a close 5-run win over Barbados in a low-scoring encounter yesterday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship Michael Fordyce, Nathan DeNobrega, Matthew Jardine, and Isabella Granum recorded convincing wins when the SAGICOR Junior Tennis Championship commenced yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Reuters) – Double Olympic gold medallist Faith Kipyegon improved her own women’s 1,500m world record by clocking 3:49.04 in the final race of the Paris Diamond League yesterday.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women’s high jump yesterday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has stood since 1987.

Representing Guyana at the recently concluded Invictus Open No-Gi and Kaizen Open Ne-Waza Championships, respectively, in Suriname, the trio of John Campayne MMA, Phoenix Jiu-Jitsu, and the MMA Academy secured an impressive 16 medals.

Mocha Village Football Cup A new champion will be crowned in the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship, as defending champion Hardball was sent packing in the round of 16 section, losing to Stabroek Ballers on penalty kicks on Saturday night at the community centre tarmac.

ExxonMobil U-14 Football The second time around was the charm for the President’s College (PC) U-14 girls team as they defeated familiar foes and defending champions Waramuri Primary Top 2-1 to clinch their maiden title when the ExxonMobil Boy’s and Girl’s U-14 Football Championship concluded yesterday.

National School Basketball Festival Kwakwani and the Bishops’ High will contest the Boy’s U-18 final, while Berbice High and Queen’s College will battle in the boy’s U-14 decider today following semifinal wins yesterday in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara In front of a full house on the first night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara Championship on Friday night at the Pouderoyen tarmac, defending champion Ballerz Empire got their title defence off to a successful start with a 2-1 win over Sunshine Ballers.

Mocha Village Football Cup Ballerz Empire secured their place in the quarterfinal round of the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship following a round of 16 victory last evening at the community centre tarmac.

CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship Danellie Mann’s four-wicket haul, coupled with Naomi Barkoye’s 46, led Guyana to an 81-run victory over Jamaica in round two of the CWI Rising Stars Women’s U-19 T20 Championship.

Guyana secured an overall second-place finish at the conclusion of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships, following the bronze medal acquisition by the boy’s team yesterday at the Tortola Sports Club, British Virgin Islands (BVI).