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(Reuters) – Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending Wimbledon women’s champion to make a first-round exit for 30 years as she was bundled out by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro yesterday.

(CMC) – Batting icon and former Test captain, Brian Lara, has urged the West Indies to be “technical and tactical” in order to mitigate the threat of England’s batting juggernaut in the three-Test series starting next week at Lord’s.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) disarmed Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) 3-1 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

-Chase’s Academic versus Dolphin in Boys Final By Michaelangelo Jacobus The finalists for the ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament were confirmed yesterday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue in both the boys and girls segments with four thrilling semi-finals.

(Reuters) – The classical chess world championship match between Indian Gukesh D and defending champion Ding Liren of China will take place from Nov.

(Reuters) – Boston Celtics’ ownership group Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wyc Grousbeck, said yesterday they intend to sell all the shares of the team who won the NBA championship last month.

(Field Level Media) The Boston Celtics and All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum are finalizing a five-year supermax extension worth $314 million, which would be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic and ESPN reported yesterday.

AAG National Junior Championships Police Progressive Youth Club  (PPYC) won the overall championship title when the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) Junior National Championships concluded on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora. 

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.