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(Reuters) – A clinical South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final in Trinidad yesterday, sending the Proteas into their first ever final.

(Reuters) – India can take a huge step towards winning their first major title in over a decade and bury any doubts about their backbone in the knockout rounds when they face defending champions England in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals today.

Hardball, Taliban, and Cayenne Massive recorded contrasting wins when the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continued at the community centre tarmac.

National Junior Badminton Championships Frank Wadell and Xavio Alexander will contest the Boy’s U-19 final, while Leshaunte Berkley and Mishka Beharry will tussle for the Girl’s U-19 crown following their respective semifinal wins last evening in the National Junior Badminton Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Youth Basketball Guyana The Bishops’ High will lock horns with St.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz propelled himself into the Grand Slam all-surface elite following his triumph at Roland Garros and will arrive at Wimbledon hoping to further cement his place in the big league by successfully defending a major title for the first time.

(Reuters) – South Africa’s bid to lift a first major cricket trophy could come down to whether they can finally shed the unwanted tag of “chokers” and the latest test of their nerves will be against Afghanistan today’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.

Amelia’s Ward Jets will oppose the Victory Valley Royals in the final of the Nigel Hinds/Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) Senior League following semifinal victories.

Riddim Squad squeaked past Camptown by a 2-1 scoreline when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Circuitville and Soesdyke recorded contrasting victories when the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Sunday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Umasankar Madray, Ryan McKinnon, and Saeed Karim were elected to office when Archery Guyana conducted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 21st at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

National Junior Badminton Championships The Gumdac-sponsored National Junior Badminton Championships got underway last evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, with Xavio Alexander and Harshini Muralidaran among the winners following sublime performances.

Stabroek Ballers defeated Broad Street 2-1 when the sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continued at the community centre tarmac.

Unstoppable bested Taliban via penalty kicks to be crowned the inaugural winner of the Father’s Day Street-ball Championship on Friday evening at the Back Circle Community Tarmac.

(Reuters) – Frank Duckworth, the pioneering statistician who co-created the Duckworth Lewis method adopted in cricket to revise targets in limited overs games truncated due to rain, died last week at the age of 84, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a dramatic eight-run victory over Bangladesh under the Duckworth Lewis System in St Vincent yesterday, joining India as the qualifiers from Group 1 and sending Australia home.

-Grimmond wins MVP Award The second edition of the Tertiary Basketball League (TBL II) concluded on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, and saw the Linden Technical Institute (LTI) stay unbeaten with a testing 79-70 win over the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans.

The horse racing fraternity will soon have legislation to guide them after decades of running without clear guidelines and rules.

Motivator Ballers were crowned champions of the People’s Progressive Party-Sophia, Turkeyen, Liliendaal and Cummings Lodge Cluster 7-a-side football competition which concluded on Sunday at C- Field Multi-Purpose Centre, Sophia. 

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Ralf Rangnick admitted there was doubt among the players when he was hired as Austria’s manager in 2022, but the 65-year-old German has led his team to the cusp of the Euro 2024 knockout rounds.