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BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – The side under Eoin Morgan is “a different sort of animal” compared to previous English teams who can beat anyone on their day, paceman Liam Plunkett said ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final against Australia.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s Centre Court is the property of the All England Club, but yesterday it belonged to Serena Williams.

(Reuters) – Australia’s cricketers poured their hearts out and shared their Cricket World Cup dreams in a barefoot bonding session at Edgbaston as the champions look to rally in their semi-final clash against England.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Two of African football’s more consistent performers of recent years, Algeria and Senegal, look on course to meet in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final and reprise an exciting clash from earlier in the tournament.

KABUL, Afghanistan,  CMC – West Indies will clash with Afghanistan in a full series next November in India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced.

The 10th edition of the Jefford Classic dubbed ‘Celebration of Athletic Excellence in Guyana’ returns to the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on August 11 with lucrative cash incentives and door prizes on offer.

As Guyana’s squash team polishes off its preparations to contest the 2019 Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior championship in Trinidad and Tobago, coach Carl Ince has conceded that the current batch is just talented as any Guyana would have produced. 

The Guyana Under 17s got off to a forgettable start in their 2019 Cricket West Indies Future Stars tournament after suffering defeats at the hands of hosts, Trinidad and Tobago and defending champions, Barbados over the weekend.

With the sweeping breeze and scintillating sun coupled with the closure of schools, the 43rd annual National Sports Commission Teach Them Young cycling programme commenced yesterday at the National Park.

Vadeanand Resaul and Devine Kalekyezi were the only Guyanese to pick up wins after the first two days of the ongoing 2019 JITIC U14 lawn tennis tournament which is currently being staged in the Twin-Island Republic. 

Guyana-born all-rounder Mark Montfort is eager to make his mark on the Global T20 Canada League after being selected by Toronto Nationals.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Recently-recalled batsman Darren Bravo and fellow Trinidadian left-hander Nicholas Pooran, were among seven new players handed retainer contracts by Cricket West Indies for the next year but batsman Sunil Ambris and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo have been dropped from the list.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson encouraged his frontline batsmen to play with freedom in today’s semi-final against India to overcome their struggle for rhythm in the Cricket World Cup.

Eagles defeated Topp XX 2–1 when the inaugural Summer Super Cup commenced Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ottis Gibson wants to stay on as South Africa coach despite a disappointing World Cup and with his contract coming to an end.

(BBC) Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 (£7,988) for damaging one of the Wimbledon courts with her racquet.

(Reuters) – Mexico’s Jonathan dos Santos scored in the 73rd minute to give his side a 1-0 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh have parted ways with head coach Steve Rhodes after their eighth-placed finish at the World Cup, ESPNcricinfo reported yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has increased the number of all-format contracts awarded to West Indies men’s players and expanded the list of centrally-contracted West Indies women’s players for the 2019-20 season.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 yesterday to win the Copa America for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium.