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Herstelling Raiders and Mocha Champs battled to a 2-2 stalemate, when the East Bank Demerara leg of the GFF/Namilco u17 Football League continued yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Manager of Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) High Performance Programme, Graeme West has described the several age group competitions held at the regional level as “crucial” for the development of players.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – India may have been denied first-hand experience of the threat posed by New Zealand when their World Cup group game was washed out but Virat Kohli’s men say there will be no mystery for them when the teams face off in their semi-final tomorrow at Old Trafford.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – ESPN commentator and former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop is among several former players who are calling for president of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) David John-Williams to resign.

Santos was crowned the inaugural KFC National U20 football champions defeating Dynamic 3-1 in the final yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The darling of Ghana sprinting, Joseph Amoah brought the house down at the Aliann Pompey Invitational with a blistering win in the marquee men’s 100m in fine style yesterday.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) on Thursday last named their squad to participate in the 2019 Junior Caribbean squash tournament to be contested in Trinidad and Tobago from July 13.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil have lifted the trophy every time they have hosted the Copa America and will look to maintain this perfect record with a first major tournament triumph since 2007 when they take on Peru in today’s final.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, (Reuters) – Nigeria ousted holders and bitter rivals Cameroon from the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring twice in three minutes to come from behind and win a thrilling last-16 match 3-2 yesterday.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma became the first player to score five centuries in a single World Cup tournament and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final group match at Headingley yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa in their Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford yesterday, leaving them facing a semi-final against England.

Former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan believes that it was inconsistent cricket from the West Indies that led to their disappointing performance in the 2019 International Cricket Council World Cup.

LEEDS, England, CMC – Moments after playing in what will most likely be his last World Cup match, West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle said he expects the team’s young players to return the regional side to glory.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – Geopolitics resurfaced at the Cricket World Cup yesterday when political messages were flown over Headingley during India’s final group game against Sri Lanka.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Recently-elected Cricket West Indies chief, Ricky Skerritt, has given the assurance that interim head coach, Floyd Reifer, will remain in his post for the remainder of the year, and says there will be no “hasty political decisions” in the wake of the Caribbean side’s disastrous showing at the ICC World Cup.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa in their Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford on Saturday, leaving them facing a semi-final against England.

If you are a fan of exhilarating, world class Track and Field action, then the place to be today is the National Track and Field Centre to witness live the fourth staging of the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket West Indies president (CWI) Ricky Skerritt, says he was hurt by the Caribbean side’s performance at the ICC World Cup in England but has contended it was “unrealistic” to expect them to win the showpiece, especially since very little strategic planning had been undertaken in the years preceding.

LEEDS, England, CMC – All-rounder Carlos Brathwaite believes West Indies must immediately embark on a rebuilding effort in the wake of their disastrous showing at the ICC World Cup.

Captain of the Guyana under-17, Sheldon Charles is calling on the team to band together in an effort to secure their maiden title as they open their Cricket West Indies Regional tournament campaign against hosts Trinidad and Tobago today.