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The Guyana Cycling Federation’s National Championships will roll off this morning.

The ExxonMobil boys and girls’ U14 Secondary Schools football competition will continue today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The quarterfinal round in the KFC Independence Knockout Club National Championships will commence today at the National Training Centre, Providence.

SALVADOR, Brazil, (Reuters) – Alexis Sanchez shrugged off an ankle injury and continued his resurgent form at the Copa America as the Chile striker fired his side to a 2-1 victory over Ecuador yesterday which took the holders into the quarter-finals of the competition.

FRISCO, Texas, CMC – Two first half goals were enough to hand Haiti a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua and a spot in the next round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup but Bermuda were once again made to pay for their wastefulness as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Costa Rica here Thursday night.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Three-time world champion Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce and training partner Elaine Thompson eased into the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the Jamaican trials for this year’s world championships with neither breaking a sweat on Thursday.

(Reuters) – French Open champion Ashleigh Barty warmed up for Wimbledon with a comfortable 6-4 6-3 win over Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham yesterday.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday ordered that the elections for the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) be held no later than August 11, 2019 with the number of voting delegates to be in accordance with Article 15, Schedule II of the Guyana Cricket Administration Act.

LONDON, CMC – Legendary captain Clive Lloyd has joined a growing chorus of great former West Indies players in questioning the Caribbean side’s match strategy at the ICC World Cup here, and has urged them to change course and “raise their game”, if they are to get the better of New Zealand in tomorrow’s do-or-die clash in Manchester.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Uruguay twice came from behind to draw 2-2 against a superb Japan side in the Copa America with the help of two questionable refereeing decisions and will have to wait until their final group game to book their place in the quarter-finals.

(Reuters) – Nigeria’s women sealed a place in the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time in 20 years without kicking a ball yesterday — three days after their last group game.

MONTPELLIER, France (Reuters) – Cameroon qualified for the women’s World Cup last 16 when Ajara Nchout earned them a 2-1 win over New Zealand with the last kick of their Group E match yesterday.

REIMS, France (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ Anouk Dekker and Lineth Beerensteyn breached Canada’s normally rock-solid defence with second-half goals to secure a 2-1 win that earned the Dutch top spot in Group E at the women’s World Cup yesterday.

SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) – Women’s Twenty20 cricket moved a step closer yesterday to featuring in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after being nominated by organisers for its potential inclusion in Birmingham.

LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) – Holders the United States beat Sweden 2-0 yesterday to maintain their perfect women’s World Cup record and top Group F, setting up a last-16 clash with Spain.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has underscored the value of its Under-15 programme after naming a 14-member squad to tour England in August.

CAIRO (Reuters) – FIFA are to take over the running of African football in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it was announced yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry says the warm-up defeat to West Indies had not dented the side’s confidence but warned teammates they would be against “a dangerous” side when the two teams meet here tomorrow.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Australia continued their march towards the Cricket World Cup semi-finals yesterday as a tournament-high 166 by opener David Warner helped them pile up 381-5 before they restricted Bangladesh to 333-8 to win by 48 runs.

(Reuters) – Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Premier League will not determine whether goalkeepers have moved off their line during penalties, leaving the decision to on-field officials, The Times newspaper reported.