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Miguel Cummins during the second day of the third Seagram's Royal Stag Test Match between West Indies and India at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography
Miguel Cummins during the second day of the third Seagram’s Royal Stag Test Match between West Indies and India at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography

Windies hit back after Ashwin, Saha hundreds put India on top

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s tenth Test match fifty underscored a positive West Indies reply after centuries from Ravi Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha gave India a strong foothold on the second day of the third Test here Wednesday.

Coe lauds ‘landmark changes’ to fight corruption

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced a shake up of the organisation  yesterday aimed at ensuring there can be no repeat of the corruption scandals that have dogged athletics’ governing body during his first, tumultuous, year in office.

Hockey: Pepsi Hikers swat Bounty GCC 6-3

Pepsi Hikers maintained their unbeaten run in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship Men’s Divi-sion, defeating Bounty Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) 6-3 on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium.

Rugby: Japan success surprises even the players

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Japan’s stunning run to the semi-finals of the inaugural Olympic sevens tournament has captivated the host nation of the next Summer Games and surprised even the players, leading try scorer Lomano Lemeki said yesterday.

Martin Guptill

Part-timers spin New Zealand to victory

BULAWAYO,  (Reuters) – Part-time spinners Ish Sodhi and Martin Guptill bagged three wickets each as Zimbabwe folded on the final day of the second test to hand New Zealand a comprehensive 254-run victory yesterday.

Basketball: Pacesetters demolish UG

Pacesetters crushed the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans 101-60 in their u23 matchup when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)-sanctioned Turbo King of the Ring Hardcourt Championship commenced yesterday at the Burnham Court.

Allyson Felix

Felix still aiming for three golds in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – The disappointment of missing out on an individual Olympic double has not left Allyson Felix, but the world 400 metres champion could still win three gold medals at the Rio Games.

West Indies batsman Hayley Matthews … failed to score.

Dottin, Matthews fail as Thunder lose to Stars

LONDON,  CMC – Both West Indies players Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews suffered the indignity of being dismissed without scoring as their Lancashire Thunder went down by seven wickets to Surrey Stars in the inaugural England Women’s Super League here Tuesday.

Fabian Cancellara

Swiss Cancellara wins men’s time trial

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Swiss Fabian Cancellara outclassed his rivals to win the Olympic time trial gold for the second time on Wednesday, powering to victory after a masterful ride around the 54.5km circuit.

Michael Phelps

Phelps wins back the one that got away

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – By his own admission, Michael Phelps could not have scripted it better as he won back the title closest to his heart on an evening of pure gold for the most medalled Olympic athlete of all time.

Wriddhiman Saha makes his ground during the first day of the third Seagram's Royal Stag Test Match between West Indies and India at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia yesterday. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography

Ashwin, Saha douse Windies early fire

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC — An unbroken century stand between Ravi Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha extinguished West Indies’ early enthusiasm, as India recovered from a dodgy start to make a strong finish to the opening day of the third Test here yesterday.

Clayton lands boxing upset, Carter breaks national record

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Laurent Clayton of the United States Virgin Islands defeated the experienced Erik Pfeifer of Germany in the men’s super-heavyweight boxing at the Riocentro yesterday, as the Caribbean seized some of the headlines at the Rio Olympics here.

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