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CHENNAI, India,  CMC – West Indies One Day International cricket captain Dwayne Bravo, is set to spend his 30th birthday today, filming his movie debut in an Indian thriller.

 (Reuters) – Former England fast bowler Stephen Harmison announced his retirement from cricket yesterday The 34-year-old, who made his England debut in 2002, took 226 wickets in 63 tests, including a memorable 7 for 12 against the West Indies in Jamaica in 2004 which helped him to briefly earn top spot in the test bowler rankings.

 (Reuters) – Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere responded to recent criticism over a photograph of him smoking by scoring the equaliser that rescued a 1-1 draw for the Premier League leaders at West Bromwich Albion yesterday.

National coach Phillip Fernandes says that compared to previous performances, the Guyana team showed progress and competed better than ever before at the recent Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Cup in Mendoza, Argentina.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) on Saturday defeated the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) by four wickets to win the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Brainstreet limited overs competition.

Former national junior champion Haifeng Su with six points was the winner of the Diamond Distillers Limited/Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) qualification tournament to identify the eight players to contest the national Closed junior championships which ended on Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

(Trinidad Guardian) Last month’s Cabinet reshuffle may have been a close call for Sport Minister Anil Roberts, as a reliable source said yesterday that the Government had approached former West Indies and T&T cricket captain Brian Lara to be his replacement.

By Clifton Ross Commanding half-centuries from Mossadek Hossain Saikat and Jashim Uddin led the touring Bangladesh U19 team to a 111-run drubbing of the Guyana U19 team yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

Former Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight titlist, Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy has been reinstated as champion and will replace Jamaican, Sakima Mullings in the WBC Cup.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron was even more upbeat than usual over the decision at last weekend’s directors’ meeting in Kingston to award the regional Super50 competition – all of it – to Trinidad and Tobago for the next three years.

Dark horses St. Pius Primary defeated tournament favourites Tucville Primary 1-0 when the Petra Organization/Courts Guyana Incorporated in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited Pee Wee U11 football tourney continued at the Thirst Park ground yesterday.

BK Western Tigers edged Northern Rangers 1-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup continued at the Tucville Community Ground on Thursday.

National cyclist, Alanzo Greaves will look to repeat as champion when the Flying Stars Cycle Club organized Victor Macedo Memorial road race pedals off this morning.

Camptown Football Club edged the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) in a seven goal thriller 4-3 when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup continued at the Tucville Community ground on Friday.

The F and H Printing Establishment in association with the Georgetown Dominoes Association million dollars dominoes team tournament will continue tomorrow at the Dynasty Sports Bar from 6.30pm.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United unearthed a sparkling gem to lighten the early-season gloom, Adnan Januzaj striking twice in a 2-1 win at Sunderland yesterday after resurgent Liverpool stormed to the top of the Premier League.

DELHI, India,  CMC – Barbadian Dwayne Smith shared an opening partnership of 90 runs with Sachin Tendulkar of India to lead the Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 here yesterday.

SHIMOGA, India, CMC – West Indies A and India A drew their second unofficial Test  yesterday, with the touring side holding a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine is the latest to confirm participation in the 2013 Caribbean Single Wicket Tournament, scheduled for Trinidad on October 13.

LAHORE,  (Reuters) – All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped from Pakistan’s squad for the two-test series against South Africa that will begin in the United Arab Emirates later this month.