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Tournament co-hosts Slingerz FC defeated Netrockers 4-0 as the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tournament continued on Tuesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Shane Watson’s magnificent 176 put Australia in command at 307 for four on the first day of the fifth and final Ashes test against England at The Oval yesterday.

(Reuters) – Australia coach Darren Lehmann has accused England’s Stuart Broad of “blatant cheating” and called on fans to send the fast bowler home from the return Ashes series in tears.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Former Jamaica and West Indies wicketkeeper Jackie Hendriks says he is surprised at the decision by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to present him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,CMC- Captain Chris Gayle has welcomed the arrival of Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara in the Jamaica Tallawahs ahead of their semi-final clash against Barbados Tridents in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL).

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC- Jamaica dug themselves out of an extremely unfavourable position to beat ICC Americas by 73 runs and seal the Regional Under 19 50 over title after the seventh and final round of matches here on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – Opener Tino Mawoyo has recovered from injury and joined experienced bowlers Graeme Cremer and Shingi Masakadza in being recalled yesterday to Zimbabwe’s 20-man squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan.

Guyana’s Athena Gaskin and Soroya Simmons each won a silver medal at the 2013 Goodwill Swim Meet held at the National Aquatic Centre in Barbados last weekend.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Ex-Sri Lanka captain Taillakaratne Dilshan has become the latest Sri Lanka player to link up with the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) which climaxes in Trinidad this weekend.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Pakistan Twenty20 International captain Mohammad Hafeez says he will love to return for next year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as long as his international schedule allows it.

Despite the many positive drug tests which robbed the just concluded World Championships of some of its biggest stars and injury to others which prevented the eagerly awaited showdowns, the 14th IAAF event was satisfying and successful.

TORONTO, Canada, CMC- Former West Indies opening batsman Ryan Ramdass wants to reclaims his place on the Guyana and West Indies team after a run spree in the Toronto and District Cricket Association Elite 50-over tournament.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Jamaican fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell, who created an impression with his pace during the preliminary round of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), says his burning ambition is to play cricket at the highest level.

West Demerara Mavericks captain Sudesh Persaud yesterday said that his team will be looking to put on a good showing against Suriname in their exhibition T20 game at the Providence National Stadium this month end.

Sudesh Fitzgerald won the Open singles title of the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) on Friday.

Guyanese players suffered mixed fortunes on the official opening day of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wilson Junior Open at the Grass Roots Tennis Center in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday.

The quarter-final round of the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold football tournament is set to commence at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda today.

President of the Albion Cricket Club Lloyd Kanden on Monday challenged participants to make full use of the 2013 academy so that Albion will continue to be the breadbasket of Berbice and Guyana’s cricket.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is ready to return to the one-day international side for a last shot at winning the 50-overs-a-side World Cup.

MOSCOW, Russia,  CMC- Bahamas will host the first two editions of the IAAF World Relays, a new competition being introduced by the sports governing body.