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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Guyana’s Amazon Warriors are quietly eyeing the final of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League after securing their spot in the final four of the tournament on Thursday but captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says despite their success, his side will remain firmly grounded as they recognised their mission was not yet fulfilled.

Winston George, who represented Guyana in the 400m event at last year’s Olympic Games in London yesterday failed to advance beyond the first round of the 200m heats of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championship in Moscow, Russia.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – It was doubles all round as Britain’s master of distance running Mo Farah and Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won their second gold medals of the world championships yesterday.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), yesterday concluded its 2013 Cricket Summer camp which focused on the future generation of the club and the country’s cricketers with specific reference to the essentials of being an ambassador on and off the field.

Guyana’s national squash team continued its good showing drubbing Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 on Day 6 of the Digicel 2013 Senior Caribbean Squash Championship at the Georgetown Club courts yesterday.

The fourth running of the Boyce/Jefford Classic will get underway today with local and foreign athletes primed to set the track ablaze as they compete for lucrative cash prizes.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Guyana and Grenada recorded wins as the West Indies Women T20 tournament opened at two venues in Grenada yesterday.

The Diamond Tennis Club in collaboration with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) will launch its third annual camp today from 3pm at the GBTI Diamond Tennis Courts at Diamond.

Devon Davis lost the battle at the Senior National Bodybuilding Championships to Kerwin Clarke in July but last year’s CAC gold medalist won the war to become Giftland Office Max’s Bodybuilding Ambassador yesterday.

The inner circuit of the National Park will be transformed into a cycling speedway today when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Banks Malta Supreme team up to host an 11-race youth cycle programme.

Turfites get ready; your appetites were whetted last Sunday with the Digicel Horse Race Classic now it is time for the main course, the Guyana Cup.

(Reuters) – The Australian cricket board has eased rules governing the eligibility of players holding dual passports to compete in domestic tournaments as part of a scheme to strengthen its talent base.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, has given a ringing endorsement of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) currently underway.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC-West Indies women will play eight matches, three One Day Internationals and five T20 games, against New Zealand next summer, the media here have reported.

MOSCOW, Russia,  CMC- Trinidad & Tobago’s Jehue Gordon says winning the men’s 400m hurdles world title will “change his life”.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completed a remarkable sprint double today as she added the 200 metres world championship gold to the 100 she won earlier in the week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC– Christopher Barnwell kept his nerve conceding just four runs and picking up two wickets in the final over of the match as Guyana Amazon Warriors pulled off a tense five run victory over Jamaica Tallawahs, in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Sabina Park here yesterday.

Guyana swept Jamaica 5-0 in their female team playoffs and the men drubbed Barbados 4-1 as action in the Digicel 2013 Senior Caribbean Squash Championships continued at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts yesterday.

Twenty-two of the country’s best under-18 sportsmen and women have been shortlisted to compete in seven disciplines of the inaugural South American Youth Games slated for September 20-29 in Peru.

Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United mauled Grove Hi-Tech 4-0 when action in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) ‘Goal for Gold’ tournament continued on Wednesday.