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Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt

Bolt wins at Ostrava but disappointed by time

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, CMC – World sprint star Usain Bolt remained unbeaten this season with a win here yesterday but was left lamenting his sluggish time after labouring to dismiss a below-par field at the 51st Ostrava Golden Spike.

Big three make for a vintage period, says Federer

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic: whoever wins at Roland Garros will claim something more than just the French Open title as tennis is going through a “very special time”, according to Federer himself.

English FA happy with FIFA changes one year on

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – English FA chairman David Bernstein, who called for last year’s FIFA presidential election to be called off in the wake of a bribery scandal, said on Friday he was very impressed with the changes underway within world soccer’s governing body.

Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony presents a game ball and other gear to one of the Team Guyana (Back Circle) players after the launching of the inaugural Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge yesterday in the boardroom of Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park. (Orlando Charles photo)

Guinness street football goes regional

By Emmerson Campbell Six Caribbean Street Football teams, including Back Circle from Guyana, will vie for US$4,000, a multi-purpose playing facility and bragging rights when the inaugural Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge kicks off at the National Park tarmac on June 21.

Captain Darren Sammy was again upbeat about the Windies chances. (Photo by Windiescricket.com)

Windies hunt series-levelling win at Trent Bridge

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Captain Darren Sammy has underscored the importance of a win in the second Test against England starting here today, pointing out that it was crucial the embattled West Indies began to turn competitive performances into actual results.

Indoor hockey action

GCC overruns Old Fort 5-2

Spartans, Old Fort, Hikers and GCC emerged winners in the Bryden and Fernandes-sponsored Indoor Hockey Tournament which started yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

Jeffrey Webb ... latest FIFA ExCo member.

Webb now a FIFA ExCo member

BUDAPEST, Hungary,  CMC – Newly elected CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb has been appointed to powerful executive committee of football’s world governing body, FIFA.

          Novak Djokovic

Nadal clouds Djokovic’s bid to match Laver

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will arrive at Roland Garros seven wins away from becoming the first man for 43 years to hold all four grand slam titles concurrently – the only trouble is one of his victims will probably have to be claycourt king Rafa Nadal.

Providence Stadium being prepared for Golden Jaguars home games

Executives of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Local Organizing Committee (LOC) which is responsible for the upcoming home games for the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers for the Golden Jaguars gave the media an update yesterday about its recent activities in the boardroom of the Providence National Stadium.

Luxembourg ‘not amused’ over Haye-Chisora licence

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s sports minister has stripped the country’s boxing federation of government subsidies after it chose to sanction July’s proposed heavyweight contest between unlicensed British fighters David Haye and Dereck Chisora in London.

Serena Williams

Sharapova and Serena head to Paris as favourites

(Reuters) – Based on form alone, Maria Sharapova enters the French Open as favourite to complete her career grand slam, a surprising turn of events for the Miami-based Russian whose relationship with the red dust has not always been a happy one.

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