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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams has been here before. Twelve months after her bid for the coveted calendar-year grand slam ended with a shock defeat to Roberta Vinci of Italy in the U.S. Open semi-finals,

Smythfield Rockers humbled Ithaca Hardliners 79-41 when the A. Ally’s & Sons basketball championships continued Sunday at the Ithaca Basketball Court, Berbice.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A Rio de Janeiro court yesterday ordered the release of the jailed former top European member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Patrick Hickey, pending further investigation into charges that he took part in a ring to illegally sell tickets.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal was worn out from his Rio Olympics exertions after emerging from an injury absence to win doubles gold, but the Spaniard perked back up with his trip to New York for the U.S. Open.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Larry Mussenden, who made an unsuccessful bid for the top CONCACAF post earlier this year, has announced he is to step down as president of the Bermuda Football Association (BFA) next month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Kenwyne Jones says Trinidad and Tobago are highly motivated for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Guatemala, especially following their difficult away trip there last November.

Western Tigers, Winners Connection and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) sealed their berths to the semi-final round following quarterfinal wins in the Mayor’s Cup Football championships Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South Africa slid to 105 for six on the third day of the second and final test against New Zealand yesterday but were still firmly in command at Centurion, holding a 372-run lead.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistani police said on Sunday that three Islamists suspected of being behind an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the city of Lahore in 2009 had been killed during a shootout.

Problems with certain sections of the Central Broward Regional Park outfield which West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite said were ‘unsafe’, was the deciding factor in calling off play in Sunday’s second T20I in Lauderhill.

Remarkable displays of speed, strength, stamina and leaping ability, enabled the Guyana Police Force Athletic Club (GPFAC) to retain the championship trophy of the Boyce/Jefford Classic last night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Guyana’s Kaysan Ninvalle Saturday night wrote his name in the Caribbean Table Tennis history book when he won the boys’ 11 years and under singles title as the curtain came down on this year’s Caribbean pre-cadet and cadet championships at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Jamaica.

DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley and Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves kept throwing punches in the cool night air.

Propelled by a 15-goal blitz by star forward Aroydy Branford, undefeated Pepsi Hikers recorded the largest margin of victory in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship humbling Old Fort Knockers 26-3 Saturday.

PARIS, France, CMC- Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann McPherson and Christine Day picked-up second and third positions in the 400 metres hurdles at the 12th stop of the Diamond League series in France on Friday.

Pacesetters and Ravens will contest the U23 final in the third stage of the Turbo Hard-Court Championships after defeating Plaisance Guardians and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans respectively on Saturday.

(Reuters) German Nico Rosberg steered clear of the chaos unfolding behind him and cruised to an unchallenged win in a disrupted Belgian Grand Prix yesterday.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC — West Indies claimed a series win against India in bizarre circumstances after the second of their two T20 international matches ended in a no result at the Central Broward Regional Park stadium here yesterday.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Stand-in captain Faf du Plessis scored a fifth test century before his bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order to leave South Africa firmly in charge after day two of the second test at Centurion yesterday.

Zone-A winners Fruta Conquerors will oppose Santos while zone-B victors Paradise of Barbados will tackle Eastveldt in the U17 semifinals today following the end of group stage action in the Caribbean Children Charity Shield Soccer Classic yesterday.