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LONDON, (Reuters) – The Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has been given clear instructions on the action it needs to take and which safeguards must be put in place before being reinstated to the sport, the IAAF said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has held off fierce competition from Algeria’s Yacine Brahimi, the 2014 winner, and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to pick up the BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2015.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Don’t blame or ridicule players for choosing to play T20 cricket instead of country” said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the T&T Cricket Board Suruj Ragoonath.

(Reuters) – Honduras midfielder Arnold Peralta was shot to death in the Honduran city of La Ceiba on Thursday, police said.

(Reuters) – Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh combined for 449 runs and the sixth highest partnership in test cricket history to put Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first test against West Indies yesterday.

(Reuters) – Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh put together the highest fourth wicket stand in the history of test cricket yesterday, their combined 449 pushing Australia to 583 for four at lunch on day two of the first test against West Indies.

(Trinidad Express) “This is extremely painful on the part of the players.

(Reuters) – Dimuth Karunaratne stroked his way to a patient seventh test half century and combined with Dinesh Chandimal to rebuild Sri Lanka’s first innings after they were rocked by two early wickets from New Zealand’s pace bowlers.

A Jermaine Slater layup moments before the expiration of normal time propelled Ravens to an 87-85 win over Colts when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championships continued on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

DURBAN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo produced a superb penultimate over under pressure, to help propel Dolphins to a tense five-run victory over Cape Cobras and into the final of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge here Wednesday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says that ANSA McAL, the title sponsor for the Elite League has honoured all of its contractual obligations for the tournament.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Rayad Emrit struck a brilliant unbeaten half-century to follow up an incisive spell, as he helped Barisal Bulls to an important morale-boosting two-wicket victory over Dhaka Dynamites in the final game of the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) commenced its first day of closed door tryouts at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue on Wednesday in an effort to short-list a Futsal Squad for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tourney.

Half Mile Bulls and Victory Valley Royals clinched contrasting victories over Amelia’s Ward Jets and Bankers Trust Falcons when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)-sanctioned Banks Malta Supreme Open Christmas Championship continued on Wednesday.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee wants to make sure the billions of dollars of cash distributed to stakeholders for the development of sport is being used appropriately and will ask for audits of every major contribution handed out, IOC President Thomas Bach said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World number three Rory McIlroy is recovering after undergoing laser eye surgery to correct his vision ahead of the 2015-16 season.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Batsman AB de Villiers will return to the role of wicketkeeper for South Africa in the opening two tests of their four-match home series against England starting in Durban on Boxing Day.

(The Sports Xchange) – Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and added six assists to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the San Antonio Spurs 97-94 on Wednesday.

Milerock FC were officially presented with their prizes for winning the inaugural GTT/Limacol Football Championship at a presentation ceremony held at the Brandsville Hotel on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Adam Voges scored 174 and Shaun Marsh 139 in an unbroken partnership of 317 runs to give Australia a commanding 438 for three at the close of play on the opening day of the first test against West Indies in Hobart yesterday.