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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Affluent former South Africa Cricket administrator Ali Bacher has paid tribute to the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, praising him as the “ultimate Bengal tiger” and a “smart businessman”.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – Involving the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will be “extremely dangerous” for the reputation of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), former captain Ramiz Raja has said.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – As a new-look Australia bid to get back to winning ways in Bangladesh after their humbling Ashes defeat, paceman Josh Hazlewood will stay at home hoping to recapture the consistency that deserted him at the wrong time in England.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England fast bowler Mark Wood has been awarded a central contract following his impressive performances against New Zealand and Australia this year.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have called up spin-bowling all-rounder Samit Patel in place of the injured Zafar Ansari for the test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy, whose season was interrupted by injury, said he just wants to get back to winning and does not care about the $10 million bonus that could come with victory at the Tour Championship.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Australia might have come away from their opening World Cup match against Fiji on Saturday without a four-try bonus point, but this one was just about the win, coach Michael Cheika insisted.

(Trinidad Guardian) Mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been selected on the West Indies team for the limited overs segment of their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.

(Reuters) – Yogi Berra, a Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees whose mangled syntax made him one of the sports world’s most beloved and frequently quoted figures, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, Major League Baseball said.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones and his team yesterday continued their mission to revamp sports across local schools in Guyana by donating two table-tennis tables to the Lodge Secondary School and the Guyana Education Trust College.

——GFF Stag Beer Elite League It will be a matchup of contrasting sides when Alpha United lock horns with Pele Football Club and Slingerz Football Club battle Georgetown Football Club (GFC) in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League today at the GFC ground, Bourda.

Following consultations with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the Bartica and Essequibo Football Associations respectively adopted their new constitutions, paving the way for elections to be held by the respective entities.

Laksmana Ramroop outplayed 32 other golfers last weekend to emerge victorious in the Demerara Mutual Assurance Society’s sponsored tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose is the latest former West Indies cricketer to announce his involvement in an eagerly anticipated charity match in support of relief for water ravaged Dominica.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC-Several leading West Indies cricketers have confirmed their participation in the first ever Pakistan Super League (PSL) scheduled to take place early next year, officials have said.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body FIFA, grappling with a corruption scandal, said yesterday it would discuss a possible new venue and date for an executive committee meeting originally scheduled for Japan in December.

PARIS, (Reuters) – South Africa have become a team nobody will fear anymore after their shock opening Rugby World Cup defeat against Japan, according to former Springboks coach Jake White.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has urged selectors to be patient with the rookies in Steven Smith’s team as they battle to cement places in the wake of a string of retirements.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC- Organisers of the 43rd Central American Caribbean Bodybuilding (CAC) Championships in Bahamas this weekend say the event has grown in stature and has been expanded to include other categories.

(Reuters) – Women’s Tennis Association CEO Stacey Allaster, once named as one of the most powerful women in sport, will resign next month for personal reasons, the organisation said yesterday.