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If the number one world ranked female heavyweight boxer, Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil and her management team have their way, a world title bout involving her will take place here next Independence Day.

With the weight of the East Coast of Demerara on their shoulders, head-coach of Buxton United Herbert McPherson said his team’s only aim is to be crowned champion at the end of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League.

Following a stellar amateur boxing career, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan is all set to make his professional debut on September 26 on the ‘Next Generation Boxing:The Giftland Showcase’ card.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test and One-Day captain Jason Holder says West Indies must start winning games if they want to make any progress in the international rankings.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Former captain and batting star Brian Lara has warned not to expect any immediate turnaround in the West Indies fortunes.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea forgot their Premier League woes and got their Champions League campaign off to a flying start with a 4-0 thrashing of Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in their opening Group G match at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he used the break from international cricket during the summer to recharge himself and is now looking forward to performing at his optimum on the upcoming tours.holder

ZAGREB, (Reuters) – Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic thanked his compatriot and West Ham manager Slaven Bilic for helping the Croatian title holders beat Arsenal 2-1 in their Champions League Group F match yesterday.

  LONDON, (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho was delighted that Chelsea made a winning start to their Champions League campaign yesterday, but said he was not happy that Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal had all lost their opening matches in this season’s competition.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, (Reuters) – With the ‘Big Three’ of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day dominating golf at the top level, the latest chapter in their battle for supremacy will unfold at this week’s BMW Championship.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Veteran Test left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has been honoured with the Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Two goals from Thomas Mueller and one from substitute Mario Goetze helped Bayern Munich kick off their Champions League campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory over Olympiakos Piraeus at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium yesterday.

Despite the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and East Bank Football Association (EBFA) recently adopting their respective constitutions, the East Coast Football Association (ECFA) is yet to officially begin their constitutional reform process.

(Reuters) – Pakistan recalled batsman Fawad Alam from test wilderness yesterday while paceman Wahab Riaz returned from a hand injury to find a place in the 15-man squad for the three-match series against England starting next month in the United Arab Emirates.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency is hoping to receive the much-awaited report on allegations of widespread doping in sport before its board meeting in mid-November, WADA Director General David Howman said on Tuesday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former Leeward Islands Hurricanes captain Devon Thomas’s participation in the Professional Cricket League remained in doubt after the player confirmed this week he was still without a team for the upcoming first class season.

Guyana Volleyball Federation president John Flores receives a token of sponsorship from minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicollete Henry as the national men’s team prepare to wing out for Brazil for the upcoming CSV indoor tournament from September 27 to October 6.

Two former presidents of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Sharma Solomon and Collis Gifth have contrasting views about serving on the association with respect to the upcoming elections of the body on October 1.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Guyanese middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has ruled himself out of representing the Jamaica Franchise for the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL).

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC-Top rated West Indies cricketers Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are among headline names for the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), a franchise-based T20 tournament to be held in Doha in February next year.