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COLOMBO, (Reuters) – India stood seven wickets away from a series-clinching victory after setting Sri Lanka a formidable 386-run victory target on the penultimate day of the third and final test yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Australia and England might have the Ashes but India and South Africa have evoked the memory of two iconic historical figures to name future cricket series between the two countries.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori was back in the U.S.

Keeve Allicock’s opportunity to add more substance to his professional boxing ledger was today dealt a minor blow with the announcement that upcoming foe, Stephan Gouveia, had to withdraw from their September 26 bout due to work commitments.

The recently-concluded seven-week table tennis camp which was conducted by the Ministry of Education/Department of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission in collaboration with the Guyana Table Tennis Association was deemed a success.

SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Hosts Jamaica captured the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball (CAZOVA) Under-19 boys’ title in style here Sunday night when they stormed to a three-set victory over defending champions Barbados.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Reggae Boyz striker Darren Mattocks says the squad’s confidence is soaring ahead of next Friday’s opening 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nicaragua.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia will not use Indian conditions as an excuse if they fail to win the World T20 in the subcontinent next year, opening batsman David Warner has said.

BEIJING, China, CMC – Jamaica’s distance relay team were left hurting after missing out on a medal on the final day of the IAAF World Championships on Sunday but has already turned its attention to next year’s Olympics in Rio.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – England held their nerve to beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling finish to a one-off Twenty20 international yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Australia and England might have the Ashes but India and South Africa have evoked the memory of two iconic historical figures to name future cricket series between the two countries.

Even if it was just for one day, Just Call Me Boss was in charge of all local thoroughbreds.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Asbel Kiprop produced a trademark sprint finish to win a third straight 1,500 metres gold and ensure Kenya topped the medals table at successive world championships after the final night of action yesterday.

Guyanese Trevon Griffith said his new stint with the Jamaica Scorpions franchise for the 2015/16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) season, is a move which is geared towards the evolution of his professional career.

Fresh off of losing the I-Net Communications U13 final to Santos on Saturday, Fruta Conquerors rebounded in emphatic manner, downing Renaissance FC on sudden death kicks when the inaugural Tannehill U15 club championships concluded yesterday.

harp-shooter Terron Welch led the way for the winners with a monstrous showing of 35 points while Michael Turner assisted with 13 points.

Bel Air Rubis emerged victorious over the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Under-13, in the first ever day/night feature Twenty20 cricket match played at the DCC ground, Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Ishant Sharma’s seventh five-wicket haul helped India bundle out Sri Lanka for 201 but the hosts fought back to take three quick wickets and leave the third and final test evenly poised yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Andy Murray, two of the hottest players on the U.S.

(Reuters) – Five-times major winner Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the U.S.