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MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Legendary U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. has filed for Russian citizenship, state TV reported yesterday, a day after the multiple champion met President Vladimir Putin and said he wanted to build bridges between Russia and the United States.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s parole review board has up to four months to conclude its decision on when Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison, a Justice Ministry spokesman said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Steve Smith made a brave unbeaten 78 to lift Australia to 287 for three on the first day of the fifth and final test against England at The Oval yesterday.

For the fourth consecutive year, local conglomerate Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Pepsi brand will sponsor the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Under-16 tournaments.

The University of Guyana (UG) Trojans’ disappointing run in the University Games Championship continued on Wednesday, losing to hosts Panama by a 72-49 score line in their second encounter of the event.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Opener Lokesh Rahul struck his second test century and combined with skipper Virat Kohli to help India recover from a shaky start and reach 319 for six at stumps on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – An increasingly bitter rift between FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini looks set to define the campaign to elect the next leader of soccer’s corruption-plagued world governing body.

London, (Reuters) – American and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption in global soccer are unlikely to lead to any threat to Russia retaining the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup, according to U.S.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – To many, sprinter Justin Gatlin will forever be the bad guy of track and field: a drug cheat forced to serve not one but two doping bans.

With an action packed start highlighting the opening night, the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship will continue tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue with four fixtures.

History was created yesterday as conglomerate ANSA McAl officially partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee to stage the inaugural Elite League as the titular sponsor.

After declaring his intention to run for the FIFA presidential post earlier in the month, Trinidadian David Nakhid said here yesterday he is confident he can become the Head of FIFA when the entity stages its election in February of 2016.

A Travis Grant goal with only two seconds remaining propelled Sparta Boss to a 3-2 win over Alexander Village when the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship kicked off in exciting fashion on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

The inaugural RDE Vibes and Sparta Boss ‘King of the Streets’ Football Tournament will kick off today at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac on Mandela Avenue with eighth fixtures.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon said yesterday that payments he made to Haiti and Pakistan in 2010 were “charitable donations” and any attempt to use them as part of a reported ethics investigation was “cynical and unethical”.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A century from Hashim Amla laid the foundation for home success yesterday as South Africa beat New Zealand by 20 runs to win their opening one-day international at Centurion.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius will not be freed on parole tomorrow because the decision to do so was made without the right legal basis, South Africa’s justice minister said yesterday, shocking the athlete’s family as they prepared for his homecoming.

Guyana’s hopes of retaining their male title and clinching the overall team title got off to the worst possible start, losing all three of their fixtures when the Caribbean Squash Association Championships Team Tourney commenced yesterday in the Cayman Islands.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Sebastian Coe was elected as the new head of international athletics yesterday and promised to stand by his campaign pledge to set up an independent anti-doping body for the embattled sport.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The holidays are over and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton faces a new start as the second half of the season revs up at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend.