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The National Milling Company (NAMILCO) became the first major sponsor to throw their weight behind the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship, donating an undisclosed sum to the tourney organizers the Petra Organization yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony.

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Andy Murray recorded his first win over Novak Djokovic in more than two years on Sunday, beating the world number one 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the final of the Rogers Cup.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of India’s remaining two tests in Sri Lanka after fracturing his hand in the opening match at Galle, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic capped a brilliant run to the Rogers Cup title on Sunday when a distressed second seed Simona Halep retired from the final after losing the first three games of the third set.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA confirmed yesterday that they will investigate the alleged distribution from their headquarters of an anonymous heavily critical ‘dossier’ on UEFA president Michel Platini following a complaint from European soccer’s governing body.

Fyzabad Secondary u-19 female side ended their two-day tour of Guyana unbeaten, downing Lady Divas by a 3-0 margin in their final matchup on Sunday at the Tucville Community Centre ground.

NEW YORK, CMC – Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills has backed the superstar to come good at this month’s World Championships in Beijing.

By Orin Davidson   The sight of sprinter Adam Harris inexplicably abandoning his event after a few metres at the recent Pan American Games, summed up another dismal display by a national senior athletics team at international competition.

Remarkable displays of speed, strength, stamina and leaping ability, enabled the Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) to retain the championship trophy of the Boyce/Jefford Classic on Sunday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies players Kyshona Knight and Hayley Matthews stroked half-centuries as Barbados crushed defending champions Jamaica by 124 runs, to lift the Regional Women’s Super50 title here yesterday.

CP Got Even produced a powerful late surge to repeat as winner of the feature A and Lower 1800m event of the Guyana Cup yesterday at Port Mourant in a meet marred by the death of a man.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls failed to overcome England yet again, and were forced to settle for fourth spot on the final day of the World Cup here yesterday.

KOHLER, Wisconsin, (Reuters) – Australia’s Jason Day held his nerve to end five years of close calls at the majors with an emotional breakthrough victory by three shots over American Jordan Spieth at the PGA Championship yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World athletics’ governing body (IAAF) has suppressed a 2011 survey that reveals that up to a third of the world’s top competitors admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques, Britain’s Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD/WDR reported.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will miss Jamaica’s training camp in Japan before the world athletics championships in Beijing later this month, the manager of the Caribbean island’s delegation said.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A blazing half-century from opener Martin Guptill helped New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs in Centurion on Sunday to draw the two-match Twenty20 international series 1-1.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago football chief Raymond Tim Kee has lamented the cash-strapped situation of the local FA, but believes as the national team’s fortunes improve so will the financial state of the organization.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a spectacular comeback win by 63 runs against India on the fourth day of the opening test at Galle yesterday.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls once again faltered at the semi-final hurdle when they went down to World number one, Australia, at the penultimate stage of the Netball World Cup yesterday.

Following the successful staging of the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championships last weekend, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has decided to honour other notable local boxers by naming future tournaments after them.