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BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Ian Bell guided England to an eight-wicket victory over Australia in the third test at Edgbaston yesterday to put the hosts 2-1 up in the series with two matches to play.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke conceded his side’s middle-order woes were down to his poor form with the bat and vowed to get among the runs in the last two Ashes tests after Australia lost the third match yesterday to trail England 2-1.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – The entire second day’s play in the second and final test between Bangladesh and South Africa was wiped out yesterday as rain continued to wreak havoc in the series.

Defending WICB Regional Under-15 champs Guyana, yesterday romped to a commanding 98-run win over the Windwards, compliments of MVP Kelvin Umrao’s five-wicket haul in the final round of the tournament which concluded at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Despite selecting St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the next round in the official 2018 World Cup draw, FIFA is yet to formally contact Guyana on the result of the entity’s complaint against the former for allegedly fielding an ineligible player during their qualifiers.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, CMC – Jamaican star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dipped below 11 seconds again as she captured the 100 metres while rising Trinidadian star Machel Cedenio won the 400 metres, at the Stockholm Diamond League meet here yesterday.

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Qualifying Knockout Tournament will officially commence tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue with two fixtures.

HAYES, Jamaica, CMC – Alzarri Joseph’s attacking 97 was not enough to save Leeward Islands, as they plunged to a 23-run loss to hosts Jamaica, in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

Aspiring boxers from across the country will gather to compete in the 2015 National Novices Championship at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre on August 8-9.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – Reggae Boyz head coach Winfried Schafer believes his charges have nothing to be ashamed of despite their defeat in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup last Sunday.

MANDEVILLE, Jamaica, CMC – Leniko Boucher stroked a century and opening partner Lee-Germon Gaskin narrowly missed out on another, as Barbados whipped Canada by 151 runs in the sixth round of the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

Track and Field athletes from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are eagerly awaiting to invade the MacKenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground on a mission to capture the spoils of the Boyce/Jefford Classic Championships scheduled for August 15-16.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Dale Steyn became the second South African bowler to join the 400 club as his team took five wickets in the final session to reduce Bangladesh to 246 for eight on the first day of the second test in Mirpur yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Michel Platini’s bid for the FIFA presidency has garnered no immediate enthusiasm from Africa despite France’s strong footballing ties with the continent.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – A towering figure in Asian football and smooth operator in diplomatic circles, South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon will need to sharpen his political elbows if he is to survive the vicious twists and turns of the upcoming FIFA presidential race.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Paceman Steven Finn’s five-wicket haul put England on the brink of a 2-1 Ashes series lead over Australia yesterday with the tourists facing a desperate battle to avoid a humiliating third test defeat.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson will be assessed after appearing to suffer a side strain bowling in Australia’s second innings during the third test yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – UK Athletics has found no impropriety on the part of Mo Farah after receiving the initial findings of a review into the double Olympic champion’s relationship with coach Alberto Salazar, it said yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro will employ more than twice the number of security personnel for the 2016 Olympics than London used in 2012 but authorities are not planning to occupy the city’s notorious favelas, the games’ organizers said yesterday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan continued their impressive tour of Sri Lanka by comprehensively beating the hosts by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 International of the two-match series yesterday.