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ZURICH, (Reuters) – Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who failed in an attempt to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in May, says Blatter should not be handling the reform process at world football’s scandal-hit governing body and that the task should be left to his successor.

(Reuters) – Wimbledon champions and world number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams head the field for the men’s and women’s events at this year’s U.S.

Riding on Lendl Simmons’ unbeaten half-century and Merchant de Lange’s 4-for, the Guyana Amazon Warriors cruised to a commanding seven-wicket win over the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in last evening’s final preliminary match of the Hero CPL T20 tournament at the Providence National Stadium.

Hopes for a medal at this year’s Pan Am Games are fading fast with sprinter Adam Harris and hurdler Jenea Mc Cammon failing to medal in yesterday’s events as the 33rd Pan Am games continued yesterday in Canada.

Guyana female junior squash team got off to the perfect start crushing Trinidad and Tobago by a 4-1 margin when the 33rd Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championship continued in Barbados yesterday.

The recently resuscitated Lady Jaguars football team yesterday received a timely boost in preparation for their upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Olympic Qualifiers as corporate entity Scotiabank officially partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) by donating $500,000 towards the programme yesterday.

GAP, France, (Reuters) – Trailing leader Chris Froome by over four minutes has done nothing to quell Alberto Contador’s ambition to become the first man in 17 years to complete the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double.

Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee Clinton Urling said yesterday that he is unsure if the FIFA-appointed entity can and will complete its mandate of restructuring Guyana’s football landscape before the stipulated September deadline.

Former West Indies, Guyana and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) player Carl Hooper was yesterday honoured for his contribution to the club as well as to the overall development to Guyana’s cricket.

(Reuters) – After a dream ODI debut last month, teenaged paceman Mustafizur Rahman announced his test arrival by claiming three wickets in four balls as Bangladesh bowled out South Africa for 248 on the opening day of the first test yesterday.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) in collaboration with Scotiabank Limited recently held a one week summer camp at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have brought in batsman Jonny Bairstow to replace his Yorkshire team mate Gary Ballance in the only change to their squad for the third Ashes test against Australia starting next Wednesday at Edgbaston.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the final of the World Twenty20 next year, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Dozens of musclemen have competed for the coveted Mr. Guyana title over the years.

This evening, one of the oldest rivalries in Regional cricket will again be the center of attraction when the Guyana Amazon Warriors square off against the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in the final preliminary match of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Akeila Wiltshire and Shomari Wiltshire were crowned the U19 and U13 individual champs respectively when the 33rd Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championship continued in Barbados yesterday.

Coaches of the two athletic clubs in Linden, Upper Demerara School Track Club and Christianburg/Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) are expected to unite for the sixth edition of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic in that town next month.

Guyanese track and field athletes will push for the podium starting today at the ongoing Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Guyana’s national U19 cricket team, the defending Regional champions, left yesterday morning for Jamaica where they will look to retain the title in the 2015 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) competition which bowls off tomorrow.

A group calling itself the Stakeholders of Guyana’s cricket is up in arms over what it considers the apparent secrecy with respect to the staging of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Town Hall meeting here.