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Ricardo Alimohamed
Ricardo Alimohamed

Guyana records first win at Regional U17 tournament

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – Jamaica trounced Leeward Islands for their third straight win to remain unbeaten while title-holders Barbados lost again in a rain-hit contest, in the third round of the Regional Under-17 Tournament here yesterday.

Muguruza has belief and knowhow to topple Serena

LONDON, (Reuters) – A fresh-faced Spaniard who has a love-hate relationship with grass will be eager to prove in today’s Wimbledon final that the mighty Serena Williams is as human as the next person with blood, and not ice, pumping through her veins.

Steve Ninvalle receiving his AIBA tie from president of the body Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu on Wednesday during the four-day congress in Doha, Qatar.

Caribbean, African boxers could land scholarships

Caribbean and African nations could soon find themselves punching with power equal to the more developed countries as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is ready to lend a helping hand by offering scholarships to deserving pugilists of their lesser developed affiliates.

Pan Am Games open in Toronto, to yawns and groans

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Toronto greeted the opening of the 2015 Pan Am Games with a mix of annoyance and indifference yesterday as concern about traffic, ticket sales and money spent weighed on a city that would have rather been hosting the Olympics.

England set Australia 412 to win first Ashes test

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Joe Root again put Australia’s bowlers to the sword and together with Ian Bell gave England the platform yesterday to push for victory in the first Ashes test after setting the tourists 412 to win with two days remaining.

Chris Gayle

Tallawahs thrash Red Steel

Chris Gayle’s second Hero CPL ton helped set up an emphatic win for the Jamaican Tallawahs who disposed of the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel by 50-runs in match 18 played at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica last night.

Port Kaituma’s Michael Jonas (left) in the process of netting the winning penalty against Santa Rosa custodian Imeron James during their Region #1 Divisional Finale at the Kumaka Ground in Moruca.

Digicel football…Port Kaituma clinches third Region One title

By Duncan Saul in Kumaka  Photos by Orlando Charles The largest crowd to date at the Kumaka ground witnessed the solidification of a dynasty as defending Region #1 champs Port Kaituma claimed their third title in five years, overcoming Santa Rosa 4-2 on penalty kicks yesterday in the Digicel Secondary Schools Championship.

Bermuda scrape home despite Guyana-born Phill’s 6-46

ST DAVID’S, Bermuda, CMC — Chare Smith and Charles Trott took five wickets apiece as Bermuda kept alive their slim hopes of reaching next year’s Under-19 World Cup finals by beating the United States by one wicket in a low-scoring match on day four of the ICC Americas qualifying tournament here yesterday.

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