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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago edged Jamaica 1-0 at the Catherine Hall Stadium on Friday night in the first of two international friendlies between the Caribbean rivals.

(Reuters) – England’s concerns over who will complete the pace attack for the first Ashes test against Australia may have been put to rest after bowling coach David Saker expressed satisfaction with Chris Tremlett’s form in the nets.

Raynauth Jeffrey did it again yesterday. The Team Coco’s standout followed up Thursday’s first stage win by out pedaling 35 rival wheelsmen in yesterday’s penultimate stage in Essequibo to cement his place as race leader heading into today’s fifth and final stage.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – A work-man-like half-century from Denesh Ramdin failed to inspire West Indies and India gifted Sachin Tendulkar an innings and 126-run victory in the second Test yesterday to mark his retirement from the international cricket.

As sporting humiliations go, the West Indies latest, that ended yesterday with their second loss to India by an innings within three days, was up there with the all-out 54 at Lord’s and the two-day defeat at Headingley in 2000, the year that they should have celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first Test victory in England.

Commissioner of Police Leroy Brummel Friday night said that despite the Police Force winning the 2013 Inter-Services Annual Athletic Championships (ISAAC), the entire joint service was the winner.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continues today with eight fixtures to be played at four venues across the country.

Competitive Sevens club rugby returns to the National Park today with the staging of the Flavor’s Fish shop Creole Food and Food Bar tournament.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaica’s top female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is threatening to boycott competing in her effort to get more attention for athletes on the island.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team ‘never showed up’ for the Test series against India following an innings and 126-run defeat yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will be bringing the curtain down today on what can be described as an outstanding year for the sport both nationally and internationally with the hosting of its premier event, the senior national championships.

A telling spell of bowling from pacer Keon Sinclair steered Rose Hall Town Pepsi cricket team into the Semi-finals of the Elizabeth Styles Under-19 limited overs cricket competition after they defeated Skeldon Community Centre by 46 runs in a quarter-final encounter recently.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported with suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test against India, which ended in Mumbai yesterday.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaica’s World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named World Athletes of the Year on Saturday.

Calvin Allen, coach of BK Western Tigers football club, says that even though his side will competing in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup for the first time he is of the opinion that his charges possess the ability to walk away with the title.

League action in the Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) senior tournament will continue today with a double header at the Den Amstel Community ground.

MUMBAI, India (CMC) – West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported with suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test against India, which ended in Mumbai on Saturday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – A workman-like half-century from Denesh Ramdin failed to inspire West Indies and India gifted Sachin Tendulkar an innings and 126-run victory in the second Test on Saturday to mark his retirement from the international cricket.

(BBC) India legend Sachin Tendulkar said it was “hard to believe a wonderful journey” had ended as he bowed out of international cricket in Mumbai.

Robin Persaud prevailed over 37 other skilled wheelsmen to win yesterday’s third stage edging Team Coco’s Darren Matthews in a thrilling two-man sprint finish.