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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Two newcomers have been included on a 22-man Trinidad and Tobago squad for a Friendly International against New Zealand at the Hasely Crawdford Stadium next Tuesday.

LISBON, (Reuters) – The fierce debate on who is the best Portuguese player of all time that erupted when Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Eusebio last month to go second on the country’s list of top marksmen is far from being settled.

DUBLIN, Ohio, (Reuters) – A marathon week of rain delays and birdie hunting at Muirfield Village Golf Club ended with yet another United States victory at the Presidents Cup, once again raising questions about the relevance of the biennial team competition.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Newcomer to the senior West Indies cricket team, Sheldon Cotterell is to undergo a medical examination tomorrow which would decide if he travels with the regional side for its upcoming tour of India.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC — National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas and West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara will be among the celebrities who will play in the Pro-Am golf tournament preceding next week’s Grand Slam of Golf at picturesque Port Royal, the PGA of America announced yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Australia arrived in India hoping for a hat-trick of ODI series wins here but are aware that they have arrived with perhaps the least experienced side of the past two decades.

BASINGSTOKE, England,  (Reuters) – Blatant foul or theatrical dive? Penalty kick or yellow card?

(Reuters) – Looking back is a waste of time, as far as Roger Federer is concerned.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Five home-based Jamaican footballers were leaving here yesterday to joined their foreign based team mates in the United States ahead of their must win CONCACAF World Cup qualifier on Friday.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Former South Africa one-day international captain Johan Botha has had doubt cast on the legitimacy of his bowling action for the third time in his career and will have to undergo biomechanical analysis.

Albouystown/Charlestown retained their title defeating Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust 87-82 when the Mackeson Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club Inter-Ward Championships concluded on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

(Cricinfo) A furious finish from Mumbai Indians’ middle order propelled them to a monumental total before a chase-breaking over from Harbhajan Singh snuffed out the last of Rajasthan Royals’ spirit, driving Mumbai to their second major title of the year, as they won the Champions League final by 33 runs yesterday.

Roraima Bikers Club’s Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams outsprinted national road race champion Raynauth Jeffrey to take top honours in the 11th annual Victor Macedo Memorial road race yesterday.

BK Western Tigers defeated Beacons FC 3-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup group stage concluded at the Tucville Community ground on Saturday.

An appreciation ceremony was hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for the athletes and officials that participated in the inaugural South American Youth Games (SAYG) in Peru and the Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia last month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Suzie Bates played a captain’s innings to lead New Zealand women to a dramatic one-run victory over West Indies in the first of three One Day Internationals (ODI) at Sabina Park yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, USA, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic cyclist, Njisane Phillip returned to his home-base in Los Angeles, California, USA, and has revived his training regime with American coach Jamie Staff and former manager, Peter Maharaj.

DELHI, India,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) wants to forge closer ties with the Board of Control of India (BCCI).

CHENNAI, India,  CMC – West Indies One Day International cricket captain Dwayne Bravo, is set to spend his 30th birthday today, filming his movie debut in an Indian thriller.

 (Reuters) – Former England fast bowler Stephen Harmison announced his retirement from cricket yesterday The 34-year-old, who made his England debut in 2002, took 226 wickets in 63 tests, including a memorable 7 for 12 against the West Indies in Jamaica in 2004 which helped him to briefly earn top spot in the test bowler rankings.