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NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ajit Chandila, one of three cricketers named in an Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, was granted bail by a Delhi court yesterday.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,  (Reuters) – The two women who battled in Sunday’s final of the U.S.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Mercurial paceman Mitchell Johnson, who has admitted to ‘choking’ in two different test series against England, could be in line for another shot at Ashes redemption if he keeps taking wickets, according to Australia captain Michael Clarke.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he was honoured to be invited to the Caribbean to train the current generation of West Indies spinners.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia paceman Mitchell Starc is in doubt for the return Ashes series against England after suffering a stress fracture in his lower back.

Slingerz FC defeated Stewartville FC 2-0 when action in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior League continued at the Den Amstel ground on Sunday.

Guyana’s youngest world champion Gumendra Shewdas was Saturday night honoured by the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) with $500,000 and a plaque for his historic achievement at the World Sub Junior and Junior Championships last month.

A small but excited crowd was on hand at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday to witness local ace driver Kevin Jeffrey power his Mitsubishi Evolution VIII to two victories in the Group 4 category of the second GMR&SC National Race of Champions.

World number one Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title in a thrilling final against Victoria Azarenka at Flushing Meadows.

Defending champions Albouystown/Charlestown scrapped their way to a 51-45 victory over Lodge/ Meadow-brook as the Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club Mackeson inter-ward tourney began on Saturday.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Wrestling completed an unprecedented comeback yesterday, reclaiming its spot in the 2020 Olympic Games after beating bids from rivals squash and baseball/softball in an International Olympic Committee vote.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – A decade of lobbying and dreams ended in heartache for the world of squash yesterday when the International Olympic Committee rejected their bid for inclusion in the 2020 Games.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Luis Scola of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers scored 28 points as Argentina beat Canada 73-67 to qualify for the basketball World Cup yesterday.

Olympian Winston George proved yesterday afternoon at the Guyana Police Force (GPF) annual Gymkhana that he is the fastest sprinter of 2013 after maintaining his winning steak in the sprint events at the Eve Leary Sports Club ground.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Captain Michael Clarke blasted a magnificent 105 as Australia outplayed England in all departments to beat the hosts by 88 runs in the second one-day international at Old Trafford yesterday and go 1-0 up in the series.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago defeated the Windward Islands by seven wickets on Saturday to make a clean sweep of the two-match Twenty20 series at the Windsor Park Stadium this weekend.

Guyana’s national junior team lost to Trinidad and Tobago by a 1-4 margin in the team events at the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) junior championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Cricket icon Brian Charles Lara appealed to the parents of the nation to lead the next generation to “greatness” and “a nation we can be proud of in the future”.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams repeated as U.S. Open women’s champion by holding off a battling Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1 in a windblown final in Arthur Ashe Stadium today.