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(BBC) Jonathan Trott hopes England’s progress to tomorrow’s ICC Champions Trophy final with India shows they are beginning to peak going into the Ashes.

The current rain weather had the final say in the scheduled commencement of the Guyana and Trinidad Mutuial Fire and Life Insurance Group of Companies/Guyana Cricket Board three day Inter County competition forcing the scheduled first day’s play to be abandoned yesterday.

(Reuters) – Tyson Gay overcame Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin’s quicker start and sped to the year’s fastest 100 metres, clocking 9.75 seconds at the U.S.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt put in a workmanlike display to win the 100 metres on Friday at the Jamaican trials for the world championships.

(Trinidad Guardian) The local franchise in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) the T&T Red Steel is being sold for a total of TT$12m (US$2M).

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat won their second straight National Basketball Association (NBA) title on Thursday with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the decisive seventh game of an epic series.

The names of the eight amateur pugilists scheduled to match gloves on the 28th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card on June 29 have been released by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA).

The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual, Fire and Life Insurance Group of Companies (GTM) is set to bowl off its 2013 Under-19 Inter-County competition today across various grounds in Georgetown.

All ten affiliated clubs of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) are gearing up for an U20 competition which will open with a march past at the Bayrock Ground on Saturday.

The Mae’s School was crowned the Georgetown Zone Male Champions as they defeated West Ruimveldt Primary by four runs as action in the MCYS/NSC/AL Sport & Tour Promotions 16th Annual End of School Year Overhand Windball Cricket Champions Trophy continued at the National Park, Thomas Lands.

The recently formed Berbice Softball Alliance (BSA) which is headed by cricket enthusiast Vicram Seubarran, will over the next two weekends, host its inaugural President’s Cup knockout competition at the Port Mourant Community Centre ground.

For some, July is about getting toned to show off their ‘summer bodies’ but for hardcore bodybuilders and fans it is about four words: The Senior National Championships.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) has been allocated a Beach Volleyball Grassroots Course by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (World Body FIVB), slated to run from June 24  to 29, 2013 at the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports’ (MCYS)  sand court Carifesta Avenue.

Slingerz FC led by a Quason McAulay five-goal haul in the 34th, 38th, 57th, 70th and 85th minutes swamped Wales FC 16-1 as action in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior League continued at the Den Amstel Ground on Sunday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC- West Indies A Captain Dwayne Smith said he was expecting stronger opposition from Sri Lanka in the second of the two-match T20 series between the two sides at Arnos Vale on Wednesday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Spice Girls were crowned new champions of T20 cricket in Trinidad and Tobago following an exciting four wicket win over technocrats.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – As a wave of protests continue to plague the Confederations Cup, security was tight around the Maracana stadium yesterday with a heightened police presence as mass demonstrations take place in Rio.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Trinidad and Tobago have named mystery spinner Sunil Narine in a 29 man squad to start training tomorrow in preparation for September’s Champions League Twenty20 in India.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen has been named in England’s 14-man squad for a two-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand after returning from a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Olympic silver medallist Carmelita Jeter has pulled out of the U.S.