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ARDMORE, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – Charl Schwartzel of South Africa grabbed a one-shot lead midway through yesterday’s third round of the U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Neither a revved up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga nor the awful British weather could prevent Andy Murray reaching a third Queen’s Club final yesterday as the world number two battled back from a set down to win 4-6 6-3 6-2.

MONACO, CMC – The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has annulled the joint 100 metres junior world record of 10.01 seconds clocked by Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu.

SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters) – Stringing together a two-game win streak sounds routine for the reigning champion Miami Heat, but they have failed to do it for more than three weeks and must do so in the NBA Finals or risk losing their crown.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Former world sprint title holder Tyson Gay has a lofty goal in mind for August’s global championships – three trips to the podium just like six years ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans have been left in shock after confirmation came last night that track star Veronica Campbell-Brown has been tested positive for a banned substance.

CARDIFF, Wales,  CMC – Gutsy West Indies were eliminated from the Champions Trophy in remarkable and unfortunate circumstances after their rain-marred Group B match against South Africa ended in a tie on the Duckworth Lewis method.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s football chief, Captain Horace Burrell, says results of World Cup Qualifying matches were too poor for Theodore Whitmore to stay on as coach of the Reggae Boyz for the rest of the Brazil 2014 campaign.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Dutchman Leo Beenhakker, whose coaching skills helped Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 FIFA Men’s World Cup, will take up a two-month assignment with the senior national football team for the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Despite the dearth of firepower in the bowling department, Team Guyana’s Head Coach Roger Harper is optimistic about doing well in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament when the competition gets underway  next month.

ARNOS VALE, St.Vincent, CMC –Kraigg Braithwaite and Narsingh Deonarine scored half centuries to lead a West Indies A response against Sri Lanka A at stumps on the third day of their rain affected second four-day “test” at Arnos Vale yesterday.

A strategic draft plan dubbed ‘Road to Rio’ will be revised by the executives of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) this weekend and subsequently presented to the Minister of Sport, Dr.

Nathan Persaud’s 33 and Navindra Persaud’s three wicket haul steered Essequibo to a six wicket win over Demerara in the first match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Under-17 50 overs-a-side competition played at the Everest Sports Club ground, yesterday.

CARDIFF, Wales, CMC – West Indies have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their rain affected Group B match against South Africa in the Champions Trophy here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – David Warner is lucky to be available for Ashes selection and the batsman’s attack on England’s Joe Root was “despicable”, according to Australian cricket board chief James Sutherland.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Six batsmen made ducks as visiting Lancashire bowled Essex out for 20 in a second division game at Chelmsford yesterday, their lowest score in a first-class fixture.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Jamaica is proceeding with plans to introduce a National Insurance and Retirement Benefits Plan for athletes The plan is expected to provide basic health coverage for all qualified national athletes, who represent Jamaica or have attained the specified professional level in their various sporting disciplines.

After weeks of speculations and hundreds of suggestions via social media, the much-anticipated Caribbean Premier League franchise team names have been announced and their logos revealed.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Assistant coach of the Trinidad and Tobago franchise David Williams is predicting victory for his outfit in the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which begins next month.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Losing the first match of a tournament is terrible, said Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari on the eve of the Confederations Cup opener against Japan.