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CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – – AB de Villiers is not only looking to skipper South Africa to success at one day international level in the Champions Trophy, he is also auditioning for the role as test captain, says coach Gary Kirsten.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England opener Nick Compton rediscovered his form yesterday with 166 for Somerset before being caught behind against Durham in their county clash.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the side’s first Champions Trophy group match against England today due to injury, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – West Indies laboured to a nervous two-wicket victory over Pakistan in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Oval today after they had been set only 171 to win their opening game.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal displayed the athleticism and self-belief that earned him seven French Open titles to tame Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 in a pulsating 4-1/2 hour Roland Garros semi-final today.

LONDON, England,  CMC- New One Day International captain Dwayne Bravo says West Indies will be going all out for a winning start when they meet Pakistan in their first Group B encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy today.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Left-hander Assad Fudadin was eyeing a century as West Indies A made a strong reply on the second day of the opening four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here yesterday.

National hockey stalwart Ulrica Sutherland says that the team will be utilizing their trip to the Canada International Championships to prepare for the difficult PAHF Cup in Argentina from September 21 – 28, 2013 and she said the game needs artificial turf for training.

ROME,  CMC- Sprint icon Usain Bolt suffered a shocking 100 metres defeat to resurgent American Justin Gatlin at the Rome Diamond League here yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, , CMC- Reigning Caribbean champions Trinidad and Tobago will take on defending champions USA in their opening match of the 12th Women’s Pan American Cup which will be held in Peru from June 10 to the 17.

(Reuters) – George Karl, the National Basketball Association’s reigning coach of the year, has been fired by the Denver Nuggets, the team said yesterday.

Jamaican left arm seamer Krishmar Santokie feels great about his selection to represent Guyana in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament and he is looking forward to playing with his new teammates when the competition begins.

Berbice Football Association (BFA) President and Guyana Football Federation (GFF) executive committee member Keith O’Jeer officially resigned from his post as the BFA’s leader on May 31st, citing the increased burden from his GFF appointment as the reason for his decision.

(Reuters) – Five-times world champions Brazil plummeted further down the FIFA rankings as they hit a record low of 22nd place yesterday, leaving them sandwiched between Ghana and Mali.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods has become the world’s best-paid athlete once again after reclaiming golf’s number one ranking, according to business magazine Forbes.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The current best player in the world meets the greatest claycourt player of all time in a French Open blockbuster today – but it is not even the final.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pakistan-born refugee Fawad Ahmed has moved a step closer to an improbable test debut in the Ashes after being called up to join Australia ‘A’ on their tour of England.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Cricket authorities in India have rejected a request from the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for Indian players to participate in the inaugural tournament carded to begin next month in Barbados, according to regional media reports.

CARDIFF,  (Reuters) – Shikhar Dhawan struck a maiden one-day international century to help India beat injury-hit South Africa by 26 runs and leave the Champions Trophy favourites on the back foot after the opening game yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova had better come armed with a bit more than the 12 aces she served to reach the final when facing her nemesis Serena Williams in the French Open showpiece tomorrow.