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Marmaleque Davidson’s second half strike in the 70th minute propelled Wismar/Christianburg Secondary  to a 1-0 win over  New Silver city Secondary  and their first ever Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Linden Schools Under 19 football championship at the Wisburg Secondary School ground Thursday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s sports ministry said the country’s cricket chief should resign to avoid a conflict of interest, four days after police arrested his son-in-law in connection with an illegal betting scandal in a cricket league.

PORT LOUIS, (Reuters) – Former CONCACAF leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer should face the full force of the law for their alleged misdemeanours during the two decades that they ran the confederation, Domenico Scala, the head of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee said on Wednesday.

CARDIFF, Wales, CMC– West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has cautioned that conditions could play a major part in determining the outcome of matches in the Champions Trophy which start in the United Kingdom next week.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Graeme Swann took six wickets and 10 in the match as England dodged the rain clouds hovering over Headingley to wrap-up a 247-run second test victory over New Zealand yesterday and secure a 2-0 series triumph.

Former West Indies left hander Assad Fudadin is viewing his recall to the West Indies `A’ team for Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of the Caribbean as a great stage to showcase his hunger to once again don West Indies colours at the highest level.

Den Amstel Porknockers on Sunday last defeated Uitvlugt Warriors by two goals to nil at the Den Amstel Ground, Uitvlugt in the lone Guyana Football Federation Super League encounter contested.

PARIS, (Reuters) – After fickle Parisian weather and the exploits of a French heroine kept Novak Djokovic waiting to make his bow at Roland Garros yesterday, the world number one began his quest to complete his grand slam collection in style with victory over David Goffin.

(Cricinfo) West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has picked out hosts England as the team to beat in this year’s Champions Trophy because of their familiarity with conditions in the early summer.

(Reuters) – South Africa captain Graeme Smith will be out of action for at least four months, and maybe much longer, following ankle surgery, according to a senior Cricket South Africa official yesterday.

(Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods is to compete in the inaugural Turkish Open in Antalya in November, the European Tour said yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S , Antigua, CMC-St.Kitts will host the Regional Under 19 cricket tournament this year but the start of the event is being pushed back by a week to facilitate training camps, the West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday.

DEAR PRESIDENT DAVE CAMERON With the impressive showing of the West Indies Women’s team at the recent World Cup, the West Indies Cricket Board should now be structured to include influential and knowledgeable women in decision making roles to facilitate further advancement of the Women’s game in every territory in the Caribbean.

(Reuters) – Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergei Bubka will announce his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee yesterday, a source close to the Ukrainian has told Reuters.

Gordon Richards and Alex Moore won their respective divisions at last weekend’s Precision Pistol Shooting competition shot at the TSU Range at Eve Leary.

(Reuters) – Tony Parker delivered a season-high 37 points as the San Antonio Spurs completed a sweep of Memphis on Monday with a 93-86 victory that booked a trip to the NBA Finals.

CARDIFF, Wales, CMC- The West Indies team will continue their preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy at the Cardiff Wales Stadium this afternoon as teams continue to arrive for the prestigious tournament.

Universal DVD Berbice Titans maintained their winning streak at home by defeating the Georgetown Lions by four wickets in the final of the 2013 Independence Cup 20/20 competition held Sunday at the Albion Sports Complex ground, Berbice.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Christopher Matthias accompanied by GFF Vice President of Competitions Collie Hercules  departed Guyana Sunday to attend the 63rd FIFA Congress in Mauritius.

Linden Champions Silver Bullets eliminated Georgetown Champions Leopold Street 2-0 as action in the inaugural Guinness Greatest of the Streets National Championships continued at the Demerara Park Tarmac (Banks DIH Parking Lot), Industrial Estate on Sunday.