Sports

Federer outlasts Tsonga to reach semi-finals

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer fended off a withering challenge from Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to prevail 7-6 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 in Rod Laver Arena and reach the Australian Open semi-finals today.

Hughes century helps Australia to level series

HOBART, (Reuters) – Phil Hughes returned to form with a century before Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques took three wickets each to lead Australia to a series-levelling 32-run win over Sri Lanka in the final one-day cricket international today.

Sloane Stephens

Stephens stuns ailing Serena to set up Azarenka semi

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams went down fighting like the five-times champion she is but bowed out of the Australian Open quarter-finals today, hampered by a back injury and stunned in three sets by fellow American Sloane Stephens.

 Tagenarine Chanderpaul

Tagenarine Chanderpaul named in Guyana four-day team

Despite scoring the most runs and having the highest average in the recent Guyana Cricket Board One-Day Inter County tournament, 17 year old Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of  West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been omitted from the Guyana One-day team to contest the upcoming Super50 limited overs tournament.

Mark Austin

Austin talking up a storm ahead of Dorway bout

Mark Austin is talking up a storm ahead of his bout on Friday against Gladwin Dorway for the junior middleweight title of Guyana when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) hosts its first Guyana Fight Night card for 2013 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Sewnarine Chattergoon topscored for Berbice with 89 but the team is still in danger of suffering an outright defeat to Demerara when play resumes on today’s final day. (Orlando Charles photo)

Berbice staring at outright defeat

Demerara were closing in on an out right win over the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Berbice when stumps were drawn at Everest in the third and final round match of the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Inter County Tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

By Cosmo Hamilton

Sarwan – second coming or swan song

On the basis of recent form which is normally the modus operandi of selection panels as they pick teams, Guyana all-rounder Chris Barnwell would have thought himself hard-done by not to have been selected for the West Indies team as a replacement for injured batsman Marlon Samuels for their brief five ODI/two T20 tour of Australia beginning this week.

Deadly Djokovic batters Berdych to reach semis

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Serbian superman Novak Djokovic remained firmly on course for a third straight Australian Open title  yesterday after dismantling Tomas Berdych in four sets to set up a last four meeting with Spanish comeback king David Ferrer.

 Marlon Samuels

Samuels accuses Warne of going overboard

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC- West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels has accused Australian legend Shane Warne of going “overboard” in a “desperate” attempt to unsettle him during an ugly confrontation in the Big Bash League.

Former football president withdraws appeal

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC- Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Patrick John has dropped his appeal against a two-year FIFA ban in the bribery case involving Mohamed Bin Hammam.

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