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Female players Joann Deo and Christine Sukram copped the first and third places when the Unique Group Auto Dealer golf tournament took place at the Lusignan Golf Club last Saturday.

GASA president Andrew Arjoon President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Andrew Arjoon says that despite the fact that Guyana lost both the men’s and women’s team finals he was still pleased with the performance of the national squash team that competed at the 20th edition of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior Caribbean Squash Championships which were held in Trinidad and Tobago last month.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Government has promised an extra TT 5 million dollars to assist the Red Force in its preparation for the champions’ league T20 tournament in South Africa next month.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago have won the first women’s team encounter against Barbados in the 40th World Chess Olympiad, currently being played in Istanbul, Turkey.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have seen an upsurge of interest from fans and sponsors on the back of Britain’s success in hosting the Olympics this summer.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Jonathan Trott will miss the rest of the domestic season but is expected to be fit for next month’s tour of India after suffering a broken hand, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are continuing their investigation into sidelined president Mohamed Bin Hammam despite his provisional suspension ending on Tuesday.

Despite the fact that they reside at the bottom of Group B having lost all two of the matches they have played so far in the current International Football Federation (FIFA) World Cup qualifiers, national football captain Chris Nurse is optimistic of victory against El Salvador on Friday.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James has been officially appointed as a sports tourism ambassador for Grenada.

ISTANBUL, Turkey,  CMC – Jamaica beat Barbados for the first time ever at a World Chess Olympiad when they pulled off a surprise win in the fifth round here Saturday.

Last year’s National Road Race Senior Champion, Walter Grant-Stuart’s fourth place overall finish at this year’s annual Bigi Bergi four-stage Road Race in Suriname, was the highest of the four local riders that featured in the top-10.

By Iva Wharton Height and athleticism will now be considered when the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) does its next recruitment drive according to GNA President Kim Kyte-John.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago,  CMC- Former West Indies wicket-keeper, David Williams, is backing Rayad Emrit to lead Trinidad and Tobago to victory in the Asia vs.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Former international player Shariful Haque has been found guilty of spot-fixing and banned from cricket indefinitely, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The world’s top rated ODI all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, says Bangladesh is aiming for a confidence boosting performance in this week’s international T20 Tournament in Trinidad ahead of the ICC T20 world cup in Sri Lanka.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Belarusian Victoria Azarenka survived a ferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur yesterday to reach the U.S.

October 16 is the date set for the hearing to determine whether the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) will get back its voting rights from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

By Iva Wharton Horse racing might be considered a male-dominated sport in Guyana but one female, Melissa Chattergoon, is on the mission to develop the sport while making a name for herself.

Pre-tournament favourites New Amsterdam/ Canje and Lower Corentyne will clash in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communications Network (NCN) Inter Zone Under 15 tournament.

MUMBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli’s exploits with the bat in the two-test series sweep of New Zealand will encourage India to believe they have pinpointed the right men to help carry the team through a tricky transitional period.