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LONDON, (Reuters) – All eyes will be on the swimming pool later  today when Michael Phelps could make history by becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time and the first man to win the same event on three occasions.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – At just 15, schoolgirl Ruta Meilutyte showed nerves of steel as she withstood a delayed start that rattled experienced Olympians to claim Lithuania’s first ever swimming medal and become the one of the youngest women to win the Olympic title.

The Everest Cricket Club ground will come alive tonight with two feature softball encounters involving the country’s top male and female teams.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Coach Ottis Gibson says an all-round team effort was responsible for his side’s nine-wicket win in the first Test against New Zealand at the Sir Vivian Richards playing Field in Antigua Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed Zhang Jike came within a handful of points of turning the table tennis world on its axis but he held his nerve with the weight of a nation on his shoulders to move into the quarter-finals yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – An almost robotically focused United States women’s team proved revenge is a dish best served cold when they got their own back on 2008 champions Brazil with an emphatic Olympic volleyball pool victory yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-Fast bowler Kemar Roach has achieved a career best ranking while mystery spinner Sunil Narine was the biggest mover among several West Indies players climbing the ICC test rankings, according to the latest figures released  yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbadian speedster Fidel Edwards has replaced the injured Ravi Rampaul in the 13-man West Indies squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand starting here Thursday.

North Sound, Antigua ,  CMC – Fast bowler Kemar Roach, who broke the back of New Zealand’s second innings to set up a win for West Indies in the first Test, says his performance was part of a team plan that worked.

BAYFIELD, Barbados, CMC- Spinners Shawn Pereira and Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai shared all 10-wickets as Guyana crushed Leeward Islands by 96 runs, two minutes after the scheduled tea interval, to kick start their campaign in the opening round of the WICB regional under-19 championship yesterday.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s spy chief will call for an end to US military drone strikes in its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and push for a sharing of technology and intelligence during a visit to Washington this week, the country’s interior minister said yesterday.

North Sound, Antigua, CMC –Former West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle says he is impressed with the tactics employed by fellow opener Kieran Powell to achieve his maiden test century.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A resilient Windward Islands staged a spirited fightback on the final day of their first round match in the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship to place themselves in position for an unlikely come-from-behind win over tournament hosts Barbados, but were forced to settle for a draw in the end.

By Emmerson Campbell On a night when the local bodybuilding stars showcased their talent, Kerwin Clarke shone the brightest on Saturday, clinching two titles at this year’s third biennial Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Bodybuilding & Fitness Show at the National Cultural Centre.

Guyana’s quest for medals suffered a slight setback when Judoka Raul Lall of the Rising Sun Doho, was defeated by Saudi Arabia’s Eisa Majrashi in the Men’s, 60kg second round clash on Saturday.

Junior Sportswoman of the Year Priyanna Ramdhani was the only successful badminton player when the XXI Pan American Junior Badminton Championships climaxed in Alberta, Canada on Saturday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Kemar Roach put the chains in motion before Chris Gayle coolly navigated West Indies to a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test here yesterday.

Hikers Generals battled to two victories Saturday evening to surge back into contention on the third night of the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Guyana’s Junior Jaguars went down to Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 as the Trinidadians ended the four-nation Group playoff unbeaten to advance to the next round of the CFU/CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup qualification tournament.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Swimmer Michael Phelps won his 17th Olympic medal to take him closer to the all-time mark, but his U.S.