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SYDNEY, (Reuters) – There is no closely guarded secret to Caroline Wozniacki’s grit, no private belief she clings to in moments of despair on a tennis court.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Mike Brearley, one of England’s most successful cricket captains, said yesterday that eradicating corruption from the game was probably impossible but that was no reason to stop trying.

(Reuters) – India’s cricketers are the most vulnerable in the international game and wilt when subjected to sustained pressure, Australia wicketkeeper and vice captain Brad Haddin said yesterday ahead of the third test between the two countries.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan cricket team manager Naveed Akram Cheema said he was “absolutely clear and confident” there would be no repeat of the spot-fixing controversy when his team play England in the United Arab Emirates over the next two months.

The Guyana Cricket Board  has sent a congratulatory message to the Christopher Barnwell-led national Twenty20 cricket team for its victory over the Leeward Islands at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Monday night.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Night-time Tests may be just around the corner if a leading English official has his way.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive officer Manzur Ahmed has died of a heart attack at the age of 57, his family and the board confirmed yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Teenage Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, serving six-months in jail for spot-fixing elements of a test match, could still have a future in international cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Leon Johnson marked his debut in the shortest version of the game yesterday, with a vital, unbeaten 37, helping Guyana overcome the mambo-jambo that almost kept them out of this Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, and leading them to a five-wicket victory over Leeward Islands.

Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 footballers secured their first win of the CFU final round of  World Cup qualifiers with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Guyana at the Pedro Marrero National Stadium in Cuba  yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Tony Harford said the financial affairs of the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation are perfectly in order.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The London Olympics countdown entered its final 200 days yesterday with government and organisers talking up the legacy Britain can look forward to long after the last medal has been won and the show is over.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Spinners Shane Shillingford and Garey Mathurin shared five wickets to lead Windward Islands to a stunning 11-run victory over reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian top order batsman Shaun Marsh was unable to fulfill a media engagement ahead of the third test against India in Perth because of illness yesterday.

(Reuters) – Dwight Howard failed to produce his usual magic but Orlando did enough to defeat Sacramento 104-97 on Sunday and hand new Kings coach Keith Smart his first loss.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko says he is preparing for next month’s title bout with Britain’s Dereck Chisora as if it were his last.

Former national chess player Tony Hanoman with a FIDE rating of 1932, on Sunday won the male Open category of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Apex Insurance Brokers-sponsored one day, rapid chess tournament at the Kei-Shars Sports Club.

LONDON (Reuters) – With a familiar stroke of the right boot guiding the ball into the net, a celebratory hug with Arsene Wenger and pandemonium amongst ecstatic Arsenal fans, it was as if record goalscorer Thierry Henry had never left North London  last  night.

Kennard’s Memorial Cricket Club,  of Bush Lot Farm,  Corentyne,  became the first team to reach the last 16  of the 2011 New Building Society second division limited overs competition in Berbice after winning their last preliminary round match of Zone K.

There were wins for Vasco and Top 25, a draw for Cool Runnings and Eagles while the Development Team gained a walk over from Blue Berry Hill when the Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA)’s Banks DIH Beach Cup League commenced on Sunday  at the Christianburg Ground, Linden.