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Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar ruled out of one-day series

LONDON, (Reuters) – Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar  has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against  England because of a toe injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI)  said yesterday.

Bangladesh axe Shakib as captain

DHAKA, (Reuters)- Bangladesh have sacked captain  Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal following the team’s  dismal tour of Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said yesterday.

Umpire abandons match over abuse

HAMILTON Bermuda, CMC – A Jamaica-born umpire abandoned a Premier Division match on Sunday after being verbally abused by players, the Royal Gazette newspaper said.

  Royston Crandon

Guyana/Trinidad practice game on today

Trinidad and Tobago begin their preparation as the Caribbean representative in this year Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India scheduled to commence on September 19th, with the opening of two practice games today and another one tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

Lavern Fraser-Thomas

Netball lacking in coaches, finance and programmes

By Iva Wharton The lack of dedicated persons, finance and the absence of school or community programmes are the challenges responsible for the slow development of netball in Guyana, according to longstanding coach Lavern Fraser-Thomas.

Julian Hunte

Hunte says Windies on target for qualifiers

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte says the regional women’s side domination of Pakistan in the just concluded one-day series augurs well for their participation in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

NUMBER ONE! Mohamed Farah of Great Britain celebrates as he crosses the finish line to claim victory in the men’s 5000 metres final (Getty Images)

Record bolt!

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt swept away  any remaining clouds surrounding his 100m disqualification when  he anchored Jamaica to a world record time of 37.04 seconds to  retain the world 4×100 metres relay title yesterday.

Nathaniel Giddings crosses the finish after a strong start to the 10K run yesterday. (Orlando Charles picture)

Forde, Morgan successfully defend AINLIM 10K titles

Defending champion Cleveland Forde proved yet again why he is Guyana’s top distance athlete when he crossed the finish line in first place yesterday at the AINLIM 10 kilometres road race which started uplace at with outside at the company’s main entrance.

Farah wins gold for Britain in 5,000

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Mo Farah became  Britain’s first 5,000 metres world champion with a sensational  victory yesterday, giving his country a much-needed boost ahead  of the 2012 Olympic Games.

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