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COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Michael Clarke hit his 15th test century to lead Australia to a draw in the third and final test against Sri Lanka  yesterday and a 1-0 win in his first series as captain.

By Iva Wharton The national schools athletics, cycling and swimming championships, one of the biggest sporting events on the schools calendar, also highlight some of the shortcomings competitors face in some disciplines.

Managing Director of the Trophy Stall  Ramesh Sunich on Friday donated three trophies to the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club for a female tournament in Berbice.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC-IANS – Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga said he is confident of a good show in the remainder of the Champions League Twenty20.

One of Guyana’s leading departmental store, Gizmos and  Gadgets last Friday renewed its cricket sponsorship with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Ravi Rampaul followed up half-centuries from Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath with an impressive spell of four wickets for 14 runs from four overs to catapult Trinidad & Tobago into the main draw of the Champions League Twenty20 with a convincing, 51-run victory over Leicestershire yesterday.

Keiona Crawford defeated Kord Johnson in the final of the table tennis competition when the National Sports Commission (NSC) in partnership with the Region 10 administration kicked off its sixth Day of Interaction with a bang at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Sunday.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC-IANS – Auckland Aces were eliminated from the Champions League Twenty20, after they went down to Somerset by four wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish yesterday here.

Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Drive, will be the venue for a 21-team dominoes competition this Saturday.

Waramadong Secondary and a pee wee group in Lethem will receive football uniforms, compliments of Arts Living Foundation.

By Emmerson Campbell The final bell chimed at this year’s Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Intermediate Championships on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium.

The nation’s law enforcement officers kicked off their 2011 Police Sports Inter-Division Twenty20 competition last Thursday.

GENEVA — Caribbean official Colin Klass has been summoned by FIFA to answer charges Friday relating to $40,000 bribes allegedly offered by former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam.

Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson believes his team can match England when the two sides meet in the upcoming two-match T20 Series.

Seven top chess players in the TOPCO Juices junior championship 2011 qualifiers have emerged for the 2011 National Junior Championship, following the end of the qualifier tournament last weekend at the West Demerara Secondary School.

Fruta Conquerors and Santos have advanced to the semi-final stage of the Milo Under-23 tournament after comfortably disposing of their opponents Sunday evening at  Tucville Playfield.

The final round of the 2011 Senior El Dorado Inter-County tournament commences today with two matches to decide which teams will contest the September 25 final at the Albion Community Center Ground.

Guyana’s participation in the Commonwealth Youth Games that concluded on September 14 in the Isle of Man was a learning opportunity for this country’s athletes as well as their coach, says Lyndon Wilson.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s leading players are “not afraid” of going on strike unless officials heed their calls to improve the crammed tennis calendar as soon as possible, Andy Murray warned yesterday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Two Barbados-born umpires abandoned a match amid a row over a boundary as fresh controversy hit the game on the island.