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LONDON,  CMC – Curtly Ambrose was recognised as one of the giants of the game, when he was inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Three players from the Caribbean featured on the opening day of key final round matches in the English County Championship yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will face a slightly weakened England in their two Twenty20 Internationals later this month.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Lengthy rain interruptions put paid to Australia’s hopes of wrapping up a series-clinching victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second test yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s current national road race champion Walter Grant Stewart, whose right arm is amputated, and members of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) met last Friday at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) building on Main Street to deal with the issue of his non-eligibility to compete overseas with non-disabled cyclists.

(Reuters) – Serena Williams escaped with a $2,000 fine yesterday when tennis officials ruled that her verbal abuse of an umpire during Sunday’s U.S.

Flying Object was unstoppable on Sunday when Bush Lot United Turf Club came alive for its one-day horse meet at the club’s track at Bush Lot, West Coast, Berbice.

The Pakistani women cricketers put a blemish in the West Indies women team’s dominance when they secured a win over the host side Saturday  night in the first of two Twenty/20 International match-ups at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Letitia Myles yet again failed to move past the semi-final round at the ongoing 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games being staged in the Isle of Man yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Albert Philander yesterday upset a strong field of cyclists to win the senior category of the Victor Macedo Memorial road race while junior cyclist Paul DeNobrega successfully defended his title.

Jack Warner has accused FIFA of “devastating lives” and damaging football in the Caribbean in an attempt to clean up its image.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the International Football Federation (FIFA) will stage a one week Elite Coaching Course at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England completed a series victory over world champions India yesterday after the fourth one-day international at Lord’s ended in a Duckworth/Lewis tie on Sunday when rain forced the players off the field with seven balls remaining.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka came up with a vastly improved performance in their second innings yesterday, leaving the onus of saving the second test against Australia on two of their most experienced batsmen, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz was struck in the face during an altercation at a Queensland nightclub and needed facial surgery.

BERLIN, Germany,  CMC – World champions Yohan Blake and Kirani James led four young Caribbean athletes that enhanced their growing reputations with notable victories  yesterday at the International Stadium Festival meet.

Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat orchestrated Pakistan’s best ever first-wicket partnership in One Day Internationals as they romped to a 10-wicket triumph over Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell “Nothing in sport happens without sponsorship.” So said president of Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Kit Nascimento, at the launching of the Neal and Massy Group of Companies National Schools Rugby tournament yesterday at the National Park Rugby Ground.

Guyana Beverage Company (GBC) renewed its sponsorship of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club for the 10th year with offerings of $1.5M in cash and gear Friday at the company’s head office at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Radesh Rameshwar, Chief Executive Officer of Kares Engineering Company sponsors of the inaugural 10/10 softball tournament which ended recently has promised to double the prize money for next year’s tournament.