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National Champion, Nigel Bryan plays a forehand shot during one of his matches in the group stages.
National Champion, Nigel Bryan plays a forehand shot during one of his matches in the group stages.

Locals seize spots in Final 16

Guyana’s male and female singles competitors sealed their spots in the final round of the singles competition of the 53rd Caribbean Table Tennis Championships which continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Ryan Brathwaite is said to be in Canada training for the athletics World Championships. (FP)
Ryan Brathwaite is said to be in Canada training for the athletics World Championships. (FP)

Four Bajans for Worlds

(Barbados Nation) Defending champion Ryan Brathwaite will lead a four-member Barbados team to the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, from August 27 to September 4.

Chris Gayle

Gayle to meet with Hilaire next week

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) Estranged West Indies opener Chris Gayle will meet with West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire next Tuesday to hash out lingering issues that have kept the Jamaican out of the regional side.

Maria Sharapova

Grand slam winners go out as Sharapova advances

MASON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Grand slam title holders Li  Na and Petra Kvitova were knocked out of the Cincinnati Open yesterday while Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva  moved into the quarter-finals.Australia’s

Ashby fired as SPORTT CEO

(Trinidad Express) Errol Ashby has been fired with immediate effect as chief executive of the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT).

Assad Fudadin

GCC topples Everest

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) secured a convincing seven-wicket victory over their Everest Cricket Club counterparts in the opening match of the Queensway-sponsored 2011 Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Open 50 overs Knockout Cricket Competition yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road.

GYO ‘A’, DCC and GCC win on day three

Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) ‘A’, Georgetown Cricket Club and Demerara Cricket Club each recorded commanding victories over their respective opponents on day three of the Inaugural De Sinco Trading, GCA Under-13 cricket competition.

Tommy Gainey

American’s Gainey and Quinney share Wyndham lead

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Americans  Jeff Quinney and Tommy Gainey carded seven-under 63s to share  the first round lead of the Wyndham Championship yesterday,  while others scrambled to qualify for the FedExCup playoffs. 

Shiv Chanderpaul

Chanderpaul makes dodgy start at Warwickshire

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul’s inauspicious start to his stint with Warwickshire continued yesterday when he was dismissed for one on the opening day of the County Championship match against Hampshire at Edgbaston.

Ricardo Teixeira

Brazil fans plan protests against Teixeira

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian fans plan  match-day protests against Ricardo Teixeira, the head of the  country’s football association, to demand he step down from his  role at the 2014 World Cup.  

Rain interrupts England charge

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rain frustrated England’s bid for  a series whitewash over India yesterday when play was washed  out after lunch on the opening day of the fourth test at the  Oval.

Wenger confused by UEFA touchline ban rules

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is  confused about UEFA’s rules covering touchline bans after he was  ordered to stop communicating with his team during a Champions  League playoff win over Udinese.

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