PARIS, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish polished his reputation as one of cycling’s best ever sprinters when he became the first Briton to win the Tour de France green jersey and the first man to win the classic finish on the Champs-Elysees three times yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Booed by fans at the start of the Tour de France, Spain’s Alberto Contador won back their affection by the end despite losing his invincibility on grand Tours.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England required nine further wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series against world number one side India at the close of the penultimate day of the first test at Lord’s yesterday.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Home favourite Alexander Noren battled freak winds as he cruised to a seven-shot victory at the Scandinavian Masters yesterday.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Mohammed Bin Hammam’s lifetime ban from soccer is likely to transform Friday’s scheduled Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee meeting into a platform for prospective candidates to campaign for votes to fill his presidential role.
Controlled spells of slow bowling from Trinidad’s duo of left-arm spinners Derone Davis and Jovan Ali put the boys from the twin island republic on the verge of a morale boasting second-round victory over defending three-day champions Windward Islands, in their West Indies Under-19 encounter at Providence Stadium, yesterday.
Overnight showers and poor drainage caused the abandonment of the second day’s play of Guyana’s second round match against Jamaica in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 Championships at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda yesterday.
Asks Marlon Munroe Cricket is back in court. For how long however, is yet to be ascertained.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Some Caribbean football administrators could find themselves under FIFA’s scrutiny shortly, after the world governing body said yesterday it would continue to probe the meeting in Trinidad and Tobago that triggered the cash-for-vote scandal.
GRENOBLE, France, (Reuters) – Cadel Evans was only a short 95 km ride away from becoming the first Australian winner of the Tour de France after he outclassed the Schleck brothers in the penultimate stage time trial yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Asian soccer chief who was due to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency last month, was banned for life by football’s ruling body yesterday for his part in a cash-for-votes scandal.
A former national champion believes the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is on the right track with its Junior Development Programme.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid ensured India avoided the follow-on in the first test against dominant England at Lord’s yesterday with an unbeaten 103 after Sachin Tendulkar had again fallen cheaply at world cricket’s headquarters.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A controversial advertisement in which India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni ridiculed team mate Harbhajan Singh has been yanked from the air, the alcohol company which ran the ad has said.
GRENOBLE, France, (Reuters) – They came to win the Tour de France but the Schleck brothers were still happy to settle for less after being humbled by Cadel Evans in yesterday’s final time trial.
NUERBURGRING, Germany, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton was almost speechless yesterday after producing a stunning lap to bounce Sebastian Vettel off the front row at the German’s home Grand Prix.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swede Alexander Noren was unstoppable yesterday as he fired a course record nine-under 63 to charge into an 11-shot lead after the Scandinavian Masters third round.
LA PLATA, (Reuters) – Striker Paolo Guerrero scored a hat-trick as Peru crushed 10-man Venezuela 4-1 to take third place at the Copa America yesterday.
MONACO, (Reuters) – World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt needed a late surge to narrowly beat fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter in the 100 metres with his season’s best time of 9.88 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
The various winners of the recently concluded Rite Care Pharmacy Schools Table Tennis competition in Linden were on Thursday presented with their trophies by proprietor Dennis Muhammed.
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