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LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United have accepted  Wayne Rooney’s charge from the FA for swearing at a TV camera,  but are appealing against his two-match ban, the Football  Association said yesterday.

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) is currently focusing its attention on the formation of committees and the structuring of the administration of the clubs as well as re-registering clubs, among other matters.

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) with sponsorship from the Trophy Stall will continue volleyball action this weekend in Berbice with the BVA-organized Trophy Stall Competition for senior players at the GTM hard court in New Amsterdam.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – CARIFTA gold medallist Akela Jones will spearhead a 41-member Barbados team at the 40th edition of the regional Games in Montego Bay later this month.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid returned to their  ruthless best yesterday when Emmanuel Adebayor struck twice in  a 4-0 drubbing of 10-man Tottenham Hotspur as the Spanish giants  seized control of their Champions League quarter-final.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea must avenge their 2008  Champions League final defeat by Manchester United or face a  trophyless season if they lose the all-English quarter-final  which starts at Stamford Bridge today (1845 GMT).

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Hard-hitting opener Chris Gayle is the only West Indies player in the top 20 of the ICC One-Day International rankings released on Monday.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Inter Milan, treble winners under  Jose Mourinho last season, saw their season disintegrate as they  collapsed 5-2 at home to a makeshift Schalke 04 side in their  Champions League quarter-final first leg yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara has stood  down as captain of Sri Lanka’s limited overs team after their  World Cup final loss to India on Saturday but plans to carry on  as the interim test skipper until a replacement is found.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Departing India coach Gary  Kirsten hailed World Cup winning-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as  the best leader in contemporary cricket as he bid an emotional  goodbye yesterday following a successful three years in charge.

Manager of the national junior female netball team Shondell Samaroo says that the team is where it needs to be in terms of preparation for the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Jean Pierre Under-16 Championships that officially starts today in St Kitts.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Pakistan batting legend Javed Miandad has been asked to work with the national side’s batsmen ahead of the tour of the West Indies.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Ireland head coach Phil Simmons has condemned as “despicable” the decision by the International Cricket Council to limit the 2015 Cricket World Cup to the 10 full members.

Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir yesterday responded to comments made by president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh over the weekend stating that if the body had wanted to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in a timely manner it “should have had its house in order.”

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Pakistan’s talismanic one-day captain Shahid Afridi is now likely to lead his side against West Indies in the Caribbean later this month, after reconsidering his decision to miss the series.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jamaica predictably qualified for the Regional First Class Championship final after their semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago finished in a controversial no-decision yesterday.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is considering the issue of performance-related pay for its cricketers.

Former Kaieteur Cycle Club cyclist Maurice ‘Trini’ Lewis was laid to rest in Brooklyn, New York recently.

One of the most historic nights in local football history took place at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground Sunday when  Guyana’s top two football teams were sent packing from the annual Mayor’s Cup tournament.

Fairy Landing of the Sherriff Stable upset a top notch field to win the feature C class race when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities held its horse race meet at the club’s Alness track, Corentyne, Berbice.