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BERLIN, (Reuters) – Kenyan David Rudisha broke the  men’s 800 metres world record that had stood for 13 years yesterday, clocking a time of one minute 41.09 seconds at the ISTAF  athletics meeting in the German capital.

NAPIER, New Zealand, CMC – Jamaica ended their tour Down Under with a whimper, when World No.2 New Zealand crushed them 62-40 in the second and final Test on Saturday.

MASON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Roger Federer ended a  seven-month title drought with a 6-7 7-6 6-4 win over American  Mardy Fish in the Cincinnati Masters final yesterday to send a  timely reminder of his class just a week before the U.S

By Tamica Garnett Hardware Company Toolsie Persaud Limited is continuing with its investment in athlete Kenneth Semple.

Members of the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) Saturday lauded its outgoing president Lester Alvis for his contribution to the sport during his stint in Guyana as head of Courts Guyana Inc.

The Hikers Hockey Club will today begin its annual Junior Summer Camp from 9am s at the St.

Teenaged  golfer Avinda Kishore carted off the third annual Courts Guyana Inc.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan have dedicated a  proportion of their match fees to victims of the floods which  have devastated their country following an upset win over  England in the third test at the Oval on Saturday.

DAMBULLA,  (Reuters) – All-rounder Thisara Perera’s  maiden five-wicket haul helped hosts Sri Lanka to an  eight-wicket victory over India yesterday and a place in the  final of the one-day tri-series.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has accused regional players union WIPA of rejecting an offer from the International Cricket Council to help broker a deal in the bitter, long-running impasse.

Headquarters athletics team in a time of 35 minutes 42.33 seconds emerged winners of the Guyana Police Force’s 10 kilometre mixed relay race held yesterday.

By Orin Davidson Guyana’s Lennox Cush set Italy ablaze yesterday with a lethal batting display in leading the United States  of America to victory over the home team in the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Four championship in Bologna.

Guyana’s national youth sprinter Chavez Ageday clocked 10.90 seconds in the ‘B’ final of the boys’ 100m event to earn himself a fourth place yesterday at the World Youth Olympic Games, currently ongoing in Singapore.

The second round of the Guyana Football Federation’s Super League competition will commence today with three matches.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will tonight hold a wake at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in Queenstown for the late veteran cricket administrator Alfred Mohammed.

By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday said it will sponsor a 42-member contingent inclusive of athletes and officials to the upcoming XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India from October 3-14.

By Tamica Garnett President of the Guyana Olympic Association  K. Juman Yassin yesterday severely criticized the government over its lack of financial support for sports teams leaving these shores to attend international competitions.

CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul’s Lancashire pulled off a resounding victory over Kent yesterday to keep alive their hopes of winning the English County Championship Division One title.

SINGAPORE,  CMC – Fifteen-year-old Jamaican Odane Skeen crowned himself world junior sprint king yesterday when he dismissed his field to win the 100 metres at the inaugural Youth Olympics.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Johan Botha has  replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa’s Twenty20 captain,  Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.