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BERNE, (Reuters) – Nigeria keeper Vincent Enyeama  scored a penalty as Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3-2 at Salzburg in their  Champions League playoff first leg yesterday while Werder  Bremen produced three quickfire strikes to beat Sampdoria 3-1.

MASON, Ohio,  (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal  moved into the third round of the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-2  7-5 victory over American Taylor Dent yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies batsman Britney Cooper stroked an unbeaten half-century yesterday to propel Trinidad and Tobago to a three-wicket win over St Vincent and the Grenadines, and to the capture of the WICB Women’s 50-Overs League for the second year running.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Having opened the defence of  their Premier League title with a 6-0 thrashing of West  Bromwich Albion last week, Chelsea now face the team they beat  8-0 to secure the crown three months ago.

Trinidad & Tobago cricketers were bid farewell yesterday after their 10-day goodwill series ended on a bitter-sweet note at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) main pavilion.

An agreement has been reached among four Caribbean countries to establish a regional body for chess.

Finishing third in his heats with a timing of 11.09 seconds, Guyana’s Chavez Ageday yesterday did his county proud as he advanced to the finals of the boys 100m finals at the World Youth Olympic Games currently ongoing in Singapore.

Furniture giant, Courts Guyana Inc, yesterday dished out sponsorship to the tune of $350,000 to the Guyana Police Force towards their annual Athletics Championships which will be held on August 24, 25 and 27  at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

The President’s/Jefford Track & Field meet was launched yesterday with the aim of showcasing high level competition and improving the coffers of the clubs at the Digicel headquarters Barrack Street, Kingston.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Beloved Trinidad Guardian sports journalist and CMC Sports correspondent Nazrudeen Yacoob has died.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul suffered a rare failure for Lancashire yesterday when he fell for a first ball “duck” against Kent on the opening day of their Division One fixture.

–Wicketkeeper and Broad in record eighth wicket partnership after  Pakistan’s Riaz takes five wickets on test debut LONDON, (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Matt Prior dug  England out of deep trouble with an unbeaten 84 on the first day  of the third test yesterday as Pakistan reversed their  terrible form of the first two tests.  

Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Irfaan Ali extended felicitations to Team Guyana on their outstanding performance at the recently concluded 11th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Pan American Championships.

Giftland is the latest sponsors of the International basketball Series for which the Washington DC Jammers and a National Presidents Select 12 will be competing for the Godwin McPherson Memorial Trophy.

After defeating Barbados’ Shawn Semple Monday night, Guyana’s Richard Chin will contest the final of the men’s Open singles competition of the National Lotteries Authority Caribbean Squash Championships currently ongoing in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to send an invitational World XI to play fixtures in Pakistan by the end of 2011.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted an Appreciation Function for the National Under-17 players following their success in the first leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifying series in Dominica recently.

Local Furniture giants Courts Guyana Inc. will sponsor this weekend’s Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

By Marlon Munroe The names Cliff Anderson, Michael Parris, Lennox Blackmoore, Terrence Alli, Lennox Beckles, Patrick Ford and Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis will forever standout in Guyana’s rich boxing history.

National junior lawn tennis player, Aruna Ramrattan, defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines’  fifth seeded girls’ Under-18 player Olivia Haslam yesterday to register a significant win for the Guyana team at the International Tennis Federation Junior tournament in St Vincent and the Grenadines.