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By Tamica Garnett National chess player Taffin Khan yesterday rebounded from his opening day defeats to snatch two victories against the visitors while Shiv Nandalall secured his first victory over the foreign opposition as the  Guyana/FIDE International Rating Tournament continued   at the Guyana National Stadium.

By Donald Duff I had never seen him play but had heard and read about him.

Two major golf tournaments will highlight CARICOM weekend at the Lusignan Golf Club with players showcasing their talent today and Monday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal almost looked  apologetic as he whispered words of consolation into Andy  Murray’s ear after he made sure yesterday that Britain’s wait  for a men’s Wimbledon champion would roll into a 75th year.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams may have  preferred the devil she knows in the Wimbledon singles final,  but sister Venus is out, and the defending champion knows only  her best will be good enough against the wily Vera Zvonareva.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – West Indies-A were upstaged in the fourth match of the Tri-Nation Series yesterday, when Cheteshwar Pujara scored 114 to set India-A up for a 53-run victory.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Officials have failed to woo Usain Bolt to the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be staged later this year here.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa have asked the  International Cricket Council (ICC) to take action against West  Indian Sulieman Benn for incidents in this week’s third and  final test in Bridgetown, Barbados.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Uruguay beat Ghana in the  cruellest of circumstances to end African hopes at the World Cup  today and Netherlands knocked out perennial favourites  Brazil in yet another shock of a fascinating tournament.

-proposal on the table after Office of the President meeting The future of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda seems bleak where cricket is concerned following reports that executives of the club had talks with government officials on a possible merger with the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) for a football facility.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Ghana’s “Black Stars” hope  to go where no African team has been before and reach the World  Cup semi-finals today while Brazil face Netherlands in the  day’s first and equally intriguing quarter-final.

National chess players checkmated by visitors National chess players Taffin Khan and Loris Nathoo, were trumped by overseas players Karl Rapon and Michael Barker, respectively, in the first round of the inaugural Guyana/FIDE International Rating Tournament held at the National Stadium yesterday.

The University of Guyana (UG) had to fend off a spirited second half attack from Linden Foundation before they eventually edged their way to a 34-31 points win to mark their third consecutive victory in the National Schools Basketball Festival on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Two kayaks and related safety equipment were yesterday donated to the community of Malali by the Guyana Canoeing Federation (GCF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS).

Thirteen primary schools will be participating in a Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) 2010 Inter-school Mini-Tennis Competition which will be held this Sunday  at the National Gymnasium from 09.00 hrs.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Re-uters) – Brazil’s 1970 World  Cup-winners have a lot to answer for at least as far as the  country’s subsequent national team coaches are concerned.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – Fernando  Llorente has been surprised by the praise heaped on him after  his match-turning performance in Spain’s 1-0 second round  victory over Portugal on Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – An African nation could win  the World Cup in the future if the game continues on the right  path, Brazil’s World Cup-winning captain Cafu said yesterday.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – Tiger  Woods has been interviewed by U.S.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Phil Jackson, who won a  record 11th NBA title last month, has shelved plans to retire  and will stay on as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers for  one more season, the NBA team said yesterday.