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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- West Indies middle order batsman Shiv Chanderpaul has moved up one place in the latest ICC reliance rankings for test batsmen.

(BBC)Two former Grand Slam winners have tipped Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray to win the upcoming US Open.

(Reuters) – Frankel, a British colt who has become known as the Usain Bolt of horse racing, won his first 10-furlong race to complete a run of 13 straight victories when he clinched the International Stakes at York  yesterday.

(BBC) Ravi Bopara was out cheaply as South Africa beat Gloucestershire by three wickets in a 50-over match at Bristol yesterday.

 LOGRONO, Spain, (Reuters) – Up-and-coming German sprinter John Degenkolb claimed his second stage of the Vuelta a Espana yesterday when he outpowered Italian Daniele Bennati and Belgium’s Gianni Meersman in a mass charge for the line.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Australia’s acting coach Steve Rixon believes the extreme heat they will face in the United Arab Emirates when playing Afghanistan and Pakistan will be the perfect preparation for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Barcelona striker David Villa was fined  yesterday for taking off his shirt to reveal a vest with a message dedicated to his family after he scored on his long-awaited return from injury last weekend.

By Emmerson Campbell Gold medalist at the recently completed South American Powerlifting Championships in Cali, Colombia, John ‘Big John’ Edwards said his experience there is one that will forever be etched in his memory.

Beverage Giant Banks DIH is continuing to throw its support behind local horse racing with sponsorship of the Guyana Cup.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s double gold medallist Mo Farah will lead a glittering cast of 42 London Olympic medal winners, including 16 champions, when he races over two miles at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen’s rapid fall from grace was completed  yesterday when the controversial batsman was left out of the England squads for the Twenty20 World Cup and the one-day series against South Africa.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC- Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are among Caribbean athletes headlining a star studded cast of Olympic medalists arriving here for  tomorrow’s Diamond League event.

By Treiston Joseph Being silent for approximately one week certainly allowed President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) KA Juman Yassin to take in all the criticism that came his way after Guyana’s 2012 run at the Olympics.

By Iva Wharton In an effort to sharpen their skills, three players from the Orealla community are part of 10-day training programme conducted by Coach Roy Sharma at the National Library.

By Treiston Joseph In the face of the blast by Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) President KA Juman Yassin over comments by Director of Sports, Neil Kumar, in the August 12th edition of the Guyana Chronicle, Kumar is holding firm to his denunciation of the Guyana Olympic team’s performance and  his criticism of the GOA as well.

The national men’s Rugby Sevens team left Guyana yesterday for Ottawa, Canada in quest of its seventh consecutive Caribbean rugby title.

The bi-annual Caribbean Scrabble Championship opens today at the Status International Hotel (formerly Zoom Inn) Croal Street and team Guyana is hoping to climb one step higher to claim the championship title.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- All-rounder Britney Cooper, leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne and wicketkeeper batswoman Kycia Knight have been recalled to the West Indies squad for the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka next month.

Former national junior cyclists Neil Reece on Sunday returned to form by winning the seventh  annual Franco Crawford 46-mile cycle road race in Berbice.

Five members of the national table tennis team departed Guyana yesterday morning for Santo Domingo to participate in the 54th annual Caribbean championships.