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LONDON,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer left the door tantalisingly ajar for local hero Andy Murray in the Wimbledon men’s singles final yesterday, then slammed it shut to win a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and in so doing return to the top of the world rankings.

PORRENTRUY, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Thibaut Pinot, the youngest rider in the Tour de France, presented the French with their first stage victory in this year’s edition after winning the hilly 157.5km Belfort-Porrentruy eighth stage yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – The outstanding Chris Gayle struck a record-breaking 20th One-Day International century while Marlon Samuels hammered his first in six years as West Indies brushed aside hapless New Zealand by 55 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – American Serena Williams powered her way to a fifth Wimbledon singles title with an explosive start and a cool finish after a mid-match meltdown to beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2  yesterday.

One time chary-branded sprinter Jeremy Bascom has, again, run himself onto the discussion pages of the Guyana’s track headlines.

Simon Doull’s take on Chris Gayle’s eventual return to the West Indies team is, no doubt, widely, if not unanimously, shared throughout the Caribbean.

Plaisance Academy and Marian Academy continued their dominant play last Friday evening to reach the semi-finals of the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Former national hockey player and  administrator Gregory Sills was described as an affable  and hard working individual who was always willing to serve  as sports administrators, friends and relatives paid tribute to him at a funeral service held yesterday at the First Assembly of God Church on Durban Street, K.A.

Thousands of persons yesterday turned up at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to pay their final respects to local basketball star Damian Liverpool who tragically died in a motorcycle accident in Suriname on June 29.

By Iva Wharton St. Ignatius Secondary yesterday hammered Aishalton Secondary 7-0 to be declared Region Nine champions in the countrywide Digicel Schools football championships currently underway.

By Emmerson Campbell Masters Two World deadlift record-holder Winston Stoby feels that he can smash more records at the upcoming Masters World Championships.

THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Over 60 riders from at least eight Caribbean islands will be in action here today when the 13th annual John Thomas Memorial Regional Classic rides off.

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) made a timely a donation to Commonwealth Powerlifting record holder Vijai Rahim at its Area ‘H’ Ground last  Wednesday.

The future of cricket locally and regionally got a major boost recently when Caribbean Airlines assisted a number of top local cricket coaches in attending the Cricket Australia Level Three Coaching Programme in Florida According to a press release, the coaching programme, the first of its kind in this region, will see local coaches attaining a Level Three International Distinction and gaining valuable insight into the newest teaching methods to bring out the best in regional sporting talent Coach Rajindra Dhanraj reflected

 (Reuters) – The NBA c hampion Miami Heat are set to bolster their blockbuster roster with the signing of three-point king Ray Allen from the Boston Celtics.

Scarborough, Tobago — Jamaica defeated  Windward Islands by seven wickets in fifth and final round  yesterday to win the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-17 Tournament.

(Reuters) – England rounded off a comprehensive one-day international series defeat of four-times World Cup winners Australia with an eight-wicket win in the fourth one-day international at Chester-le-Street yesterday.

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France, (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins and his Team Sky made their ambitions clear in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France, sweeping both the overall lead, the stage win and the King of the mountains jersey at La Planche des Belles Filles yesterday.

Not even the quickness, agility and outstanding mobility of Nyron Joseph could shake world class squash star Nicolette Fernandes in her campaign in the men’s draw as she claimed yet another straight-game win en-route to the semifinal of the Digicel Senior National Squash Championships last night at the Georgetown Club.

New York, USA (SMS) — While the pressure mounts for her possible attendance at the London Olympics, starting late this month, Kadecia Baird is upholding an intensity of her own.