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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Captain Darren Sammy says West Indies will attempt to keep the pressure on luckless New Zealand in today’s second One-Day International but has urged his side not to become complacent.

Local 400 metres sprint ace Stephan James will leave these shores today as a member of the Guyana team to the World Junior Track and Field championships which commences from July 10 and runs through to July 15 in Spain.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago,  CMC – Jamaica remained unbeaten with a convincing win over Guyana while Trinidad and Tobago kept up their form with a victory over Barbados, in the fourth round of matches in the Regional Under-17 Championship here  yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Chris Gayle believes once rookie stroke-maker Johnson Charles can learn quickly and improve his shot selection, he can become a dangerous batsman in world cricket.

Michael `Jaggy’ Persaud, vice president of the Georgetown Dominoes Association will stage a lucrative one-day knockout dominoes tournament in honour of his birthday today at the Dynasty Sports Club and Bar.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has knocked veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul off the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test batting rankings.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Tyson Gay beat fellow American Justin Gatlin in the 100 metres while Kenenisa Bekele’s Olympic hopes were diluted at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday as five world season’s best were set on the Stade de France track.

LONDON, (Reuters) – He put his fans through the wringer again but Andy Murray now stands one win from ending 76 years of British pain after reaching the Wimbledon men’s final yesterday – the only trouble is Roger Federer will be over the other side of the net.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell said Thursday West Indies were eyeing a whitewash after brushing aside New Zealand by nine wickets in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series at Sabina Park.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams was a firm favourite to win her fifth Wimbledon title today even before her final opponent Agnieszka Radwanska revealed she was struggling with a respiratory illness.

METZ, France, (Reuters) – Peter Sagan sealed the first week of his maiden Tour de France with his third stage win in a crash-ridden 207.5-km sixth stage which seriously hurt the chances of some race favourites yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies defied rain to make a winning start to their One-Day International series against New Zealand here yesterday, cruising to an easy nine-wicket win on the backs of explosive unbeaten half-centuries from Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle.

Former president of the Guyana Football Federation, Georgetown Football Association and Pele Football Club, John Yates, yesterday gave props to the corporate bodies sponsoring school football tournaments, but said more needs to be done to develop the game and urged that they collaborate.

Bartica Secondary School student Daryl Joseph placed first in the inaugural one-day Malta Supreme Rapid Chess tournament held on Sunday last at the Bartica Secondary School.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia,  CMC – Stephen Ames had one of his best days on the links this season, carding a two-under 68 in the opening round of the US$6.1 million Greenbrier Classic here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Women boxers have claimed an early victory at the 2012 Olympics by knocking out the last all-male sport but the battle for sex equality at the Games rages on, and not just among women – male synchronized swimmers are also demanding equal rights.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has been suspended one game for “confrontational and provocative behaviour” near the end of last week’s loss to San Jose, Major League Soccer (MLS) said yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt has pulled out of the Monaco leg of the Diamond League later this month, his coach said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Injury-prone West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been snapped up as one of the overseas signings for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League despite having not played international cricket in two years.