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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has been invited to take a leading 2014 World Cup role and a formal announcement is expected in the coming days, a local organising committee (LOC) source told Reuters yesterday.

CUTTACK, India, CMC – A smarting West Indies will seek redemption when their five match One-Day International series against India bowls off here today.

By Arnon adams You might think that that having dedicated 25 years of his life to the demands of being a cycling coach, Randolph Roberts may just be contemplating slipping quietly into the retirement lane.

By Emmerson Campbell Now that they have conquered all that the Caribbean has to offer the next goal of the  Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games says GRFU president  Kit Nascimento.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer says he is “very excited” about his prospects for next year after finishing 2011 riding a wave of optimism and with the mental scars of some painful defeats apparently healed.

The West Indies completed the test leg of its month long-tour to India on Saturday morning with 2-0 defeat in the three-test series.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s hopes of recording their first victory over Australia in almost 20 years have been boosted after a raft of injuries forced their trans-Tasman neighbours to pick a rookie trio of pace bowlers and an opener untried in test cricket.

(Reuters) – A woman paid by Lawrence Taylor for sex when she was 16 years old sued the former U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The apparent suicide of Wales’ coach Gary Speed struck a poignant chord with the author of an award-winning book about the life and untimely death of former Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke.

CUTTACK,  (Reuters) – India paceman Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the first three one-day internationals (ODIs) against West Indies because of a chest injury.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s crowd-pleasing batsman Yuvraj Singh has told cricket fans it is simply a matter of time before he is back playing again after being diagnosed with a non-malignant lung tumour.

First Street Warriors football club of Campbellville held its nerve last Saturday to walk away with the $150,000 first place prize of the 2011 Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Inter-Block seven-a-side football tournament held at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Grove Hi Tec and Banks FC will clash in the final of the inaugural Banks DIH Coca Cola football champion’s league organised by the East Bank Football Association this Sunday at the Diamond Community Centre ground from 13:00hrs.

By Iva Wharton Emanie Netball Club won the Digicel-sponsored Open league netball tournament after defeating Doves  by 47 goals to 16 in the final played Saturday on the tarmac of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

In a small media briefing at the Duke Lodge in Kingston on Saturday 18 of the 20 participating teams scheduled to participate in the upcoming 22nd Kashif and Shanghai football tournament were presented with the tournament booklet highlighting the rules and regulations of the competition along with donations to assist their preparations.

DUBAI, CMC – Gifted West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has moved up 14 places in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen following the third and final Test against India in Mumbai.

T&T’s director on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Baldath Mahabir, while pleased with the direction of the West Indies team at present, is very concerned with the spate of injuries being suffered by the regional players.

National senior and junior chess champions Taffin Khan and Suhai Feng placed 10th and 19th respectively in the Challenger section of the second annual Umda Cup tournament in Barbados.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has warned of more runs to come from his younger brother Darren Bravo.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Formula One champions Red Bull scoffed at suggestions they manipulated yesterday’s Brazilian Grand Prix to hand Mark Webber a first victory of the season.