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LONDON, (Reuters) – Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar  has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against  England because of a toe injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI)  said yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters)- Bangladesh have sacked captain  Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal following the team’s  dismal tour of Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams, battling the elements more than her opponent,  eased into the quarter-finals of the U.S.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies Under-19s will open their One-Day Quadrangular series against Sri Lanka when the tournament bowls off in India at month end.

HAMILTON Bermuda, CMC – A Jamaica-born umpire abandoned a Premier Division match on Sunday after being verbally abused by players, the Royal Gazette newspaper said.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a marathon  first-set tiebreaker before rolling past Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 7-6 6-4 6-2 to reach  the quarter-finals of the U.S.

Bermine Memorex cricket club will be seeking a replay in their match against Albion Community Centre following their clash in the 2011 Ramcharitar Construction Services First Division  limited overs knockout competition in Berbice last Saturday.

The inaugural Hikers Hair and Nails in-house ladies hockey tournament organised by the Hikers Hockey Club recently concluded at the St.

Twenty-seven female Under-19 cricketers were scheduled to report for trials yesterday at the Demerara Cri, but only 14 players were present with the Berbice delegation being noticeably absent.

Trinidad and Tobago begin their preparation as the Caribbean representative in this year Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India scheduled to commence on September 19th, with the opening of two practice games today and another one tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

TAUNTON, England, CMC – Former Jamaica and West Indies off-spinner Gareth Breese made little contribution as his Durham went down by 39 runs to Somerset in their Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final on Sunday.

By Iva Wharton The lack of dedicated persons, finance and the absence of school or community programmes are the challenges responsible for the slow development of netball in Guyana, according to longstanding coach Lavern Fraser-Thomas.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte says the regional women’s side domination of Pakistan in the just concluded one-day series augurs well for their participation in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt swept away  any remaining clouds surrounding his 100m disqualification when  he anchored Jamaica to a world record time of 37.04 seconds to  retain the world 4×100 metres relay title yesterday.

Defending champion Cleveland Forde proved yet again why he is Guyana’s top distance athlete when he crossed the finish line in first place yesterday at the AINLIM 10 kilometres road race which started uplace at with outside at the company’s main entrance.

Muntaz Haniff proved to be the player to beat when he turned back stiff opposition to win the European Union Medal Play golf tournament for the second successive year.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Defending champion Rafa Nadal outbattled David Nalbandian of Argentina yesterday to reach the fourth round of the U.S.

Tatenda Taibu’s brave stand with Kyle Jarvis kept Zimbabwe’s hopes of avoiding defeat in their one-off Test against Pakistan alive, as the hosts closed yesterday on 135 for eight.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Mo Farah became  Britain’s first 5,000 metres world champion with a sensational  victory yesterday, giving his country a much-needed boost ahead  of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Tight defence and speedy foot work enabled the Guyana Defence Force GDF) rugby team to win the Guyana Football Rugby Union (GRFU) Seven’s League tournament that concluded Saturday at the National Park.