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Carl Oosman was yesterday granted $800,000 bail at the Wales Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with causing the death of Deonauth Seegobin.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Ryan Harris  made quick work of dismissing three of Sri Lanka’s top batsmen to put Australia in command on the third day of the first test in Galle and make the home team’s task of chasing down 379 runs look even more daunting yesterday.

LONDON, England, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul hammered his second successive century as Warwickshire flourished on the second day of their County Championship game against Yorkshire on Thursday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams faces an early test of her prospects of winning the U.S.

The Berbice Cricket Board-organised Ramcharitar Construction Services knock-out and Tenelec Inc.,

Amateur boxers Benjamin Henry and Marvin Ageday said yesterday that they are prepared for the Youth Commonwealth Games that will be held in the British Colony, Isle-of-Man from September 7-13.

The three athletes who have been selected to represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Youth Games are now counting down to the September 7-13 event in the Isle of Man, an island of Great Britain in the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England.

The stage is set for the grand finale of the inaugural Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmill 10/10 Tapeball tournament tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Three new faces are in the national T20 team that will take on Trinidad and Tobago at the Guyana National Stadium on September 6 and 7.

The much-anticipated European Union (EU) sponsored Medal Play golf tournament will be contested today at the Lusignan Golf Club starting at 12:30 hours.

The Milerock Football Club last Thursday concluded its  Summer Camp for Under 17 players with a pep talk at the Bayrock Community Centre ground.

The national selection panel under chairman of selectors, Nazimul Drepaul, has shortlisted 27 players to participate in the Twenty20 trials on Monday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.

Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday chaired the first meeting of cricket’s top brass with the aim of setting up an Interim Management Committee for the game and in a statement the ministry said that the deliberations were “quite productive”.

Guyana will commence the historic journey to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when they tackle Barbados tonight at the National Stadium at Providence.

Santos Football Club looked unstoppable as they romped their way to a 5-0 win over Beacons Football Club last Wednesday in the 2011 under-23 Milo Football Tournament.

DAEGU, South Korea, CMC – Jamaican Melaine Walker failed in her title defence as American Lashinda Demus stormed to a world-leading time to win the women’s 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – A tame batting effort saw West Indies Women plunge to their first defeat in their four-match One-Day International against Pakistan Women, going down by three wickets at Arnos Vale here yesterday.

National cyclist Geron Williams made the most of his six-month stay in the United States where he was training and also competing in various events.

Nicola Ramdyhan failed to move past the quarterfinal rounds of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) under-13 development tournament in Suriname when the tournament continued last Wednesday.