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NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Serena  Williams both swept into the third round of the U.S.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Jamaican Usain Bolt  returns to the Daegu Stadium yesterday with a second chance to  put his stamp on the 13th world championships five days after  his 100 metres debacle.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Former boxing champ and  Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya says he is battling  addictions to cocaine and alcohol and seeking to rebuild his  relationship with his wife after being unfaithful.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Off spinner Nathan Lyon  dazzled on his international debut by capturing five wickets as  Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 105 runs in their  first innings of the opening test yesterday.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – After putting her  life on ice for two days, defending champion  Allyson Felix eased  into the final of the women’s 200 metres at the world  championships yesterday.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Former world 100  metres record holder Asafa Powell has decided he will not run in  the Jamaican relay team at the Daegu world championships, his  agent said yesterday.

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club as part of its cricket development programme on Sunday would be hosting a one-day 20/20 tournament at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground.

The Bakewell Softball Tournament organized by the Guyana Softball League continued last Sunday with matches in the open and over-40 categories at various grounds.

The Golden Jaguars and the Bajan national team are scheduled to clash for three days of exciting football beginning today through to Sunday.

The Berbice Cricket Board in order to  expose younger players to a higher level of cricket has organized a series of 40-overs cricket matches between the Berbice Under-21 team and their counterparts from Georgetown and the East Coast.

By Emmerson Campbell Barbados and Guyana football teams will clash tomorrow evening at the Providence national Stadium in the first round of the World Cup Qualifiers, the  Guyana Football Federation (GFF) announced yesterday at a press conference.

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) to goveren cricket in Guyana for the next few month will be formed today after a meeting is held at the office of Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Dr Frank Anthony.

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and 2002 National Sportswoman of the Year, Aliann Pompey said her failure to reach the final of the 400m at the World Championships was an emotional loss.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England piled more  misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off  Twenty20 match at Old Trafford yesterday.

Guyana’s first boxing world champion Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis returns to the ring on December 17 after more than a two-year hiatus from the fight game to take on  Hector ‘Machito’ Camacho at the Princess Hotel.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – France’s Mehdi Baala,  who slugged it out on the track with a team mate in Monaco last  month, is starting to think he is cursed after falling in the  1,500 metres heats at world championships on Tuesday.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies speedster Kemar Roach made crucial strikes as Worcestershire put Division One leaders Lancashire on the back foot on the opening day of their County Championship game here yesterday.

Robb Street Strikers dominoes team will be in action this evening as the Wild Bunch Crew 27-team dominoes competition continues at the Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Drive.

President of Fruta Conquerors Football Club Marlan Cole said that the Milo Under-23 knockout is going ahead despite an attempt by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to pull the plug on the tournament which is attracting teams from Georgetown.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – A gritty Russian  racewalker won the solitary gold up for grabs yesterday as a  world championships characterised so far by drama and  disqualifications reached its midway point.