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SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic, – Hosts Dominican Republic set up a virtual final with Jamaica when they whipped hapless Aruba 7-0 on Friday in the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Injury pull-outs and  doping absentees have taken the sheen off the men’s 100 metres  race at the world athletics championships this year, but all  that will be forgotten when Usain Bolt brings his sizzling  charisma to the track on the opening day in Daegu today.

Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony will head the Interim Management Committee (IMC) that will govern cricket in Guyana after Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled on Monday that the Guyana Cricket Board was not a legally constituted entity.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Australian Steve  Hooker battled through injury to win the pole vault world title  two years ago but although he is now fit, a lack of practice  means he will be battling against the odds to retain his crown.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Double amputee Oscar Pistorius must run the first leg for South Africa if he is to  take part in the 4x400m relay at the world championships,  athletics governing body said yesterday.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Bernard Lagat has  grown into the job of role model for the next generation of  American distance runners.

Local golfers will observe a minute silence as they mourn the death of Mel Sankies, former president of the Lusignan Golf Club, before the start of play in the El Dorado 15-year-old Rum sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament today at the Lusignan Golf Club, starting at 12:30 hours.

The Neal and Massy Group of Companies will run off its second edition of their 10km  road race  and 3km fitness jog on September 4 at 6am.

National fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud returned from Great Britain with another very creditable performance at the international shooting championships at Bisley, regarded as the Mecca of world rifle shooting.

The Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills 10/10 Tapeball tournament Super Eight round bowls off  today with the male, female and school categories at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda, and the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Coach of Rising Stars Athletic Club, Leslie Black, is questioning the non-selection of Carifta’s two-time gold medalist Jevina Straker on the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games team  billed   to compete at the September 7-13 Games in the Isle of Man.

Although rain did  hamper the proceedings somewhat in  the Nigel’s Supermarket Junior Tennis Tournament, Toshan Jamuna, Kishan Reece and Shavani Persaud emerged as winners in the under-10 and under-12 boys and girls’ categories in the tournament when it was held at the National Gymnasium last Thursday.

Tomorrow, the road for all dominoes lovers will lead to the Police Consumers Co-op on Robb Street for the staging of the Police Sports Club (PSC) Summer Slam dominoes extravaganza.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England batsman  Kevin Pietersen will be rested from the squad for next month’s  one-day series against India, the England and Wales Cricket  Board (ECB) said on its website (www.ecb.co.uk)

The T&T Women’s Under-19 cricket team will be making a tour of Guyana from September 9-12.

DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Eoin Morgan led England to  victory over his native Ireland in his first match as captain of  his adopted country on Thursday in a rain-affected 50 overs  match.

An Interim Management Committee (IMC) will be formed to govern the affairs of the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

400 metres specialist and US-based Guyanese Aliann Pompey will look to make her mark on the 13th edition of the Outdoor World Championships in Daegu, South Korea beginning tomorrow.

DAEGU, South Korea,  (Reuters) – Asafa Powell has  rarely, if ever, upstaged Usain Bolt but he managed it yesterday when his withdrawal from the world championships  dominated a farcical Jamaican team press conference.  

LEEDS, England, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul missed out on a double century as Warwickshire crushed Yorkshire by an innings and 58 runs inside three days in the Division One County Championship yesterday.