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National swimming coach, Stephanie Fraser says that one of the greatest benefits for the swimmers who attended the recently concluded FINA (World Swimming Federation) World Championships was that they were afforded the opportunity to participate in the globally renowned “Swim, Power Test”, created by Global Sport Technology.

Alpha United president Odinga Lumumba has pitched the idea to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the commencement of a professional league two days after his club bowed out of the CONCACAF Champions League after drawing with professional club Herediano of Costa Rica.

AKRON, Ohio, (Reuters) – A week that began promisingly  for Tiger Woods on his long-awaited PGA Tour return ended in  erratic fashion yesterday when he signed off with a level-par 70  at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

H HERE’S an apt question. Which was the last team to win a Test series over England ?

By Rudi Webster Unlike Sir Frank Worrell, Clive Lloyd has not yet received the credit he deserves for his extraordinary achievement of building a world champion West Indies cricket team that dominated world cricket for 15 consecutive years.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Captain Tillakaratne  Dilshan scored his maiden Twenty20 international century to lead  Sri Lanka to an emphatic 35-run win over Australia at the  Pallakele Stadium yesterday.

AKRON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods again mixed the  good with the bad on his PGA Tour return as he toiled to a  two-over-par 72 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational yesterday in only his third tournament round in three months.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago required just 20 minutes to take the final three wickets and wrap up a comprehensive innings and 122 runs win over Leewards Islands at Bourda yesterday morning.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry  might have caught the attention of England selectors after  amassing 300 runs on Friday during a stand of 523 — a record  third wicket first-class partnership in England.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid received a surprise  recall to India’s one-day squad after a two-year absence while  selectors left out the injured Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh  for the limited-overs series against England.

Adam’s Rockers will clash with BK International Western Tigers A while Pele Gold will be looking to strike against Bakewell Topp XX A in the semi finals of the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Fastball tournament at the Guyana National Stadium ground, Providence, tonight.

Headquarters yesterday ran out champions at the 57th edition of the Guyana Police Force Inter Unit Championships at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Barbados 297/8 dec. (Kraigg Braithwaite 146 not out, Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai 4/76, Loyydel Lewis 2-47) lead Guyana 87 (Kwame Crosse 42, Justin Greaves 4-17) and 143 for 9 (Amir Khan 36, Ronsford Beaton 21, Shai Parris 2-13, Kyle Mayers 2-16, Greaves 2-15, Jones 2-31) by 67 runs with one wicket remaining.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) honoured West Indian players Devendra Bishoo and Shemaine Campbelle through its Tribute to Heroes programme last Wednesday which was sponsored by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) in Berbice.

Guyana’s women are almost assured of a place in the final of the Pan American hockey Challenge Cup even if they lose to current leaders Uruguay in their final preliminary match to be played later today at the Deodoro Hockey Complex in neighbouring Brazil.

Jamaica became this year’s WICB three-day champions when they crushed defending champions Windward Islands inside two days by an innings and 77 runs at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday.

Over 50 young, aspiring cricketers, yesterday graduated from the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) 10th Cricket Academy held at the Lusignan Community Centre ground.

AKRON, Ohio, (Reuters) – While Tiger Woods failed to build on his solid start to the  WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in yesterday’s second round, fellow American Rickie Fowler rocketed  into a four-way tie for the lead.

The rescheduled Amy Taxi Service male tape ball cricket and female softball cricket competitions will bowl off today at the Better Hope Centre Ground, East Coast from 13:00hrs.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies fast bowling legend Joel Garner has been re-elected for a third successive term as Barbados Cricket Association president.