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Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United was trounced 8-0 by Costa Rica’s Herediano in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League on July 26 but president of the country’s number one football team Odinga Lumumba said that he was not disappointed with his team’s performance.

KILLARNEY, Ireland, (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion  Rory McIlroy refused to back down in his Twitter spat with  broadcaster Jay Townsend after safely making the cut in the  Irish Open yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Basketball’s international  federation (FIBA) has given its approval for locked-out  National Basketball Association (NBA) players to compete  overseas during the work stoppage, it said yesterday.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) proved too strong for Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in recording an 83-run victory in the Banks DIH sponsored Tropical Mist Pee Wee cricket final played Thursday afternoon at the Thirst Park ground.

Local telecommunication giant Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Company and the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) inked a multi-million sponsorship deal that will see local referees being fully outfitted at matches.

The Sanjay Jewellery tournament and a farewell match for outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour will keep golfers busy this weekend at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Ansa McAl CEO Beverly Harper said she was confident that the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) will continue to prosper when she was inducted as its patron at a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

Defending champions, Emanie Netball Club plans to pull out all the stops to keep their title at the Guyana Netball Association National Under-23 Tournament which started yesterday afternoon at the National Gymnasium.

A mesmerizing spell of left-arm spin bowling from Trinidad and West Indies Under-19 player Derone Davis of 7-25 on the final afternoon propelled Trinidad to an impressive 73 run victory over hosts Guyana, at the Everest Cricket Club ground, yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) launched its Road to London Olympics project at a small ceremony on Wednesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and heard a plea for an initiative to stop boxers jumping ship.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Reigning champions Jamaica lost their final group match against the United States Virgin Islands 86-61 on Wednesday – but still advanced, along with their opponents to the semi-finals of the Caribbean Men’s Basketball Championship.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tiger Woods, who has missed the  last two majors because of leg injuries, will return to  competition at next week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in  Akron, Ohio, the former world number one said yesterday.

The Leeward Islands held on for a draw against defending champions Windward Islands in their rain-marred third round match in the WICB Three-day Under-19 tournament at the Bourda ground yesterday.

Jamaica continued their dominant showing in the West Indies Cricket Board three-day under-19 tournament when they defeated Barbados by nine wickets at the Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England  captain Andrew Strauss has promised no repeat of the “silly”  jelly-bean incident that occurred the last time his team met  India in a test match at Trent Bridge four years ago.

Long distance queen Alika Morgan has seemingly returned to good form, copping two victories in the three-stage marathon held in Trinidad and Tobago last weekend.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte became the first  swimmer to break a long course world record since controversial  polyurethane swimsuits were banned last year while James  Magnussen ended a far longer Australian wait at the world  championships yesterday.

KILLARNEY, Ireland, (Reuters) – Jeev Milkha Singh  eclipsed the big names in yesterday’s Irish Open first round with  an exhilarating eight-under 63, but the Indian player’s feats  failed to overshadow U.S.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England  paceman Chris Tremlett is a fitness doubt for the second test  which starts today while opponents India will be without  their number one swing bowler Zaheer Khan.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out  players are expected to meet in New York next week as they try to resolve the contentious labor  dispute threatening the upcoming season.