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FRANKFURT,  (Reuters) – Japan won the women’s World  Cup for the first time after beating the United States 3-1 on  penalties following a 2-2 draw yesterday.

SANDWICH, England,  (Reuters) – Darren Clarke’s long  wait for a first major title ended when he fought off a pack of  Americans to claim a magnificent three-shot victory at a  windswept British Open yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan  were given the nod ahead of fellow paceman Steve Finn in  England’s 12-man squad for Thursday’s opening test of the  four-match series against India at Lord’s.

MONTPELLIER, France,  (Reuters) – With a week left in  the Tour de France, only one person is absolutely convinced that  Frenchman Thomas Voeckler cannot win the race in Paris –  Voeckler himself.

MONTPELLIER, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish  delivered a textbook sprint in the finale of the 193-kms 15th  stage of the Tour de France yesterday to snatch his fourth  victory in this year’s event.

MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, CMC – Leford Green continued his love affair with the Central American Stadium track on Saturday, when he again upstaged World-rated Javier Culson to win the men’s 400 metres hurdles at the Central American & Caribbean Senior Championships.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Windward Islands and West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford was upstaged by a penetrative spell from former Barbados Under-19 captain Renaldo Parris to put Maple on the brink of victory over Pickwick in the Barbados Cricket Association’s Division 1 championship on Saturday.

Despite a rain-hit day, 5000 and 1500 metres national record holder Cleveland Forde finished fourth in the men’s 5000 metres last Saturday at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

(WICB) See below the list of teams for the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 Tournament, which bowls off today in Guyana with the three-day tournament.

Jamarj Assanah and Travon Younge of the Hikers Hockey Club travelled to Trinidad last Thursday to compete in the Trinidad and Tobago Outdoor Leagues for a three-week period.According

Berbice business Universal DVD Store of Trinity Street, New Amsterdam recently made two donations to the Berbice Cricket Board and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club.

NANJING, China, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant has said he is  keeping his options open for next season while the National  Basketball Association (NBA) remains in lockout.

CORDOBA, Argentina, (Reuters) – Unfancied Peru  shocked Colombia 2-0 on Saturday to reach the Copa America  semi-finals after midfielders Carlos Lobaton and Juan Vargas  scored in extra time.

NANJING, China, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant has said he is  keeping his options open for next season while the National  Basketball Association (NBA) remains in lockout.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Dani Pedrosa won the  German Grand Prix for Honda yesterday with MotoGP world champion  Jorge Lorenzo snatching second place for Yamaha on the last lap.

MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, CMC – Olympic sprint relay silver medallist Keston Bledman handed Trinidad and Tobago one of four gold medals on the opening day of the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Championships, when he snatched the men’s 100 metres here Friday.

Olympian Niall Roberts and Goodwill Games gold medallist Brittany van Lange were scheduled to depart today for Shanghai, China to participate in the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre.

Boys’ 13–14 age group swimmer Omari Dunn achieved three new seed timings while Soroya Simmons and Athena Gaskin both swam Goodwill qualifying times when competition in the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Goodwill Games Time Trials concluded yesterday at the Castellani Swimming Pool, Homestretch Avenue.

England’s selectors won’t be overly taxed in deciding on the squad for the first Test against India which will be announced today.

The Georgetown Cricket Association under-10 kiddies 5 day camp, sponsored by Guyoil and Tradewinds Tankers concluded yesterday at the St.Stanislaus