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The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) will bowl off its 14th annual cricket academy on July 18 at the Area ‘H’ Ground.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Australian umpire Daryl  Harper has withdrawn from what would have been his final test  appearance after complaints from India’s players about his  decision making.

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) will be hosting its 5th annual Republic Bank summer classes at its Head Office from July 11.

UXBRIDGE, England,  CMC – Former West Indies seamer Corey Collymore finished with a four-wicket haul but Middlesex still faced a tough fight against Gloucestershire at Uxbridge Cricket Club.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan are to host England in  three tests, four one-dayers and three Twenty20 matches in the  United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January and February.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Indian batsman Suresh Raina  has been fined 25 percent of his match fee for showing dissent  at an umpire’s decision during the first day of the second test  against West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC)  said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Another dramatic top order collapse saw West Indies tottering at the close after they had earlier toppled India for a disappointing 201, on the opening day of the second Test here yesterday.

By Treiston Joseph The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to pull out of the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) elections leaving just one constituent of the GCB that being the Essequibo Cricket Board able to attend  the upcoming meeting.

Defending regional Under-15 champions Trinidad and Tobago will come up against Guyana in the opening match of the regional Under 15 championships on Saturday at the Inshan Ali ground in Preysal, Trinidad.

LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – When the Wimbledon tennis  championships got under way at the All England Club in the  1900s, refined-looking competitors wore boater hats, long  sleeves, neatly pressed trousers and floor length dressers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When Rafa Nadal seeks refuge in  a towel or an angry Andy Murray mutters to himself, they are not  just amusing the Wimbledon crowd with their quirky habits but  honing their “peak performance state”.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Two years ago, Victor Ortiz  seemingly had the world at his feet, charming fans with a  1,000-watt smile outside the ring and electrifying them with  his explosive fighting style between the ropes.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Disgraced  Olympic and world 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt has been  cleared to compete in August’s world championships, USA Track &  Field (USATF) said yesterday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Reigning WBO, IBF and IBO world  heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko promised Briton David  Haye would be a better person after he was through with him in  their title fight on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A fiery opening spell from fast  bowler James Anderson allowed Alastair Cook to celebrate his  first home match as England’s one-day captain with a thumping  110-run win over a shell-shocked Sri Lanka at the Oval yesterday.

Mike Gayadin shot a net 67 to win last Saturday’s inaugural (Canada/America) Can AM Challenge Medal Play golf tournament sponsored by overseas members of the Lusignan golf Club.

During a simple ceremony, the winners of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter-Association Tournament Under-17 Competition, Georgetown, were rewarded by their association at the SleepIn Hotel.

Giftland’s Office Max outfitted the three Guyanese female players selected for the West Indies Team which will compete in a few weeks time in the Cayman Islands.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova powered into the Wimbledon semi-finals with an awesome display every bit as spectacular as the thunder claps that rattled the All England Club yesterday.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) yesterday retained the 14-team format for the  2015 World Cup, succumbing to pressure from non-test playing  nations who will have four representations in the elite 50-overs  tournament.