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BETHESDA, Maryland, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s  runaway victory at the U.S.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jack Warner, who resigned yesterday as one of the most powerful figures in world football, has thrown his support behind embattled Barbadian Lisle Austin to head CONCACAF.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara  scored his first international century in England as Sri Lanka  secured a draw when rain brought an early finish to the third  and final test yesterday.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Stand-in captain  Kumar Sangakkara rued Sri Lanka’s bizarre batting collapse in  the first test after his team lost the three-match series 1-0 to  England.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Out-of-form England captain  Andrew Strauss will turn out for English county side Somerset  against India next month even though he is a Middlesex player.

President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Brian Hackett, had an early Father’s Day present when he carted off the inaugural Budget Super Centre  Medal Play golf tournament Saturday at the club’s, East Coast Demerara course.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has shortlisted 18 male players and 11 female players to  prepare for possible selection on the respective teams for the upcoming annual Caribbean championship to be held here.

By Treston Joseph Neil Gordon single handedly lifted St. Stanislaus College over School of the Nations 79-70 to reach the final of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YGB) and National Sports Commission Schools’ Basketball Championships in the Georgetown Conference Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Defending champion Carol Humphrey was beaten in a quarter final match of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open lawn tennis tournament by Aruna Ramrattan on Saturday.

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed (MS) has organized a BMX cycle programme at the National Park Circuit on Saturday in honour of Olympic Day.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Venus Williams’s first-round win  at Wimbledon yesterday was a small but important step in  American women’s tennis re-establishing itself after injuries to  the five-times champion and sister Serena had exposed an  alarming lack of depth.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Darren Sammy said West Indies would be looking to put the brouhaha over Chris Gayle’s omission behind them, and focus on winning the first Test against India, starting today at Sabina Park.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Three West Indies legends from Jamaica will be recognised with landmarks around Sabina Park being named in their honour.

Demerara completed an 108 run win over Essequibo yesterday on the final day of their first round Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Under-19 Inter County match at the Providence National Stadium.

Reliving their glory days the Carib All Stars thrashed the Under-21 squad 7-1 and have taken the lead in the John Fernandes Insurance Service second division hockey league when play continued Saturday at Thirst Park.

Nicolette Fernandes easily walked away with the female national title as the Digicel Senior Squash Championships concluded with the finals Saturday night at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board officials have decided to cut contact with Dinanath Ramnarine, head of the regional players’ union, WIPA, until his conduct at meetings with the regional governing body improves.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fidel Edwards said he has a love affair with Sabina Park, calling it a “home away from home”.

North Georgetown Girls, East Ruimveldt and Tucville Boys all maintained their unbeaten streaks to storm into the finals of the inaugural Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy when the semi finals were contested on Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Complex (CSC) Ground.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies officials have re-branded the regional limited-overs championship.