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LONDON, England,  CMC – American challenger Tyson Gay says he has a point to prove when he meets sprint king Usain Bolt at this year’s World Championship in South Korea.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Play was  stopped for 4-1/2 hours at the Players Championship due to a  thunder storm yesterday. 

Larissa Wiltshire overpowered Gabrielle Fraser 3 – 2 in the underlining match of the day on Friday when matches in the 12th Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament continued at the Georgetown Sports Club, Camp Street.

After two stages of the National Sports Commission (NSC) three-stage cycling race Yosmani Pol of Team Coco, from Miami, is the leader with Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay of Team Guyana in second.

ROME, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will  clash at the Rome Masters in another dream showpiece on clay  after winning their semi-finals yesterday in vastly different  circumstances with the French Open just over a week away.

Thirteen wickets fell yesterday and the West Indies managed to regain control of the first Test match against Pakistan based on invaluable contributions from Devendra Bishoo, Ravi Rampaul and skipper Darren Sammy.

A heated encounter between Jason Ray Khalil and Steven Xavier highlighted Tuesday’s opening night of the 12th Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament which got underway at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – UWI Cave Hill principal Sir Hilary Beckles has defended his comments characterizing Chris Gayle as a “don”, contending he was merely outlining a public perception that existed.

INDORE, India, (Reuters) – A blistering century stand  between Dinesh Karthik and Shaun Marsh guided Kings XI Punjab to  a six-wicket win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala and kept their Indian  Premier League playoff hopes alive yesterday.

Tucville Secondary and North Georgetown girls and Christ Church boys team recorded victories when action in the ScotiaBank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy continued at the Carifesta Sports Complex (CSC) and National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Grounds recently.

West Indies newest test debutant Devendra Bishoo continued to impress with the ball delivering a sterling performance which he thought was good but also disappointing because his parents and manager were not present to witness.

Popular dominoes enthusiast Arthur Cross will tomorrow stage the clash of the `Sawakees’ a special 21-team knockout tournament for his 32nd birthday.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Doc Rivers has agreed to a fresh  five-year deal to remain head coach of the Boston Celtics and  take the franchise into a new era, the NBA team said yesterday.

ROME, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal made sure of retaining  his world number one status at the French Open after cruising  past Croat Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Rome  Masters yesterday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s NBA all-star Yao Ming  has sued a Chinese sportswear maker over alleged name and image infringements, local media reported yesterday.

Danny Mohanram stroked  a century to lead Max Masters to victory when the Stag Beer and El Dorado Rum nationwide softball tournament continued last Sunday at various venues.

National female cricket champions, Rose Hall Town Metro will defend their title in the Berbice Cricket Board/Mille Lewis Memorial female 40-overs tournament tomorrow at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Berbice.

(BBC) Current president Sepp Blatter says Fifa will be plunged into “a black hole” if rival Mohamed Bin Hammam wins next month’s leadership election.

Scottsburg United Cricket Club of Corriverton and Tucber Park of New Amsterdam will clash in the first ever Inter-club final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13 Tournament tomorrow at the Albion Community Centre Ground starting at 10:00hrs.

It was an all-too-familiar batting collapse by the West Indies yesterday that served as a lingering reminder of the team’s penchant for squandering good positions and its susceptibility to quality spin bowling.