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DILLON, Martinique, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated from the Digicel Caribbean Cup on Sunday night after they slumped to another shock defeat, this time at the hands of Grenada.

The finals of the second annual Guinness Greatest of De Street Futsal Competition will be decided tonight when the two semi-final matches are contested at the National Park Tarmac.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA should postpone Thursday’s  vote to choose the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts and allow an  independent investigation into corruption allegations, watchdog  body Transparency International (TI) said yesterday.  

The Male Open and Male Over 40 finals, along with the female semi-finals and finals of the General Marine-sponsored softball competition will be played on Saturday at GCC Ground, Bourda, and the day/night matches will start at 2:00 pm.

Walter Grant-Stewart rode his way to victory in the 11th annual Diamond Mineral Water 50-Mile cycle road race held on the West Demerara on Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Reggae Boyz World Cup star Robbie Earle believes there is a need for an enhanced coaching structure in the Caribbean.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook led England to a  clutchful of records and the unlikeliest of opening test draws  yesterday but most importantly served Australia notice that the  Ashes will not be surrendered without an almighty struggle.

Participants of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA)/ Olympic Solidarity annual sports administrator’s course for the year 2010 received their certificates of completion at the course’s conclusion at the Olympic House on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Indiana Pacers held   off the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers for a   95-92 upset victory on Sunday, their first triumph at the   Staples Center.

On a soggy course Fazil Haniff persevered to snatch the trophy in last Saturday’s Codol Compound golf tournament sponsored by New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) at the Lusignan Golf Club.

The visiting Lyzecks Volleyball team of Suriname ran out winners of the John Fernandes Limited and Digicel-sponsored

Moen Gafoor ruled in the senior category while Delon Moffatt won the junior category of the Enterprise Scrabble Tournament held by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) yesterday at Playland,

Don Singh won the men’s 35 years and over division after he defeated Gilbert Barckoy in straight sets when play in the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Pegasus Open tournament resumed on Friday last at the courts of the Pegasus Hotel.

The new national men’s champion of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will be known on Wednesday following a playoff between former champion Kriskal Persaud  and Taffin Khan.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez   recovered from a third round knockdown to stop Australian  Michael Katsidis in the ninth and retain his WBA and WBO  lightweight titles in Las Vegas on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer sent a timely  reminder to Rafael Nadal yesterday, out-gunning the year’s dominant player to win the ATP World Tour Finals with an irresistible barrage of attacking tennis.

MIAMI BEACH, Florida, CMC – Neil McGarrell looks set to breathe life into his international career, after he was identified as a strong candidate to play for the United States national team that will travel to Hong Kong for the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 in January.

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,  CMC – Luton Shelton led a first-half blitz with a brace that helped Jamaica thump Antigua & Barbuda 3-1, and start their defence of the Digicel Caribbean Cup in style on a wet and windy Saturday night.

Due to a lack of proper development programmes at so called big clubs in Trinidad and Tobago, the country will continue to be the biggest importer of cricketers in the Caribbean and Guyana will continue to be one of the major suppliers.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Openers Andrew Strauss and   Alastair Cook both posted centuries yesterday to wipe out   England’s first innings deficit and bring the tourists right   back into the first Ashes test against Australia.