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– The making of a Mr. Universe. Hugh Ross details how he won the Mr.

The Golden Jaguars got their first win in Group F of the Digicel Caribbean Cup when they defeated St.

When he chaired the West Indies selection panel a dozen or so years ago, Wes Hall spoke of the “mental discomfiture” that comes with the post.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rookie West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach says he is looking forward to the challenge of bowling on the wickets in Sri Lanka, especially after having brushed up his skill during the recent training camp at 3Ws Oval.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The New Orleans Hornets  pulled off a tight 96-93 victory over the fast-finishing Miami  Heat on Friday to record their fifth successive win and the  franchise’s best start to a season.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Formula One world champion  Jenson Button escaped unhurt after an attempted armed attack on  his car as he left the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit yesterday, his McLaren team said.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies A snatched a thrilling super-over victory over Pakistan A late Friday night, as they launched their two-match Twenty20 series in dramatic style at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.

LONDON, (Reuters) – With the clock ticking towards  full-time Park Ji-sung rescued Manchester United with a superb  winner to give the ailing home side a fortunate 2-1 win over  Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on yesterday.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) yesterday signed a three-year sponsorship deal with mobile phone giants Digicel at the Georgetown Club.

– Mayers clocks fastest time at time trials Guyana’s Stephen King wants local drivers to work as a team to ensure that Guyana run out deserved winners of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing championships which climaxes today at the South Dakota Circuit.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Crowd favourite Carl Hooper scored a one-ball “duck” but opener Stuart Williams lashed an unbeaten 86 to fire West Indies Masters to a four-wicket win over England, with a ball to spare on the opening night of the CLOBI Cup Twenty20 Championship here Friday.

INTERLAGOS, Brazil, CMC – McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will start from the second row for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix after finishing fourth behind surprise pole-sitter Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg in final qualifying yesterday.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Jesse Ryder and debutant  Kane Williamson defied India with a fifth-wicket partnership of  194 to take New Zealand past the follow-on mark on the third day  of the first test yesterday.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Francesco Molinari bagged   breathtaking eagle to maintain a one-shot lead over world number one Lee Westwood and leave the HSBC Champions tournament on a knife-edge heading into today’s final round.

LOUISVILLE,  (Reuters) – Blame held off a furious late  charge by Zenyatta to win the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic  by a head yesterday and deliver the previously unbeaten mare  the only blemish on her illustrious record.

The annual Gordon Todd Memorial domino competition,  organized by the Clerico Club in collaboration with the Clerical and Commercial Worker’s Union (CCWU) gets underway today from 6pm at Clerico House, 140 Quamina Street.

With five wins and a positive spread of 518 points, Moen Gafoor Friday, emerged the winner of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) annual Open Diwali Tournament held at the GCC, Pavilion, Bourda.

-authority wants 50 per cent of purse for overseas-boxers as tax The Caribbean Fury2 boxing card was up to press time last evening hanging in the balance with   overseas-based Guyanese boxer Raul Frank threatening to pull out of the fight if taxation issues by the Guyana Revenue Authority were not rectified before the fight tonight.

The first inter schools table tennis competition under the new Henry Greene administration served off yesterday at the National Gymnasium with Greene promising “more tournaments to come.”

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting is  baffled by his team’s poor run of form but concedes the “doom  and gloom” around the team will only be dispelled when they  start winning again.