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LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger  was charged by the Football Association yesterday of improper  conduct following the Premier League match at Sunderland.  

BERNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s Davis Cup future  was again the subject of debate following Switzerland’s 5-0  defeat by Kazakhstan and relegation to next year’s  Europe/African group.  

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australian Commonwealth  Games Association (ACGA) said Sunday’s tourist shooting in New  Delhi will not change its Commonwealth Games plans. 

Though they fell short of qualifying for the Pepsi Street Playoff Series, the Colours Panthers Division Three team rebounded well from a loss to  Ravens  Friday night by defeating the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 59-55 in the final game of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Division Three and Open leagues.

Robin Persaud stole the show on Saturday when he smashed a decade old cycling record around the inner circle of the National Park in the feature event of the 10th annual De Sinco Trading Limited 11-race programme.

The seasoned campaigners prevailed in last Saturday’s Doosan–Farm Supplies Limited-sponsored golf tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Club.

(BBC) Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has spoken of his “disgust” at his binge drinking and drug taking but insists he does not have a problem.

LOS ANGELES, CMC – Vivian Harris suffered a major setback in his bid to gain a World title fight, when Victor Ortiz knocked him out in their “vicious” non-title, junior welterweight fight on Saturday at the Staples Centre.

-GTTA gives green light Caribbean Under-13 girls’ singles champion Chelsea Edghill and the region’s number two boys’ Under-13 player Jamaal Duff have been given the green light to participate in the 10th Latin American Pre-Cadet (11-13 years) and Under-10 championships scheduled for the Dominican Republic next month.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Virtually eliminated from semi-final contention, embattled Guyana will try to rescue their Champions League Twenty20 campaign when they face Highveld Lions of South Africa here today.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Victoria Bushrangers handed Chennai Super Kings their first loss of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday while keeping their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals of the lucrative showpiece.

Here we go again in the interminable battle for control of West Indies cricket.

Winston Forrester followed up his performance at this year’s 24th annual Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Tournament in Barbados with a century yesterday in the second division Haier Cup at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Injury prone West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor says he is looking past the disappointment of losing his central retainer contract, and focusing on regaining his fitness so he can resume his international career.

Top local cyclist Marlon `Fishy’ Williams on Thursday was the beneficiary of a financial contribution from Fitness Express, specialists in health and fitness products to help offset his participation at next month’s Commonwealth Games in India.

Following a brief press conference at the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, the Rugby Sevens team yesterday departed for Barbados to begin the next phase of their training regimen in preparation for the Commonwealth Games that will be held in New Delhi, India from the October 3 – 14.

Taking the action into the night the two-day annual Amerindian Heritage Month Sports and Fun Day took off yesterday at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, with the preliminary rounds of the male and female cricket, volleyball and football competitions.

—-Says Clint Duke Mr. Guyana 2010 Clint Duke has signaled an early warning to competitors of the upcoming 39th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) championships in Aruba from September 22-26.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into Friday’s third one-day international between England and Pakistan at The Oval.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Dominican umpire Billy Doctrove says he is relishing the thought of standing in his 100th One-Day International at the historic Lord’s Ground in England on Tuesday.