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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic, battling the  elements as much as his opponent, breezed into the semi-finals  of the U.S.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give 10% of foreign players’ fee to the respective national boards.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – England’s Kevin Pietersen is set  to play for South African franchise the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN)  Dolphins in October in a bid to find his form before the Ashes  tour later this year.

-Carwyn Holland to provide commentary on card Guyana’s youthful boxing promoter and commentator Carwyn Holland is set to hit the big stage this weekend when he calls the action on the “Night of the Champions card at the Skatium in Fort Myers, Florida.

MISSISSAUGA, Canada, CMC – West Indies HPC survived a blitz from former County pro David Hemp to secure a 19-run win over Bermuda in their rain-ravaged opening game of the Canada Summer Festival yesterday.

-Hassan MohammedBy Floyd Christie It has been 34 years since the inception of the annual ‘Teach Them Young’ cycling programme at the National Park and national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed has labeled this year’s recently-concluded edition of the programme as yet another success.

By Floyd Christie The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday received government’s promised financial support at the office of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports on Main Street.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – A confident Guyana arrived here yesterday to start their Champions League Twenty20 campaign, positive about their chances in the glitzy, cash-rich showpiece which bowls off tomorrow.

The national netball team yesterday received a timely cash donation from Giftland’s Office Max as they attempt to raise over two million dollars to ensure their participation in an international commercial tournament in Barbados this weekend.

By Tamica Garnett Emanie Netball Club (ENC) emerged winners of the Guyana Netball Association’s annual inter-club, three-day senior tournament which ended on Sunday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Sports Minister Anil Roberts has called on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to explain why it snubbed wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin for a central retainer contract, contending the move could be a major blow to the player’s confidence.

Dear Sir, When on Friday, August 6, 2010 an emergency meeting of the executives of the Guyana Cricket Board was summoned, the sole objective was to seek to remove the threats to the participation of the Guyana team in the Champions League tournament in South Africa.

Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club 2010 Busta Champion of Champions limited overs knockout tournament bowls off on Saturday with four matches across Berbice.

With a major improvement in the weather pattern the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will restart its competitions beginning with the 2010 Tenelec, first-division, limited overs tournament  on Sunday.

By Orin Davidson A new standard of ineptitude by sports administrators was set by the actions of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) vice president and his faction last Saturday.

–Sensei Jeffrey WongConstruction of a permanent Guyana Karate College (GKC) is expected to commence in November, according to Chief Instructor (ag) Sensei Jeffrey Wong.

The Beepat Scorpions basketball team has risen from the obscurity which seemed to have plagued them in the recent past to become the number one Division Three team in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and Division Three Leagues.

Lower Corentyne emerges victoriousA brilliant all-round performance from national under-15 player Shailendra Shameer led Lower Corentyne to an easy 44-run victory over New Amsterdam/Canje and the   $50,000 victory in the Berbice Cricket Board(BCB)/Diamond Fire and General Insurance Company Inter-Zone Under-19 final last weekend.

Franchises in the IPL believe that the league’s new format and the player retention clause take away their control over their players and also affect their bottom lines.

Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman is back and his first assignment will be against rising star of the middleweight division Kwesi ‘Lightning Struck Hitman’ Jones on September 23 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.