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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies off-spinner Rangy Nanan has slammed the regional cricket board for its decision to axe Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin from the list of players offered central retainer contracts.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka’s on-court  collapse in the scorching heat at the U.S.

NORTON, Massachusetts, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods,  boosted by a strong display at the Barclays tournament, has a  good chance to qualify for the rest of the FedExCup playoff  series at the Deutsche Bank Championship starting tomorrow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The meeting between the three  Pakistan players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations and  the country’s High Commissioner has been postponed until today, officials said yesterday.

STANBUL, (Reuters) – World championship favourites  the U.S. made it four wins out of four with an 88-51 victory  over Iran yesterday while Angola booked a place in the last  16 with a stunning 92-88 overtime defeat of Germany.

(BBC) Kevin Pietersen has apologised for the outburst which followed his omission from England’s limited-overs squads for the series against Pakistan.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell has moved to allay fears that India will not be ready to host the massive October event, and has defended the organising committee against corruption allegations.

The Guyana Tapeball Association’s inaugural Super Sixes, seven-a-side tapeball cricket competition was officially launched in the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) ground pavilion yesterday.

Sudesh Fitzgerald outplayed his opponents to claim the top spot at the recent Mark Persaud and SunFlower Hotel jointly-sponsored tournament hosted at Mark’s Darts Club, 72 Brummel Place, on Sunday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago skipper Daren Ganga has expressed confidence Guyana will do well in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 starting next week in South Africa.

The inaugural Neal and Massy Guyana 10km road race and 5km jog were launched yesterday at the Neal and Massy Staff Facilities with a call to Guyanese to participate in the event in an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle.

BROOKLYN, New York, CMC – Management of the grief-stricken St. Lucia team here says the side will play Sunday’s New York Caribbean Cup final in honour of their star striker who was shot dead on Monday.

– West Indies middle order batsman overlooked for retainer contract BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Marquee West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is among three high profile players snubbed by the West Indies Cricket Board for central retainer contracts.

– ‘Reds’ Perreira tells national cricketers By Marlon Munroe Veteran cricket commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira has reminded the national cricketers who are bound for South Africa for the Airtel Champions League T20 championships   to believe in themselves and their ability.

ROVERETO, Italy, (Reuters) – Former Olympic 100  metres champion Justin Gatlin continued to improve in his comeback from a doping ban when he ran 10.09 seconds yesterday but Caster Semenya endured an 800m race to forget.

The Hikers Hockey Club’s tournament for the advanced division of the Junior Hockey Summer Camp that was held last week in the forum of the St Stanislaus College, Brickdam began Monday night.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic dispelled his  reputation as a quitter after battling his way through five  gruelling sets in scorching heat to win his first round match  at the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British customs officials have  arrested three people in London as part of an investigation into  money-laundering following a police inquiry into allegations of  corruption within the Pakistan cricket team.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top crime  investigative agency will send a team to Britain this week to  look at corruption allegations against some of the country’s  cricket players, a senior official said yesterday.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Holders Spain have no more room  for error after suffering their second defeat in three games at  the World Championship yesterday while hosts Turkey and dark  horses France reached the last 16 with two games to spare.