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Cozier on Sunday There was a time when, for good reason, English county cricket attracted close attention throughout the Caribbean.

(BBC) Andy Murray battled hard but succumbed to American Mardy Fish 6-7 (7-9) 6-1 7-6 (7-5) in intense heat in the last eight of the Cincinnati Masters yesterday.

By Tamica Garnett Swimming clubs are now looking beyond the erection of the 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool at Liliendaal and their concern is over the scheduled time that will be allotted the various clubs for use of the facility when it is opened.

By Floyd Christie In their first game against the senior national basketball team since 2007, the Washington DC Jammers basketball team outclassed the locals in Game One of the three-game series for the Godwin McPherson Memorial Trophy, Thursday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

LONDON, England, CMC – Veteran West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul lashed his second century in four games for Lancashire to keep them in line for a victory while ex-Test seamer Corey Collymore’s four-wicket haul spurred Sussex to an innings triumph yesterday.

The national men’s and veterans’ squash teams began the team championships of the National Lotteries Authority Caribbean Squash Championships in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday on a losing note going under to Barbados and the Cayman Islands respectively.

(BBC) Lewis Hamilton lost his championship lead to Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the last race in Hungary but the McLaren driver is four points back with seven races left.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams has pulled out  of the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan transformed the course of the third test against England at the Oval yesterday in a spectacular passage of play immediately after the tea interval on the third day.

Alpha United head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover is concerned that the team is not in top form despite the Inter-Guiana Football Cup being just about a week away.

They have delivered the goods on the field with bat and ball but now cricketers Travis Dowlin, Christopher Barnwell and Derwin Christian have pledged to make sizeable contributions to the development of their club.

The New York based Legends of Port Mourant group is pushing ahead with its quest to continue assisting entities in the renowned Berbice village in the development of sports and education.

Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (GKRS) through their  international brand Western Union made a  formal presentation of their $165,000 contribution to the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABF) yesterday at the company’s location on Water Street.

By Marlon Munroe As the accusations fly back and forth between the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), GCB President Chetram Singh closed the chapter yesterday by stating that it takes two to argue.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has named a three-man boxing team for the Commonwealth Games scheduled for New Delhi, India from October 3-14.

Guyana’s leading junior long distance lady, Jevina Straker, despite placing twelfth in the 1000m qualifiers on Wednesday night, local time, has now been placed in the “B” finals of the girls 1000m of the World Youth Olympic Games currently on in Singapore.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Jeremy Wariner produced a world  leading time to win the 400 metres at the Weltklasse Diamond  League meeting yesterday and fellow American David Oliver  maintained his unbeaten record this season in the 110 hurdles. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Graeme Swann kept England in  contention in the third test against Pakistan at the Oval yesterday by capturing his 100th test wicket during a day of  attritional but invariably absorbing cricket. 

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Stafanie Taylor and Kemar Roach are the only two players from West Indies vying for major individual honours in the ICC Awards this year.

By Marlon Munroe Following Guyana’s fifth place finish in the recently-concluded men’s indoor Pan American hockey championships in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, national coach Timothy Mc Intosh has  underscored the need for more international exposure for teams.