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The final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super Eight knockout competition will wrap up tonight with the final and third place showdown set to be contested at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground from 6pm.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Allyson Felix, dripping with world championship gold but  twice a runner-up in the Olympics, looks set to double her options at the 2012 Games after completing a the 400m/200m Diamond League double yesterday.

MASON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Former world number one Andy  Roddick said a virus was to blame for his recent fitness  problems but expects to be back in good shape for the U.S.

WORCESTER, England, (Reuters) – Zulqarnain Haider,  one of Pakistan’s few successes in the test defeat to England  last week, has a chipped finger and will see a specialist on Tuesday to see if he can play again in the series.

– Mayor Green tells ISKF founder and chief instructor By Marlon Munroe Founder and chief instructor of the International Shotakan Karate Federation (ISKF) Teruyuki Okazaki yesterday received the ‘key to the city’ of Georgetown  in the Promenade Gardens.

By Tamica Garnett Jevina Sampson who was nominated for the Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship has been accepted for the prestigious scholarship offered by the Organizing Committee of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) scheduled to begin today in Singapore.

By Tamica Garnett President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA), Christopher Ram yesterday delivered words of inspiration to the remaining six tennis players prior to their departure for St Vincent and the Grenadines where they are scheduled to participate in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Championships.

By Tamica Garnett National cyclists Christopher Holder and Marica Dick with a bronze medal apiece, ensured the Guyana contingent did not come back empty handed from the Fifth Annual Youth Caribbean Cycling Championships held in Aruba on August 7-8.

Following his second place finish in the just-concluded Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) trials on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, young racquet wielder Edinho Lewis has been named on the men’s team for this year’s Commonwealth Games in India.

Guyana recorded their second win of the men’s indoor Pan American hockey championships in Venezuela when they defeated Peru 4-2 in a thrilling encounter in the first game of day four of the championships in Barquisimeto.

Local football referees will attend a training programme tomorrow geared at bringing  officials up to date with the rules of the game and ways of handling infringements.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Holder Andy Murray brushed aside  David Nalbandian 6-2 6-2 yesterday to set up a Toronto Masters  semi-final clash with world number one Rafa Nadal.

KOHLER, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) – American Matt Kuchar made the most of a timely break in the inclement weather to grab the clubhouse lead in the second round of the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tyson Gay sent a message to  missing rivals Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell with victory in the  100 metres at the London Diamond League meeting yesterday in a  world leading time of 9.78 seconds.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Barbados crushed Dominica to record the biggest win of the second round of the WICB Women’s 50-Overs League but Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica reeled off second successive victories to leap to the top of their respective groups.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s cricketers  association has slammed a trial shake-up of the domestic one-day game, saying there had been no consultation and that the new format based on split innings was difficult to comprehend.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African cricket  authorities have set up an independent committee to investigate  large bonuses paid to staff after the Indian Premier League and  International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy last  season.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Opener Upul Tharanga  hit a well-paced 70 to lay the foundations for Sri Lanka’s  three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second match of the  Tri-series yesterday.

DETROIT, Michigan, CMC – Well-known Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank” Williams will once again step into the ring in November to face former World champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian medium pacer Munaf  Patel is heading to Sri Lanka to strengthen the team’s depleted  bowling attack for the ongoing tri-series, the Indian cricket  board (BCCI) said on Thursday.