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VALENCIA, Spain,  (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian  Vettel won the European Grand Prix yesterday while McLaren’s  Lewis Hamilton doubled his championship lead by finishing  runner-up for the third year in a row.

Bridgetown, Barbados – After an absorbing day of Test cricket, unfortunately witnessed by a small gathering of spectators, the South Africans held the advantage with a first innings lead of 59, having reached 285 for 6 by the end of day two of the final Digicel Test at the Kensington Oval.

Teenage golfer Avinda Kishore added another trophy to his collection when he won the Safeway Security sponsored Medal play  Golf tournament last Saturday at the Lusignan Club.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Darren Bravo will boost the West Indies A-Team for their upcoming three-nation limited-overs series with the England Lions and India-A.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England survived a late assault  by the Australian fast bowlers yesterday to win the third  one-day international by one wicket with five balls to spare and  clinch the five-match series against the world champions 3-0.

Netherlands vs. Slovakia 10:00am (Guyana Time) Brazil vs. Chile 2:30pm (Guyana Time)

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ghana equalled the best  World Cup display by an African side to reach the quarter-finals yesterday while Uruguay stirred memories of past glory by also  making it into the last eight for the first time in 40 years.  

Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies batting demons continue to haunt them after being absent in the Second Digicel Test in St Kitts when the west Indies  scored 546 on a friendly pitch.

Germany vs. England 10am Argentina vs. Mexico 2.30pm

-says Sir Shridath Ramphal By Marlon Munroe Cricket icon and veteran broadcaster Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira on Friday launched his autobiography, ‘Living My Dreams’, at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel amidst stirring tributes from friends.

All the top teams and top individual performers of the just-concluded Berbice Football Association (BFA) Coca Cola knockout football tournament were rewarded at the Winners Circle, Night Spot recently.

By Marlon Munroe Republican Gym’s fighter Nankumar Singh feels cheated and is eager to fight GDF boxer and junior Commonwealth Games silver medalist Clevlon Rock a third time to settle the score.

Vehicle Workshop scored a runaway 93 games to emerge winners of Banks DIH Inter-Department dominoes competition played recently at Thirst Park.

The ICC Annual Conference week begins today with the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meeting at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore and ends on 1 July 2010 with the inauguration of the seventh ICC President, Sharad Pawar, at the Annual Conference.

LONDON, England, CMC – Batting maestro Brian Lara has again hinted at a comeback, just a month after talks broke down with English county Surrey over a possible contract.

When the first ball of a decisive Test between the West Indies and the game’s second ranked team was bowled at Kensington Oval yesterday, there were nearly as many menacing looking task force policemen, in their dark overalls, assault rifles on their shoulders and revolvers on their hips, as spectators in the stands.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has given his side a failing grade for their batting performance on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal tamed his fury after  a rare warning for coaching yesterday to come through another  five-set test at Wimbledon while Andy Murray made more clinical  progress towards their possible semi-final showdown.  

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – Mexico fear that a first goal  at this World Cup from Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the second  round today could dash their hopes of revenge for their  defeat by the same opponents at the same stage four years ago. 

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Olympic Association on Friday confirmed it will send 60 athletes to compete in next month’s Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Puerto Rico, the largest team ever to represent the island at the showpiece.