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Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean's top female chess player, Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Deborah Richards, successfully defended her Robert Wheeler Chess Open title in the competition at Jamaica College last weekend.

Britain's Andy Murray defeated Jamaica's Dustin Brown 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 yesterday to move into the third round of the US Open. The fourth-seeded Murray is seeking to make his second US Open final in three years. He won this year's US Open Series title, which means he could earn up to an extra $1 million in prize money if he wins the tournament.

The head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.

Another Jamaican footballer is looking to make the switch to the developing United States' Major League Soccer. Harbour View's Kevin Wooley is the most recent player aiming to ply his trade abroad. He is slated to undergo a one-week training stint with Kansas City Wizards from September 6-11.

Justin Gatlin clocked 10.15 seconds to win the 100 metres at a meet near Venice yesterday in the last race on his return from a four-year doping ban before returning home to the United States to prepare for the indoor season.

Jamaica’s coach Connie Francis is expected to make changes to the starting team when the Sunshine Girls face England in the final match of their two-test National Commercial Bank Sunshine Series this evening at 7.30 p.m.

Ramnaresh Sarwan says he was not surprised at being overlooked for a central retainer contract but says the move by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will not distract him from leading Guyana at the Champions League 20/20 in South Africa starting next

Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls will be trying to avoid a seventh straight defeat when they face England in the final match of their two-test National Commercial Bank Sunshine Series at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston this evening.

Fast-rising Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has pulled out of this weekend’s International Association of Athletics Federations/VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split, Croatia because of injury.

The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council, (ICC).

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia Grange has said that Jamaica will be rooting for Dustin Brown in his game against the British number one, Andy Murray, at the US Open Tennis Championship in New York today."Dustin has proven...