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The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell are among eight Jamaicans listed on the provisional entry list for the DN Galan Samsung Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday.

Trinidad and Tobago are virtually assured of dethroning Jamaica of the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 One Day cricket title in St Lucia after their fourth round top-of-the-table match against Windward Islands was abandoned without a ball bowled.

England selectors have named an unchanged squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston in England, which starts on Friday.

BBC Sports is reporting that Chinese businessman Kenny Huang is one of several potential buyers to submit a bid to Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton.

The dire buildup to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India has deteriorated further, with the organising committee urged to fire two senior officials amid a brewing corruption scandal just two months before the opening ceremonies.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (AP): Discreetly Mine took control from Essence Hit Man leaving the quarter pole and drew away to an 8 3/4-length victory in the US$150,000 Amsterdam Stakes for three-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course yesterday....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): West Indies captain Chris Gayle has risen three spots in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. The left-handed opener is now 20th in the rankings but is only one of two West Indies batsmen...

SECAUCUS, New Jersey (AP): Mexico captain Rafael Marquez signed with Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls yesterday, two days after he was released by Barcelona.The 31-year-old Mexican national team captain joins former Barcelona teammate Thierry...

The veteran campaigner TOBAGO chalked up his 13th career win at Caymanas Park yesterday, running on strongly over the last 200 metres to win the Emancipation Day Trophy feature (claiming $550,000-$500,000) over 1300 metres...

BROOKLYN, New York (CMC): St Lucia played the game of their life on Sunday to hold powerhouses Jamaica to a 1-1 draw in their last preliminary round game of the New York Digicel Caribbean Football Cup and qualify for the playoffs....

Bresnan returns - LONDON (AP): England included pace bowler Tim Bresnan in a 12-man squad for this week's second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston...

SAMMAMISH, Washington (AP): Bernhard Langer shot a final round 3-under 67 and took advantage of Fred Couples' critical mistake to win the US Senior Open yesterday and complete a trans-Atlantic double.Coming off a victory at the Senior British Open last...