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The fifth round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Trophy Stall Over-40 20 overs-a-side competition has been abandoned after all the playing venues were found to be water-logged from the recent showers.

NBA round up (The Sports Xchange) – —-Watched by Brazilian soccer star Neymar, LeBron James scored 33 points – two off his season Best – as the Miami Heat beat Milwaukee 118-95.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Uruguay are all but assured of a place at the 2014 World Cup finals after Edinson Cavani led the twice champions to a 5-0 away rout of Jordan in the first leg of their qualifying playoff yesterday.

Charity cricket team defeated Lima by 90 runs in a match of the North Essequibo T20 competition last Sunday at the Lima ground.

BELGRADE,  (Reuters) – Winning a second Davis Cup title with Serbia would cap a fantastic end to the season for Novak Djokovic and provide a springboard for restoring his supremacy on the ATP Tour, the world number two said yesterday.

Boxing superstars are not born into the role; they earn that title by paying their dues usually in the amateur ranks then onwards and upwards to the pay-per view arenas that holds the sport’s true riches.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has arranged four goodwill matches scheduled to be played in Guyana with Ontario Cricket Association (OCA) commencing from November 17 to 20.

Coach of the defending Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup Champions, Camptown FC’s Joseph ‘Bill’ Wilson says that his side will be preparing arduously in an attempt to defend their coveted crown.

The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) is all set to host what is expected to be the biggest cricket event of the year in the Upper Corentyne area on November 30 at the No.

Henrietta United led by a Chris Gordon helmet trick crushed Devonshire Castle 6-0 when action in the Interim Management Committee of the Essequibo/Pomeroon Football Association’s (EPFA) Premier League continued at the NOC ground on Sunday.

The selection committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently named a 24-man squad which will commence practicing and training ahead of the county’s preparation for the upcoming senior four-day Inter-County cricket competition.

Competitive Volleyball returned to Skeldon after an absence of 13 years when the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) held the Rollers Old Boys Champion of Champions Lien Trophy competition at the Skeldon Back Centre on November 9 and 10.

MUMBAI, India, CMC– West Indies captain Darren Sammy has applauded the role played by veteran middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul in bolstering the team, especially during shaky innings, on the eve of a major hall mark for the Guyanese cricketer.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his side can resist the groundswell of sentiments that will accompany the second Test against India, starting at midnight East Caribbean Time and find redemption with a victory.

After an absence of more than two years former national senior chess champion Wendell Meusa has returned to local chess and has his eyes fixed on regaining the title of national champion.

So, it will be a Christmas without Kashif and Shanghai football, and thanks to uninspired leadership by the new Guyana Football Federation (GFF) administration, bruised feelings are being nursed within the fraternity at a time when Guyanese are accustomed to sharing goodwill.

The 24th annual end of year Kashif and Shanghai football tournament has garnered further support with Mohammed’s Enterprise donating 44 pairs of uniforms towards the successful hosting of the organization’s two-day coaching seminar billed for today and tomorrow.

Co-coordinator of the just concluded Guyana Cup III softball cricket tournament Ricky Deonarine yesterday expressed satisfaction with the staging of the tournament which he said has grown from year to year and calling this year’s tournament a success.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The message from Novak Djokovic could not have been more emphatic after the Serb retained his title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a crushing victory over Rafa Nadal on Monday.

Trials for the Demerara squad ahead of the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior Inter-County four-day competitions which was scheduled to start yesterday will now get underway today instead.