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Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) cricketers Dennis Squires and Lyndon Lyght Jr.,

Canada-based Guyanese golfer Roger Rajkumar has returned to defend his title at the fourth Annual Digicel two-day Golf Classic which tees off today at the Lusignan Golf Course.

The Courts-sponsored Pee Wee football competition will continue today at the Thirst Park with another eight matches of the second round.

Noble House Seafoods second division competition… By Neil Barry Jr., The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition continues this weekend with one game in Zone A and three in Zone B.

By Emmerson Campbell in St Lucia Needing to beat host St Lucia in their final Group Two Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup game by at least three goals, the Guyana Jaguars did just that and roared to victory at the Beausejour Stadium last night.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda is the venue for the opening ceremony and the final of the Banks Beer sponsored end-of-year knockout football tournament, which should see some 24 teams vying for the $4 million first prize.

By Iva Wharton The Clive Atwell/Prince-Lee Isidore match up on the Redemption Card is expected to be the most exciting fight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall tomorrow night.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Sunburst Camptown are ready to do battle as the curtains come down on the Banks Super 8 Football Competition this evening.

The International Draughts competition is set for this Sunday at the National Gymnasium, following closely on the heels of the Guyana Draughts Association’s Annual National Championships which ended last Sunday.

(Reuters) – Top trainer Emanuel Steward, a former amateur boxer who worked with several world champions and was also a respected television commentator, died in a Chicago hospital yesterday aged 68.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – American Serena Williams reached the semi-finals at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul yesterday with what is fast becoming a routine defeat of world number one Victoria Azarenka.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A Chennai-based media corporation has bagged the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament for an annual fee of $15.81 million, the Indian cricket board said yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-Trinidad and Tobago will host the Caribbean Cup Karate Championships scheduled to take place from November 24- 25 at the Maloney Sport Complex.

(Reuters) – LeBron chasing the ghost of Michael, Superman taking his talents westward, and a soft-spoken teenager ready to revitalize Big Easy basketball are just three of the provocative plotlines ready to play out in the upcoming NBA season.

(Times of India) NEW DELHI: Chris Morris (2-7) and Aaron Phangiso (2-18) helped Highveld Lions book their place in Champions League Twenty20 final as they beat Delhi Daredevils by 22 runs in the first semifinal yesterday.

(Reuters) – Five teams to watch for during the 2012-13 National Basketball Association (NBA) season that begins on Oct.

Golden Jaguars in must win match against hosts St. Lucia tonight From Emmerson Campbell in St Lucia Despite winning Tuesday’s game 2-1 against Curacao Guyana’s Golden Jaguars find themselves in a must-win situation if they are to be one of the two teams advancing from Group Two to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union Cup competition.

By Iva Wharton Barring any upsets Bishops’ High School (BHS) and Queen’s College (QC) table tennis teams are set for a second showdown when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) and Digicel annual Schools tournament concludes at the National Gymnasium.

The final group of athletes to represent the South Georgetown District (Number 13) at this year’s National School’s track and field championships will be determined today as the decisive Champion-of-Champions track meet gets underway at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

By Iva Wharton Young boxer Richard Williamson has replaced Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry on the Redemption Card scheduled for Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.