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Ravendra Persaud hit a century while Zulfikar Ali hit an unbeaten 94 as Young Guns defeated East Bankers by 134 runs when the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Associa-tion competition continued last Sunday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies captain and outstanding batsman Brian Lara says he turned down an offer to play for the International XI in two unofficial Twenty20 matches in Pakistan because he was concerned about the message it would send out in light of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disassociating itself from the matches.

Former England captain Tony Greig has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer.

By Neil Barry The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) raced to victory at their home ground in Queenstown yesterday in their quarter-final of the Queensway Cup competition over the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) at the DCC ground in Queenstown.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Test players Kirk Edwards and Kemar Roach have been left out of a Barbados 23-man provisional squad for the 2013 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament in Trinidad & Tobago and St.

By Iva Wharton Golfers from Canada and the United States have confirmed their participation for this year’s staging of the Digicel Golf Classic said Secretary of the Lusignan Golf Course, David Mohamed.

By Neil Barry Jr., The third edition of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafoods second division two day competition gets underway today with two games in Zone A and two in Zone B.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Ronaldinho’s chances of winning the Brazilian soccer championship for the first time realistically depend on Atletico Mineiro beating leaders Fluminense tomorrow.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Dutch lender Rabobank has ended its 17-year sponsorship of professional cycling, saying it had lost faith in the sport’s leaders to clean up following the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

(Reuters) – Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was attacked by an opposition fan during his Sheffield Wednesday team’s 1-1 home draw with Leeds United in the English Championship (second tier) yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen is likely to come out with all guns blazing when he returns to the England squad for next month’s test series in India, former team mate Andrew Flintoff said  yesterday.

By Iva Wharton Approximately 24 local teams should contest the Banks DIH sponsored end of year football tournament organized by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA).

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) plans to sue its former special adviser, Works Minister Jack Warner, to recover financial accounts pertaining to funds raised during the 2006 World Cup campaign.

Winners of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 basketball competition, the Pitbulls, yesterday collected their one millions dollars cash prize from Ansa McAl’s Marketing Director Troy Cadogan at the company’s Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara Head Office.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC– Former ICC chief, Ehsan Mani, says this weekend’s international cricket matches in Pakistan will boost the country’s reputation as a viable host for international cricket but would not be enough to convince test teams to play there.

Retrieve Raiders and Half Mile Bulls, winners of last week’s opening round, will clash this evening while Victory Valley Royals and Block 22 Flames will face off in the other match when the inaugural BOSAI  Minerals group (Guyana) Incorporated Open Challenge basketball competition continues with round robin play at the Mackenzie sports Club Hard Court.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has expressed an interest in settling a longstanding money dispute, out-of-court, with the members of the 2006 T&T World Cup team.

By Neil Barry Jr., Defending champions Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) open their campaign today in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Queensway Cup against a confident Police Sports Club side at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, Thomas Lands.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) are expected to give their reaction on Monday to USADA’s ruling that seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong doped throughout his career, the governing body said yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Suspended Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola has been dismissed for his part in a bonus scandal following a disciplinary hearing, the organisation announced  yesterday.