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(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from the NBA championship finals after stunning the San Antonio Spurs on their home court with a 108-103 victory on Monday.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Head coach Ottis Gibson says embattled West Indies have played well in patches on the England tour but were still being hampered by “poor decision making” at critical moments.

(WICB) BIRMINGHAM, England – Adrian Barath said West Indies still had a strong desire to collect their first Test victory in England for more than a decade, when they face the hosts in the third and final Test, starting on Thursday at Edgbaston.

GDANSK, Poland,  (Reuters) – Germany forward Miroslav Klose is days away from turning 34 but competition for places and a desire to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil keep him motivated despite the occasional twinge, the player said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Beleaguered opener Chris Gayle has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the one-day tour of England, ending a protracted stand-off with the West Indies Cricket Board that has lasted for over a year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A came alive in a spectacular last hour to gain the upper hand over India A at the close of the third day of the first four-day ‘Test’ match yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Over 60 amateur pugilists from nine gyms across the country will vie for trophies and medals when the two-day Pepsi/Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Under-16 Development Programme boxes off on Saturday on the tarmac adjacent to the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis gym.

The atmosphere in the gyms is charged with excitement as local bodybuilders pump up their training in preparation for the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building & Fitness Show, slated for July 28 at the National Cultural Centre, while Chairman of the Committee, Hugh Ross is himself blazing the competitive trail.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has shortlisted a squad of 13 boxers to be part of its ongoing development programme.

The round-robin inter-ministries/corporation football tournament continues tonight at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park  with ten teams battling for a spot in the finals after a halt last Tuesday to accommodate other activities at the ground.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Left-arm pace bowler Sohail Tanvir has been retained in the Pakistan squad for the one-day international series in Sri Lanka.

DDL Pepsi recently presented a cheque to the Japan Karate Association/World Federation (JKA/WF) Guyana to aid its participation

LONDON, (Reuters) – England manager Roy Hodgson has shown a lack of respect to defender Rio Ferdinand by not calling him up for Euro 2012 following an injury to Gary Cahill, the Manchester United player’s representative has said.

After three nights of fierce rivalry in the round-robin segment of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Exhibition Competition, the business end of the tournament kicks off tonight at the National Cultural Centre tarmac.

MADRID, (Reuters) – With a limitless supply of attacking players, Spain head to Euro 2012 with all the attributes required to break down the tightest of defences, according to former national team coach and current China boss Jose Antonio Camacho.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world champion Thor Hushovd of Norway will skip next month’s Tour de France because he is not fit enough for a three-week race, his BMC team said yesterday.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands captured the CAN$116 000 Alywow Stakes for the third straight year but missed out in the prestigious half-million dollar Woodbine Oaks where he was astride the favourite Dixie Strike, in a day of mixed fortunes at Woodbine racetrack on Sunday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after the last remaining champion, China’s Li Na, was felled in the fourth round of the French Open by a bespectacled 142nd ranked qualifier better known for her doubles skills.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Miami guard Dwyane Wade missed a three-point shot at the buzzer in overtime, allowing the Boston Celtics to see off the Heat 93-91 on Sunday and level the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series at 2-2.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Marlon King and fellow Britain-based striker, Chris Humphrey, have been axed from Jamaica’s senior men’s football squad for its first two matches in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Semi-Final Round competition for breaking curfew rules on their recent tour of Panama.