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HAMBANTOTA, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi celebrated his 50th appearance in Twenty20 internationals with a half century to lead his side to a 23-run victory over Sri Lanka yesterday.

(Reuters) – Argentina’s decision to play their four world class forwards was fully justified in a crushing 4-0 win over Ecuador that put them top of the South American World Cup qualifiers on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Kevin Durant’s unstoppable fourth-quarter explosion lifted Oklahoma City to a 109-103 victory over the recently unbeatable San Antonio Spurs on Saturday and levelled the Western Conference Finals series at 2-2.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association Finals will start on June 12, it was announced on Saturday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England will rest fast bowler James Anderson for the third and final test against West Indies starting at Edgbaston on Thursday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Officials of problem-plagued football club Boulevard Blazers have kicked out 13 players in a drastic move to clean up the club’s image.

EDMONTON, Alberta,  CMC – Defending Northlands Park jockeys’ champion Rico Walcott rode a triple on Friday’s eight-race card to extend his winning trend, after landing four-winners on Wednesday’s mid-week programme.

DUBLIN, Ohio,  (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’ remarkable two-shot victory at the Memorial tournament yesterday will have sent a few shivers down the spines of his rivals with the year’s second major, the U.S.

EUGENE, Oregon,  CMC – Grenadian 400 metres World champion Kirani James was disqualified for a false start as Caribbean athletes suffered miserable fortunes at the 38th Prefontaine Classic event here Saturday.

(Reuters) – First half goals by Giovani dos Santos and Javier Hernandez gave Mexico a 2-0 win over Brazil in a friendly in Dallas yesterday.

EUGENE, Oregon, (Reuters) – No one has ever run the 110 metres hurdles faster than China’s Liu Xiang did on Saturday, wind or no wind, but the former world record holder was not ready to proclaim himself the king of the event again.

(Trinidad Express) Keston Bledman and Kelly-Ann Baptiste sizzled at the National Training Center (NTC) in Clermont, Florida, USA, yesterday, the Trinidad and Tobago sprint stars recording windy wins at the NTC Last Chance meet.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s 20-nil thrashing of Trinidad and Tobago’s Calypso Warriors yesterday at the Providence National Stadium in the Southern Zone of the NACRA Regional Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup has enabled the local ruggers to book their place in the finals.

By Emmerson Campbell After finishing a disappointing eighth overall in the three-stage cycling road race event last month, seasoned cyclist Robin Persaud returned to form yesterday powering away with the featured 35-lap event of the 11-race cycling meet which was sponsored by Powerade.

(Cricinfo) Sometimes a person’s absence is more notable than their attendance.

By Emmerson Campbell Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy’s ambition of a continuous ‘chin checking’ career was dented on Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as a game Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman surprised his younger opponent

(Cricinfo) It is a measure of England’s pace-bowling resources that speculation surrounding the naming of their squad for the third Test against West Indies centres on the possibility of both senior quicks being rested.

BOSTON (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics ramped up on defence to re-energise their playoff ambitions with a 101-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday, their first win in the NBA Eastern Conference finals series.

DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) – American journeyman Spencer Levin stole the limelight from four-times champion Tiger Woods at the Memorial tournament yesterday, twice chipping in to grab a one-shot lead in the wind-buffeted third round.

EPSOM, England (Reuters) – Camelot, the 8-13 favourite ridden by Joseph O’Brien for his father Aidan, galloped to a dazzling five-length triumph in the Epsom Derby yesterday.