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Action in the third Guyana Telelgraph & Telecommunications (GT&T) 10/10 nationwide softball cricket tournament continued last weekend, with a plethora of exciting matches played around the country.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr.

The scoreboard might not tell you that but Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals gave IPL 2012 its first close high-scoring game as Wankhede Stadium cheered.

(Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh, the outstanding player in India’s World Cup triumph at home last year, is certain he will return to the international side after battling cancer but will wait until he has fully recovered both physically and mentally.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Teenaged all-rounder Amanda Samaroo has been recalled after a near three-year break while another teenager, Natasha McLean, has named for the first time in a West Indies 14-member squad to face Sri Lanka in a limited overs series here starting later this month.

(Cricinfo) Chennai Super Kings were disappointing with the bat for the second time in three games and their confused running allowed Delhi Daredevils to restrict them to their second-lowest total in the IPL for a comprehensive win.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League continued with three games on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.

(Reuters) – The Boston Celtics stepped up their run to the playoffs on Tuesday by upsetting Miami 115-107 for their second victory over the Heat in 10 days.

The Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) launched their Regional Conference Championships in the lead-up to the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell “We are of the belief that boxing is one of the sporting disciplines in which we can win many medals, we have many talented boxers in this country and we are very confident that they will bring glory to this country – that is why we want to invest more resources in boxing.”

Group stage action in the Linden leg of the 2012, Guinness Greatest of the Street Futsal competition last Saturday at the New Silver City Hardcourt with four of the eight fixtures producing wins while the defending champions Eagles  were held to a two all draw by Trainline Warriors.

(Cricinfo) Shaun Marsh and Lasith Malinga have emerged the best performers in IPL, according to an analysis conducted by ESPNcricinfo.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies lost the plot in a disastrous 25-minute period before tea on the fourth day here yesterday, to leave the opening Test against Australia teetering on a knife’s edge heading into today’s final day at Kensington Oval.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s light heavyweight champion Kwesi ‘Lightning Struck Assassin’ Jones will defend his title against former WBC CABOFE Light heavyweight champion Trinidad and Tobago based Guyanese Sean Corbin when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages it 22nd edition of its Pro Am card on April 27.

Golf competition returned to the Lusignan Golf Club over the weekend as 29 players battled for the coveted Woodlands Hospital Medal Play tournament.

Orin Joseph was elected president of the Guyana National Dominoes Association when that body held its annual general meeting and election of office bearers last Saturday, at Joseph’s residence, Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt Park.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Apr 10, CMC – Impressive sprinter Luan Gabriel handed Dominica its first ever track gold medal when she clinched the Under-17 200 metres title, as the curtain came down on the 41st CARIFTA Games here Monday night.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Andy Carroll’s ninth goal since joining Liverpool over a year ago gave 10-man Liverpool a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers in a game including a sending-off, two penalties and some comical goalkeeping.

Come Sunday, the Rising Sun Turf Club, in collaboration with the Lions Club of Durban Park, The Bartica Lions Club And the Central Demerara Lions Club will stage its fund raising one day meet at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice.

The Golden Jaguars team chances of defeating Costa Rica in their upcoming third round World Cup qualifiers have been boosted by the fact that their opponents could be without captain and striker Bryan Ruiz.