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(BBC) Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt to go head-to-head in Rome in May Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will take on compatriot Usian Bolt at the Golden Gala in Rome in May, meeting organisers have confirmed.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Danish Kaneria will be called before the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) integrity committee to explain his involvement in a spot-fixing probe that saw former Essex team mate Mervyn Westfield jailed.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Not even a late cameo from vice-captain Anisa Mohammed could prevent West Indies from a narrow three-run defeat to India in their second Twenty20 International of their five-match series here Sunday.

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) under the stewardship of its chairman Clive Lloyd completed its countrywide public seminar tour on Sunday at the Berbice High School.

The minnows have been eliminated and the stage is now set for fierce battles in the quarter-finals of the NAMILCO 16-team Football festival beginning tomorrow evening at the Tucville ground.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels stroked a excellent unbeaten half-century to help Duronto Rajshahi undertake a superb run chase, and whip Barisal Burners by nine wickets in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC– Chris Gayle was expected to undergo a fitness assessment here yesterday to determine if he will take his place in the Dolphins side for the domestic Twenty20 Challenge.

Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Portia Simpson Miller, is firmly opposed to any suggestion of Jamaica seceding from a unified West Indies cricket team and standing on its own.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board regrets the comments made by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller at the Jamaica Cricket Association awards dinner.

Basseterre, St Kitts – It took Assad Fudadin longer than expected to register his maiden first-class century, but now that he has it under his belt, the Guyana batsman is looking for many more.

James Krakowsky was the winner of the Danny’s Auto Sales sponsored scrabble competition organised by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) on Sunday at the Malteenoes Cricket Club, Thomas Lands.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting does not expect to play international one-day cricket again after he was dropped from the team on Monday but would continue to be available for test matches, he said  yesterday.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Libya’s Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country’s first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

(Reuters) – All-Star guard Derrick Rose made a triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls lineup by scoring a game-high 23 points in a 90-79 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

(Reuters) – Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said yesterday.

Youth sprint champion Jevina Sampson had an explosive start to her 2012 season yesterday claiming a sprint double at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) first Developmental Meet held at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Half-centuries from Leon Johnson and Narsingh Deonarine trumped Chadwick Walton’s maiden first-class hundred, propelling Guyana to a historic four-wicket victory over Combined Campuses & Colleges in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday.

Alpha “the Hammer” United hammered Banks DIH All Stars while Riddim Squad made light work of Houston Stars on day three of the NAMILCO Football Festival organized by Fruta Conquerors Football Club Saturday evening at Tucville ground.

The Clive Lloyd-headed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which was established by the government to oversee cricket in Guyana, completed its penultimate Public Consultation on cricket in Linden on Saturday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New York Knicks, led again by point guard Jeremy Lin, rained down three-pointers to gain the upper hand and beat NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 104-97 yesterday before a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden.