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CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s sports minister yesterday denied that his country had paid a $10 million bribe to help it win the right to host the World Cup in 2010.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored 33 points and came up with a key steal in the final seconds to preserve the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 99-98 victory Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors recorded their 50th consecutive home victory Wednesday night, riding Stephen Curry’s 34 points to a 121-85 thumping of the New York Knicks.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil passed key anti-doping legislation yesterday that avoided the embarrassing possibility of the country being in breach of the rules at its own Olympic Games.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Not many players over the years have been compared to Viv Richards but Chris Gayle’s ability to destroy opposition attacks puts him right up there with the batting great, according to West Indies coach Phil Simmons.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle smashed the third fastest hundred in Twenty20 Internationals as West Indies started their T20 World Cup campaign with an emphatic six-wicket victory over England here yesterday.

PORTLAND, Oregon, (Reuters) – Russian athletes will be missing when the IAAF world indoor championships get underway today and their global ban for doping should stay in place for the Rio Olympics, British athlete Lynsey Sharp said on Wednesday.

KOLKATA, India, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi led by example as his team put a tumultuous build-up behind them to launch their bid for a second World Twenty20 title with a 55-run victory against qualifiers Bangladesh yesterday.

ZURICH/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Global soccer body FIFA has applied to U.S. authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognised for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World Cup hosting contests.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ricardo Teixeira, has promised to sue FIFA for damages after it accused him of misappropriating more than $3 million, he said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed became the first bowler in history to take 100 Twenty20 International wickets as she spearheaded a brilliant West Indies Women bowling effort, to help dispose of Pakistan Women by four runs in a close Women’s Twenty20 World Cup contest here yesterday.

A Strength and Conditioning workshop will be hosted at BE Fitness (Tower Hotel) on April 1-3.

Defending champs Chase Academy will oppose former winners Lodge Secondary in the grand finale of 4th Annual Milo Schools U20 Football Championships following semi-final wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.

The Guyana Football federation (GFF) yesterday named eight foreign-based players and 17 local players in the 25 man squad for the opening round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup qualifiers which runs from March-21st-29th.

A Leron Charles goal in the 92nd minute helped the Guyana Police Force football team seal a dramatic 2-2 draw with Santos in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer League Tuesday night at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Leaders Guyana Jaguars have made two changes to the team for the final round clash of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League four day against the Jamaica Scorpions starting tomorrow at the Providence National Stadium.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – Kane Williamson’s gamble to compromise on speed and pick three specialist spinners paid off as New Zealand humbled hosts India by 47 runs in a spin-dominated Super 10 contest of the World Twenty20 yesterday.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones yesterday revealed what could possibly be a groundbreaking evening for sports come May 4th when the National Sports Commission (NSC) is likely to announce the name change of the Guyana National Stadium at their 2016 National Sports Commission Awards Ceremony.