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Ithaca Hard-liners downed New Amsterdam Warriors by a 50-48 score line when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned Anamayah Memorial Basketball Championship continued on Sunday at the Ithaca Basketball Court.

It might not be the most important decision he will make in football but newly-elected Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Wayne Forde has a crucial ballot to cast in Zurich, Switzerland, tomorrow.

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper fashioned half-centuries but it was Deandra Dottin’s five-wicket haul which undermined South Africa Women and fired West Indies Women to a 16-run victory in the opening One-Day International here yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will use unofficial Twenty20 games against minnows Zimbabwe in Sharjah as part of their preparation for next month’s T20 World Cup in India, the West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican has recovered from injury and is the only change to the Barbados Pride squad for their eighth round clash in the Regional first class championship against Jamaica Scorpions Friday, in Kingstown.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body  FIFA  will proceed with an election to pick a new president tomorrow to replace the disgraced Sepp Blatter and vote on a set of reforms aimed at restoring its credibility after the worst graft scandal in its history.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose does not expect the recent contracts impasse to have a negative impact on the side’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Under-19 World Cup stars Alzarri Joseph and Keacy Carty have been included in a Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ 13-man squad to face Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in Port of Spain, in the eighth round of the Regional first class championship starting tomorrow.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Andre Russell’s three wicket haul and  Dwayne Smith’s hostile half century fired Islamabad United to a six wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the finals of the inaugural Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

From Clifton Ross in Barbados Guyana Jaguars Captain Leon Johnson has credited what he termed a “spirited fight” by his team who did well to earn a draw against the Barbados Pride and remain on top of the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four Day tournament points table.

VIJAY MALLYA, the Indian entrepreneur who recently paid the reported franchise fee of US$2 for the Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and United Breweries Holdings (UBHL), the company he heads, have been declared ‘wilful defaulters’ by three Indian three state-owned banks.

(Cricinfo) West Indies allrounder Andre Russell has said he would be willing, but “scared”, to travel to Pakistan if the Pakistan Super League (PSL) were to be played there next year.

League leaders Slingerz FC and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will face off today when the second round of the League Finale of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League commences at the Tucville ground at 18:30hrs.

CHRISTCHURCH, (Reuters) – Australia continued their march to a comprehensive test series victory over New Zealand, and a return to the top of the world’s test rankings, yesterday after reaching 185 for three at lunch on the final day of the second test.

Santos FC and Western Tigers maintained their unbeaten streaks in the GFA/Stag Beer League defeating Northern Rangers and Flamingo respectively on Monday.

TURIN, (Reuters) – Juventus staged a superb comeback from two goals down to rescue their Champions League hopes and secure a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in their last 16 first leg yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi proved a thorn in Arsenal’s side yet again as his late second-half goals, including a penalty, gave Barcelona a 2-0 win at The Emirates in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie yesterday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose says Antiguan pacer Alzarri Joseph should be promoted to the senior setup on the basis of his ability and not his age.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Prolific Jamaican spinner Nikita Miller says he does not intend to dwell on his non-inclusion in the West Indies senior team for the T20 World Cup in India starting next month.