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Despite the earlier downpours, a mammoth crowd witnessed heavyweights Sparta Boss, North Ruimveldt, Back Circle and newcomer Channel-9 Warriors clinch their quarterfinal berths in the Guinness of the Streets’ Georgetown Champion-ship on Wednesday.

BLOEMFONTEIN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius was found guilty yesterday of murdering his girlfriend, in an appeal court ruling that could see him sent back to prison for at least 15 years.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA’s executive committee approved a package of planned reforms yesterday aimed at cleaning up soccer’s scandal-plagued world governing body, proposing integrity checks and term limits for senior officials and a new separation of policy and management positions.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Ajinkya Rahane rescued India with a gutsy unbeaten 89, guiding the hosts to 231 for seven after off-spinner Dane Piedt made a memorable return to the South African test side on the opening day of the fourth and final test yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry delivered one of the best shooting displays of his career as the Golden State Warriors maintained their perfect start to the season with a 116-99 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rising paceman Josh Hazlewood can expect to shoulder a heavy workload over the summer as a victim of his own success, according to Australia coach Darren Lehmann.

Esuan Crandon, the Guyana Jaguars Head Coach says the defending champions are rearing to go and will use their momentum from their three consecutive home wins as they face Trinidad & Tobago this morning in round four of the 2015/16 Professional Cricket League 4-Day tournament against the Red Force.

Guyana completed the sweep of their four-match international basketball series against Antigua, snatching a dramatic 71-69 win compliments of a Shane Webster dagger in the dying seconds on Wednesday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Teenager Jake Carder stroked a half-century on first class debut as Cricket Australia XI put West Indies under pressure on the second day of their four-day match here yesterday.

BLOEMFONTEIN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius was found guilty today of murdering his girlfriend, in an appeal court ruling that could see him sent back to prison for up to 15 years.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Not a single West Indies player has made it into the International Cricket Council’s Test or One-Day International team-of-the-year for 2015.

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – With the increased demand for information regarding the value of cricket events to the Caribbean economy, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) commissioned an economic impact evaluation on the 2015 England tour of the Caribbean.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies legend Courtney Walsh believes the pink ball is the future of Test cricket could work wonders in the Caribbean.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja is on track to recover from a hamstring injury in time for Australia’s traditional Boxing Day test in Melbourne, where they face West Indies in the second test, the batsman said on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – IAAF President Sebastian Coe said yesterday he was the right person to clean up athletics and make it responsible and accountable in the wake of a doping crisis that has embroiled track and field.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has become the latest Caribbean player to sign up for Australia’s inaugural Women’s Big Bash League, after Sydney Thunder announced yesterday it has secured her services for the tournament which bowls off Saturday.

(Reuters) – Vladimir Klitschko wants a rematch against Tyson Fury to try to regain his world heavyweight boxing titles, he said yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo was nearing a half-century as he led a West Indies fightback on the rain-hit opening day of their four-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI here yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Washington guard John Wall scored a season-high 35 points, and coach Randy Wittman’s seat cooled ever so slightly after the Wizards’ impressive 97-85 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia captain Steven Smith and New Zealand paceman Trent Boult made the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) test as well as one-day international team of the year announced on Wednesday.