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Melanie-B sealed their berth to the quarterfinal round by defeating Buxton-A 2-1 on penalty kicks after normal time ended 0-0 when the second annual Guinness Greatest of the Streets East Coast Edition commenced at the Haslington Market Square on Saturday.

Sunburst Camptown whipped the Guyana Police Force (GPF) by a 3-0 margin when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer first division league continued on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Dynasty Sports Club will be the venue for today’s commencement of a one week farewell dominoes competition for Travis Cameron.

RANCHI, India, CMC – Chris Gayle sparkled but in-form Dwayne Smith suffered a rare failure, as Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their Indian Premier League playoff hopes alive with a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings here today.

-Three-Stage cycle road race Team Coco’s Darren Matthews will roll into the hills of Linden this morning for the final leg of the Independence Three-Stage road race with the yellow jersey and a two-second lead on Geron Williams.

  By Tony Cozier   There is one immediately evident deficiency in the West Indies’ training squads of 20 for their three forthcoming home Tests against New Zealand and the additional nine for the High Performance Centre’s almost simultaneous series against Bangladesh ‘A’.

Nyron Joseph and Akeila Wiltshire recorded victories in their respective under-19 matchup when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Digicel sponsored national junior championships continued at the Georgetown Club on Friday.

Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Secretary Odinga Lumumba said that in any democracy the people have the right to remove any leadership and as such, their position in removing Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias remains the same.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A former high level regional cricket administrator believes there is a lack of will in West Indies cricket to make the tough decisions that will result in a full transformation of the game.

Turfites will be in for a pre Independence treat today when The ‘Sport of Kings’ returns to the Kennard Memorial Turf Club for the staging of a grand horse race meet.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   A blistering unbeaten half century by Rawle Browne guided Police to the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Carib Beer T20 title as they completed a comprehensive eight wicket victory against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), yesterday, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Renaissance defeated Sunburst Camptown by a 5-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) u-17 football league continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) were in a fierce battle for first innings honours when play ended yesterday at the MSC ground, Thomas Lands in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Hadi’s World Incorporated first division Two day Competition.

(Reuters) – LeBron James and the two-time defending champion Miami Heat have rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs and now face the familiar, but unpredictable, Indiana Pacers as the last hurdle to another NBA Finals.

Fruta Conquerors brushed aside Flamingo FC by a 4-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer first division league continued on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

BALTIMORE, (Reuters) – California Chrome used a dazzling stretch run to easily win the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes yesterday and remain in the hunt to claim the elusive Tripe Crown.

The national men’s rugby team kick started it’s 2014 NACRA 15s campaign with a 48-19 drubbing of Barbados yesterday at the Garrison Savannah.

— three-stage cycle road race wheels off today Guyana’s premier and longest tenured cycling event, the Independence Three-Stage Road Race rolls off this morning in Berbice with a record entry of 79 cyclists.

The Combined Colleges and Campuses captain, Steven Jacobs returns to local cricket today as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) continues its cricket tournaments at various venues in the city.

By Delvon McEwan After two defeats and one win, Demerara managed to qualify by points for tomorrow’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 limited overs final against the President’s XI after defeating Essequibo by six wickets yesterday.