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Christianburg Wismar Secondary and Wisburg Secondary clinched the Boys U-15 and Girls U-17 title respectively, when the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotiabank Linden zone concluded on Saturday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams can match Steffi Graf’s record of 22 grand slam titles and is favourite to take another step towards that milestone at next week’s French Open, according to fellow American Chris Evert.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Rookie off-spinner Mark Craig says he is not intimidated by the prospect of bowling at aggressive West Indies opener Chris Gayle in the upcoming series.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs put the Oklahoma City Thunder to the sword with a spectacular exhibition of shooting in the second half to tighten their grip on the Western Conference finals with a 112-77 win in Game Two on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent and Pakistani Naveed Arif have been charged by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)under its Anti-Corruption code, the ruling body said yesterday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC- Pacer Trent Boult says he is not expecting wickets friendly to fast bowlers in the Caribbean when New Zealand take on the West Indies in a three-test series starting next month.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine was superb but his West Indies teammate Chris Gayle proved ordinary, as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical all-round performance to surge to a convincing 30-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore and into the playoffs of the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The prospect of a long awaited mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr.

LONDON, (Reuters) – English county side Essex have agreed in principle to play T20 cricket at the London Olympic Stadium from 2016.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is set to miss the rest of the English county season with Surrey after suffering a fractured knee, the club said yesterday.

(Reuters) – A combination of brutal batting and aggressive bowling ensured England beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain interrupted first one-day international at the Oval yesterday.

(Reuters) – Landon Donovan, the United States’ all-time top scorer, has been surprisingly left out of their 23-man squad for next month’s World Cup, U.S.

RANCHI, India, CMC – West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith missed out on another half-century but eclipsed the 500-run mark here yesterday, as his stellar season in the Indian Premier League continued.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has charged former Sussex players Lou Vincent and Naveed Arif under its Anti-Corruption code, the ruling body said today.

Guyana’s Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman 49(38)-12(2)-0 unanimously defeated Jamaican, Kevin ‘Bus Boy’ Hylton 5(3)-4(1)-0 when this season’s Wray and Nephew Caribbean Contender Series continued last night.

It’s fight week for Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell and the fighting pride of Guyana is oozing with confidence.

Guyanese Challenger Clive “The Punisher” Atwell (12-0-1, 7 KO’s) met face-to-face with World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47 KO’s) in Mexico.

Kellon Carmichael, the Malteenoes all-rounder is hoping that fruitful performances during his stint in England with the Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club in the 2014 Essex county Division One League, will pave the way for a debut call up to the Guyana national side for the 2014/15 season.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   Discarded national opening batsman Shemroy Barrington promises to remind the national selectors of his presence by scoring heavily in domestic cricket.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), yesterday complimented the Demerara U-19 cricketers for their performances in the GCB U-19 Inter-County three-day and one-day competitions.