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BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Four-time finalist David Ferrer crashed out in the second round of the Barcelona Open yesterday, producing a rusty performance to lose 6-4 6-2 to Georgia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- A popular sports commentator and a high profile entertainment lawyer are among speakers chosen to address this year’s Business of Sports International Conference in Jamaica early next month.

(The Sports Xchange) — – – -Paul George scored a game-high 27 points and the top-seeded Indiana Pacers recovered from their first game loss to tie their first-round playoff series against Atlanta at 1-1 with a 101-85 points win Tuesday night.

(Reuters) – Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic, whose breakout campaign helped his team to a 23-win improvement, was named the National Basketball Association’s most improved player, the league said yesterday.

National batsman Assad Fudadin yesterday blamed his personal performances and that of his team mates for Guyana’s poor showing in the recent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 2014 4-day tournament.

Alpha United head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover stated that he is confident his team will retain its Namilco One Love Knockout title when they faceoff with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday.

Berbice teams Tucber Park, Police and Cotton Tree Die Hard recorded comprehensive wins in the ongoing 2014 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Elizabeth Styles Under-19 50 overs cricket competition held in the ancient county this past weekend.

North/South Ruimveldt edged Sophia by a 4-3 score line when the quarterfinal round of the Grassroots Foundation Inter-Ward Knockout tourney concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

The Special Events and 75th Anniversary Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) headed by Hilbert Foster have announced some minor changes to its Diamond Jubilee programme for the month of September.

LONDON, (Reuters) – AS Roma’s American owners see a return to the Champions League next season as only the the first step in creating a club that can compete regularly with the best in Europe.

DERBY, England, CMC-West Indies middle order batsman Shiv Chanderpaul scored his fourth half century of the season to help inspire Derbyshire to first innings lead over Hampshire on the third day of their County Championship game here yesterday.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC- St.Kitts and Nevis have been chosen to host next year’s Carifta games after Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew their bid, organizers have announced.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s succession planning for life after Alex Ferguson was left in tatters yesterday when manager David Moyes was sacked after 10 troubled months of failure and frustration at a club used to seamless success.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The last thing Real Madrid wanted was another Champions League semi-final clash against Bayern Munich and today they will need to get the better of a familiar foe who very much appears to have their number.

– Guyana places fourth FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC- Jamaica walked away with a record 88 medals as the curtains came down on the 43rd Carifta Games here at the Stade Municipal Pierre Aliker on Monday night.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – American runner Meb Keflezighi said memories of the victims of last year’s bomb attack carried him through the last, difficult miles of this year’s Boston Marathon.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has played down fears he will miss this year’s French Open, saying the wrist injury he sustained at the Monte Carlo Masters last week is not as serious as first feared.

(Cricinfo) Last season, Glenn Maxwell was the punchline to tons of millionaire jokes.

(The Sports Xchange) – – – -Zach Randolph scored 25 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Oklahoma City Thunder in by 111 points to 105 overtime of Game Two of their first-round playoff series.

(Reuters) – Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs was voted NBA Coach of the Year, becoming the third three-time winner of the award, the National Basketball Association announced yesterday.