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Determination will meet efficiency when defending champions St. George’s Secondary battle arch rivals Lodge Secondary in the final of the Milo/Petra Organization U20 schools football tournament today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue from 18:00hrs.

Guyana’s rifle shooters have begun to heighten their preparations in order to defend the Regional long range title while attempting to recapture their short range title in the 2014 West Indies Fullbore shooting championships to held at the Twickenham Park ranges in Kingston, Jamaica next month.

The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) will this morning stage its second competition of the year, a memorial tournament in honour of past presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies’ defence of their World Twenty20 title ended disastrously here yesterday after a furious rain and hail storm ruined their semi-final, handing Sri Lanka a 27-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes he has entered that phase of his career when he can skip practice and does not care if the ball in his hand is old or new.

The nation’s cyclists are in for a hectic weekend as two events organized by Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.

A keenly anticipated match-up between Sophia and Lodge will be the feature showdown when the first annual Grassroots Foundation Inter-ward Knockout Football Tournament continues today at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

DERBY, England, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul missed out on his 70th first class century on Wednesday, when he fell for 91 in Derbyshire’s game against Durham MCCU.

Left-handers Robin Bacchus and Leon Johnson were yesterday drafted into the Guyana Amazon Warriors T20 team ahead of the upcoming 2014 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts in July.

Demerara and Berbice yesterday recorded outright victories to set up an intense final round of competition against each other in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Igloo Ice Cream under-15 two day inter-county tournament.

The first South American Cup Karate Championships which was held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall under the auspices of the International Karate Daigaku saw two exciting days of martial arts performed at the highest level from the winning Venezuelan team along with Suriname and Guyana.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies Women faltered at the semi-final stage of the Twenty20 World Cup for the third time in succession, when they went down to Australia Women by eight runs here yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New York Knicks routed city rivals Brooklyn 110-81 to move a step closer to a postseason berth on Wednesday, a day after the Nets had celebrated clinching a playoff berth of their own.

KARACHI, (Reuters)  – Mohammad Hafeez has stepped down as Pakistan’s T20 captain after their early exit from the World T20 tournament in Bangladesh.

Home-side Fruta Conquerors arrested the Guyana Police Force (GPF) by a 13-0 scoreline when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) First Division League continued on Wednesday at the Tucville Community ground.

Flamingo FC edged Beacons FC by a 2-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) First Division League continued at the Tucville Community ground on Wednesday.

Young Warriors and Achievers ‘A’ recorded wins this past weekend in the ongoing 2014 Elizabeth Styles Under-19 50-over Cricket Competition which is being contested in the ancient county, Berbice.

Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Everest Cricket Club will clash this weekend in a vital game that can see the winner advancing to the semi-final as the Georgetown Cricket Association continues its weekend fixtures around the city.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Rain, hail and sluggish batting all combined to put defending champions West Indies out of the Twenty20 World Cup here today.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC- Captain Darren Sammy says defending champions West Indies have been motivated by the lure of history as they prepare to battle with Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the ICC World T20 here today.