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(The Sports Xchange) — – -Forward Kevin Durant scored 29 points on nine-of-11 shooting from the field to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 94-81 win over the Sacramento Kings.

The Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) will stage another road race for wheelsmen of Berbice today.

SYLHET, Bangladesh,  CMC – Coach Sherwin Campbell has backed West Indies Women to win the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, after their qualification for the semi-finals was confirmed late Friday.

His Excellency President Donald Romotar during his feature address at the 2013 National Sports Awards ceremony Friday night called on all Guyanese to be more involved in sports as it is plays an integral part in the development of healthy lifestyles and is also a reservoir for improving the social capital of Guyana.

Two of the three local pugilists competing in the three-night Goodwill Tournament in St.

The Guyana National Dominoes Federation will today stage an 18 team competition at Godfrey Samuels’ venue Parfait Harmonie, West Coast Demerara.

After a break because of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association’s participation in this year’s Florida Cup competition action in the Trophy Stall over 40 years and Open male and female competitions will continue today at various venues.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – There was absolutely no doubt Chris Gayle thoroughly enjoyed West Indies’ thrilling victory over archrivals Australia on Friday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Proving there is no place like home, world number one Serena Williams swept past China’s Li Na 7-5 6-1 in the final of the Sony Open yesterday, collecting a record seventh win on the Miami hardcourts.

( Reuters) – South Africa sailed into the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a three-run victory over former champions England in their super 10 Group One match in Chittagong on Saturday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Skipper Darren Sammy produced an electrifying, unbeaten cameo to propel West Indies to an exciting six-wicket win over Australia, and keep alive their hopes of a semi-final spot at the World Twenty20 Championship here yesterday.

The highly anticipated fourth edition of the Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Show will be staged tonight at the National Cultural Centre.

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Before entertaining patrons at the National Cultural Centre tonight, this year’s Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) guest poser Jeff ‘Classic’ Beckham paid a visit to Joshua House yesterday and shared out ice cream much to the delight of the children.

Ogle’s U15 and Lusignan B teams recorded wins in the latest rounds of the East Coast Cricket Board competition played last weekend.

Captain of the Combined Campuses and Colleges team (CCC) Steven Jacobs said getting the better of his Guyanese counterparts whom he played with for most of his cricketing career was pleasing for him and his team.

Guyana’s one-day skipper Christopher Barnwell and Guyana’s four day captain Leon Johnson will lead their respective sides and arch rivals the Demerara Cricket Club and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) when play in the Georgetown Cricket Association Hadi’s World Incorporated division one, two-day competition gets underway today at the GCC ground, Bourda.

Pele FC led by a Deon Alfred double, defeated Camptown FC by a margin 2-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) division one league continued at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground, Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue on Thursday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy yesterday reminded Australia that “talk is cheap” and said West Indies preferred to do its business on the pitch.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Women stormed to the top of Group B with their third straight win, after trouncing Sri Lanka Women by eight wickets at the at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday.