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MIAMI, CMC – General Secretary Enrique Sanz will undergo treatment for leukemia, CONCACAF announced here yesterday.

(Reuters) – World Twenty20 powerhouses South Africa survived a major scare when they scrambled past rank outsiders Netherlands by six runs in a Group One Super 10 match in Bangladesh yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – N. Srinivasan, regarded as the world’s most powerful cricket administrator, offered to step down as the Indian board president yesterday in the wake of a fixing and betting scandal surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL).

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A tireless Kei Nishikori shocked 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer 3-6 7-5 6-4 on Wednesday to claim his second top five scalp in two days and reach the semi-finals of the Sony Open.

Alpha United President Odinga Lumumba said yesterday that even though his club was forced to endure terrible accommodation during their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club championship campaign in Jamaica, his team performed outstandingly and was able to emerge winners of the very difficult Group-3.

Fitness Express, Guyana’s leading supplement and fitness products supplier, has once again flexed its corporate muscle in support of a discipline.

Grace McCalman is the new president of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday at the Georgetown Cricket Club pavilion, Bourda.

Santos FC overcame Riddim Squad FC by a 3-1 margin when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) second division league continued at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue on Tuesday.

It was tough to watch the gutless capitulation of the Guyana team in the recent Four-Day Regional fixture on their home turf at Providence against a Barbados unit that was thrashed by Windward Islands in their opening match of the tournament.

Houston Stars downed Black Pearl FC by a 3-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) second division league continued at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue on Tuesday.

The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) will stage the annual Torginol Paints Medal Play tournament on Saturday.

After an upset loss to Treacle in January, the nation’s premier thoroughbred, Scores Even returned to it’s winning ways on Sunday in the feature A and Lower event of the annual Phagwah Meet at Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Leeward Island selectors say they have made “sweeping changes” as they attempt to improving their team’s position heading into the 5th round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Tournament this weekend.

Trophy Stall will sponsors the trophies and medals for the fourth annual Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Show set to take place at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday.

(The Sports Xchange) — Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in a vintage performance that blew away Kevin Durant and the Thunder 128-119 in overtime Tuesday night.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s pace attack terrorised England’s lower order batsmen with short-pitched bowling during the 5-0 Ashes whitewash and all test sides can expect the same treatment, according to coach Darren Lehmann.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – The good news for rival bowlers is Chris Gayle has abandoned his onslaught-from-the outset approach… The bad news is, the West Indies opener has decided to delay his big hitting so he can explode in the later stages.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – England’s batsmen are adequately prepared for the challenge of facing maverick Sri Lankan bowlers Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis in  today’s vital World Twenty20 match, all-rounder Ravi Bopara said yesterday.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell has been released from the squad for a mandatory court appearance in Mumbai meaning the player will miss today’s World Twenty20 clash against Netherlands, the team said yesterday.