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Treacle trampled its opposition and galloped away with the spoils of the feature C and Lower, seven furlong event of the Rising Sun Turf Club (RSTC) meet on Sunday.

LONDON/BERLIN,  (Reuters) – With the soccer World Cup only three months away, Adidas and Nike are squaring up for a marketing battle to match the fierce on-field rivalry of nations like Brazil and Argentina.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Injury fears surrounding West Indies’ champion off-spinner Sunil Narine were put to rest yesterday, when he was declared fit to face England in the second Twenty20 International today.

(The Sports Xchange) – Chicago dominated the second-chance points 27-6 and started the overtime period with seven of them, leading to a  95 points to 888 victory over Miami on Sunday.

Dellon Joseph and Javed Saywack combined to bowl Bush Lot United Sports Club to victory against Reliance East Canje Cricket Club in a match reduced to 30 overs a side on Saturday at Bush Lot ground, West Coast Berbice.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Wicketkeeper Devon Smith hit an unbeaten half-century in a crucial partnership with West Indies opener Kieran Powell, to rally the Leeward Islands and set up an interesting final day of their second round, Regional Four-Day clash against Jamaica.

DORAL, Florida,  (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods arrived at the WGC-Cadillac Championship with concerns over his fitness and gingerly walked off the Blue Monster Course on Sunday with new questions about his ailing back.

(Reuters) – Russia’s Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells yesterday after a shock loss to Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi.

Team Roraima’s Alanzo Greaves put on an extraordinary display of speed and stamina to emerge winner of the second leg of the 17th annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Marlon Samuels provided a support act to openers Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle to help West Indies to a 27-run win over England to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series at Kensington Oval yesterday.

Guyana yesterday crashed to a disastrous 94 all out compliments of a cohesive bowling performance by defending champions Barbados who romped to a comfortable 136-run win on day three in round two of the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Regional 4-day tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein had a match haul of 11 for 67 to steer Trinidad and Tobago to a comprehensive 186-run victory over Windward Islands in their second round Regional Four-Day Championship at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

Cummings Lodge Secondary edged Christ Church Secondary 4-3 when the Milo/Petra Organization Schools Football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

 (The Sports Xchange) – – -Tony Parker scored 30 points as the San Antonio Spurs battled to beat the lowly Orlando Magic 121-112 at home.

SOPOT, Poland, CMC – Reigning World and Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won her first World Indoor medal when she ran a world leading time of 6.98 seconds to capture the gold in the women’s 60m final here yesterday.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand Women beat West Indies by 34 runs to complete a clean sweep over the West Indies in their Twenty20 series in Mount Maunganui here yesterday.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – Torrential rain forced the abandonment of the first Twenty20 match between South Africa and Australia without a ball being bowled at St George’s Park yesterday.

Freeburg Secondary upset North Georgetown Secondary by a 2-1 margin when the Milo/Petra Organization Schools Football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Marlon Samuels provided a support act to openers Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle to help West Indies to a 27-run win over England to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series at Kensington Oval today.

David Rose Secondary crushed Richard Ishmael Secondary 5-1 when the Milo/Petra Organization Schools Football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.