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The eight premier football clubs of West Demerara will battle for $500,000 and a trophy when Slingerz FC teams up with Ansa McAl to stage the second annual West Side Stag/ Mashramani Champion’s Cup.

National opener Trevon “Bugsy” Griffith said that scoring his first regional ODI half-century along with sharing a century opening partnership with the legendary Shivnarine Chanderpaul was a dream come true for him as a young cricketer.

Second-division teams from the East Canje/East Coast Berbice area will have a chance to prove their worth when they collide with each other in the Young Warriors Cricket Club organised second edition Mashramani Cup competition.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) in collaboration with the United States of America-based Elizabeth Styles cosmetics company, yesterday launched the annual Junior and Senior Elite cricket academy training programmes for zones in Berbice.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – New Zealand lost four early second innings wickets but still extended their lead to 316 runs at lunch on the third day of the first test against a resurgent India at Eden Park yesterday.

(Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara became only the second cricketer to hit a triple century and a hundred in the same test as Sri Lanka set Bangladesh a huge target of 467 to win the second and final match in Chittagong yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) –  – -Reserve forward Alan Anderson scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and the Brooklyn Nets ended a six-game losing streak against the San Antonio Spurs with a 103-89 victory on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani says it would be “sheer madness” for the governing body to effectively hand over control of the sport to India, Australia and England.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – International cricketers Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell are in trouble again for what New Zealand Cricket has described as “totally unacceptable” behaviour the night before the first test against India in Auckland.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani says it would be “sheer madness” for the governing body to effectively hand over control of the sport to India, Australia and England.

Sri Lanka has formally decided to oppose the India-led proposals to overhaul the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) governance structure and revenue share model, casting doubts as to whether there are enough votes for it at an ICC meeting in Singapore tomorrow.

AUCKLAND,  (Reuters) – New Zealand’s pace attack ripped through India’s top order to reduce the tourists to 45 for three at tea on the second day of the first test at Eden Park last night after Brendon McCullum’s 224 propelled them to an impressive first innings total of 503.

Guyana Football Federa-tion (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said that until GFF Vice President Ivan Persaud identifies himself as the author of the published letter calling for his resignation, he will refrain from commenting on the issues therein.

The early morning shuttles and intense days of net training have paid off for the Malta Supreme Guyana team which snatched a 22-run win against the Windward Islands in their thriller played on Tuesday in the 7th match of the NAGICO Super50 tournament.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, ,CMC–  Guyanese Off-spinning allrounder Steven Jacobs has been appointed to lead a University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s eleven in a warm-up match against England later this month The Vice Chancellor’s eleven will play England at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday, February 25.

SHAW PARK, Tobago,  CMC – The NAGICO Super50 match between Barbados and Combined Campuses and Colleges scheduled for Shaw Park in Tobago was abandoned yesteday as a result of rain.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League continues today with a doubleheader at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

The Lower Corentyne Secondary School and Central Corentyne Secondary schools have booked their semi-final place after defeating Port Mourant Secondary and Manchester High respectively, in the first round of the RHTYSC/GBTI under-15 tournament. 

The Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Festival, East Bank Demerara District, continued yesterday with victories for the Agricola, St Ann’s and Providence primary schools in matches played at the Thirst Park Ground.

Malta Supreme Guyana opening batsman, Assad Fudadin is confident that team Guyana has the requisite skills to reach the finals of the ongoing NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament and lift the 50-over title for the tenth time.