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One sign among the abundance at the Wankedhe Stadium last week grieving over the passing of Sachin Tendulkar – for that is what it seemingly was to his millions of Indian disciples – bore a simple, unanimously held sentiment.

Alpha United Head coach Wayne Dover says that while he expects a very competitive Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer knockout tournament, his side will do everything in their power to reclaim the title when the event commences on Saturday.

Chathram Gangadin slammed a belligerent century as Lower East Coast Bulls thrashed Upper East Bank Colts by 64 runs in the seventh preliminary round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers Over-40 20-overs-a-side competition yesterday.

Volleyball teams from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in the second International Invitational Club Festival which commences tomorrow at the National Gymnasium.

PERTH, Australia, CMC- Prolific West Indian batsman Dwayne Smith has signed as the Perth Scorchers’ second international player for new Big Bash League season.

The 79th edition of Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green’s birthday anniversary seven-a-side Inter-Ward/Village knockout football tournament is set to continue tomorrow at the Tucville Community ground with seven fixtures.

Swim sensation Amy Grant continues to better her performances with every meet.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 20, CMC — Afghanistan dented Bermuda’s tournament hopes when they cruised to an eight-wicket victory with more than half their overs to spare in a Group B game at the ICC World Cup Twenty20 qualifiers here yesterday.

KOCHI, India,  CMC- Spinner Sunil Narine says he is not frustrated by his omission from the West Indies test team for the just ended two match series against India.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant gave his Los Angeles Lakers teammates a huge boost on Tuesday when he said he could see himself returning to competitive action later this month.

(Reuters) – Rain ended an intriguing chase from Pakistan and handed South Africa a four-run victory via the Duckworth/Lewis scoring system in the first Twenty20 international in Johannesburg yesterday.

Some 12 patrons who will be attending this year’s Kashif and Shanghai Chico Schools football tournament will receive a cell phone upon entry to the playing venue of the tournament complements of Cell Phone Shack.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – England are in Australia seeking a fourth Ashes triumph in a row for the first time since the 1890s but they know that if they are to achieve their goal they probably need to get a result at the Gabba.

Defending men’s doubles champions Jason Andrews and Anthony Downes will be looking to repeat as champions when the fourth annual Trophy Stall doubles tournament commences today.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – A sublime second-half hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo took Portugal to the World Cup finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory after he stunned battling Sweden in their playoff on Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Oribe Peralta scored a first half hat-trick as Mexico beat New Zealand 4-2 in the second leg of their intercontinental playoff on Wednesday to earn a place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

North Georgetown (District 11) yesterday once again asserted their aquatic supremacy by winning the swimming event of the 53rd edition of the National School’s Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championship held at the Castellani Pool.

Georgetown Football Association (GFA) President Vernon Burnett says that preparation for the third edition of the annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup has been progressing smoothly.

The defiance displayed by West Indies selectors in the face of withering criticism and shame in light of the latest annihilation of the West Indies senior team in the just concluded Test series in India is mind-boggling.

The ninth edition of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival was officially launched yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.