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(BBC) Australia’s hopes of avoiding a series whitewash in India are in serious jeopardy after they slumped to 231-8 on day one of the fourth Test in Delhi yesterday.

emerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Diamond Mineral Water brand will team up with National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed to pedal off an 11-race cycling progamme today on the National Park’s inner circuit.

East Ruimveldt Secondary School and Mercury Fast Laners (MFL) athlete Tirana Mitchell yesterday afternoon received sponsorship from Ming’s Products and Services Limited to assist with her participation at the XLII CARIFTA Games in Bahamas, Nassau, from March 28-April 1.

Former European middleweight champion, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman will replace Barbadian Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine in next month’s ‘Firestorm’ card set for the Princess Hotel.

Den Amstel Porknockers edged Pele FC 1-0 compliments of a Travis Hilliman 71st minute strike to book their quarterfinal spot as action in the Mayor’s Cup knockout football tournament continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Bourda on Thursday.

Action in the John Fernandes Insurance Service (JFIS) second division hockey

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford says he relishes his record breaking performance which catapulted West Indies to a 65 run win over Zimbabwe on the third day of the second test at Windsor Park in Dominica yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said it hopes to team up with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) on a long-term athletics programme.

Retired national footballer, Kayode McKinnon says the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) needs new leadership and is urging voters to consider carefully the players and the future of the sport when selecting the new administration.

South Ruimveldt Secondary edged tournament favourites Tucville Secondary 4-2 on penalties in a pulsating semi-final fixture to book their spot in the final of the Milo U-20 school football tournament on Wednesday.

Georgetown defeated the East Bank and East Coast teams in successive matches as the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter Association U-15 cricket competition got underway this week at the Everest Sports Club ground.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC Reliable West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul says attaining his 28th test century, his third in four matches, was a difficult achievement that required intense concentration.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Rampant West Indies were propelled by another five-wicket haul from off-spinner Shane Shillingford as they routed Zimbabwe by an innings and 65 runs here today, to complete an emphatic clean sweep of the two-Test series.

(BBC) Australia’s hopes of avoiding a series whitewash in India are in serious jeopardy after they slumped to 231-8 on day one of the fourth Test in Delhi.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul fashioned his 28th Test century and climbed to eighth on the all-time list of run-scorers, while Chris Gayle posted his 15th Test hundred, as West Indies took a vice grip on the second Test against Zimbabwe here yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC-In-form West Indies off spinner Shane Shillingford says a change in his bowling tactics helped trigger the demise of Zimbabwe on the first day of their second test at Windsor Park Wednesday.

The Executive Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) should make its decision on the legality of the elections of the Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) and the Berbice Football Association (BFA) sometime today.

AUCKLAND,  (Reuters) – Peter Fulton and Hamish Rutherford gave New Zealand a solid start to the series-deciding third test against England as they guided the hosts to 79 for one at lunch on the first day at Eden Park yesterday.

Fruta Conquerors beat Mahaica 5-0 courtesy of a Travis Turnel double in the 41st and 89th minutes to book their quarterfinal spot in the Mayor’s Cup tournament, in a match played on Wednesday at the GFC ground.

CLEVELAND, (The Sports Xchange) – It would have been the biggest upset of the NBA season.