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BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – A fired-up Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a sensational Champions League comeback against AC Milan with two goals in a thrilling 4-0 home victory today to help the Spaniards reach the quarter-finals.

SAO PAULO, Brazil,  CMC- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has been named sportsman of the year at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards, officials here announced Monday night.

GALLE,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh drew the high-scoring first test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium today to snap their 12-test losing streak against the islanders.

For the second time in less than a week Trinidad and Tobago’s cricketers proved their superiority over Guyana this time in the West Indies Cricket Board’s regional Super50 day/night encounter played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

By Juanita Hooper Winston George represented Guyana in the 400m at the London Olympic Games last year.

Silver medallist in the 400m at last year’s World Junior Track and Field championships in Spain, oversea-0bsed athlete Kadecia Baird will spearhead the Guyana track and field team to this year’s CARIFTA Games to be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from March 28-April 1.

A hat trick from Colin Peters supported by a brace from Keith Caines enabled South Ruimveldt to score a crushing 8-1 victory over North Georgetown as the Milo U20 schools football tournament continued at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue on Sunday.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) named a nine-member team on Sunday to attend the 2013 CARIFTA Games which will be held in Bahamas March 29-April 1, but a few local coaches feel that their athletes were not given ample opportunities to qualify for the meet.

Bounty Colts completed a resounding 17-point win against Nirva Knights, while Trinity Grid Holding (TGH) Pacsetters racked up their second win during the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association first division Super League on Burnham Court Sunday night.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding says there is no logic in Clive Lloyd’s decision to run for the president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The highly anticipated Digital Technology/`Chow Pow’ 10/10 Challenge Series got underway at 10am last Sunday at the Wales Center Ground with wins for Recharge and Farm XI over Regal XI and Omesh XI respectively.

The West Demerara Cricket Association has named its squad for the upcoming Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 competition which commences on March 14.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-West Indies plan to extend their unbeaten run in test to six consecutive wins when they meet Zimbabwe here today in the first of two test matches that wrap up their Caribbean tour.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards  yesterday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Rajendra Chandrika slammed a double century to lead Everest Cricket Club to an innings and 73-run victory over Transport Sports Club last weekend in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Hadi’s first division

The Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) has honoured four of its members who served as international match officials.

Police Sports Club (PSC) kept its semi final hopes alive by beating Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 86 runs last weekend in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)Noble House Seafoods-sponsored second division two day competition.

Popular promoter Lyall Gittens will this week stage a two-day birthday 20/20 dominoes extravaganza at the Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Drive.

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) OKLAHOMA CITY 91 Boston 79; LA LAKERS 90 Chicago 81; TORONTO 100 Cleveland 96; ORLANDO 99 Philadelphia 91; MIAMI 105 Indiana 91; NEW ORLEANS 98 Portland 96; Dallas 100 MINNESOTA 77; Milwaukee 115 SACRAMENTO 113 ; LA CLIPPERS 129 Detroit 97.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Title-holders Jamaica conjured up a strong all-round effort to easily trounce Windward Islands by 78 runs and extend their unbeaten start to the Super50 Championship here  yesterday.