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CAVE HILL, Barbados,  CMC – Leeward Islands met resistance from left-handers Anthony Alleyne and Raymond Reifer, after Steve Liburd gathered a resolute half-century to anchor them to a first innings lead over Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Regional Four-Day Championship yesterday. 

Cyclists are in for a hectic weekend as two cycling events are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Top order batsman Hamilton Masakadza stroked an unbeaten century as Zimbabwe enjoyed a good outing ahead of next week’s first Test, against the WICB’s High Performance Centre here yesterday.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Openers Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton capitalised on the cheap dismissal of England by guiding New Zealand to 131 without loss at close of play on the second day of the first test yesterday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Sri Lanka pulled off a dramatic 4 wicket win over West Indies in the last over of their fourth T20 international at the R Premadasa Stadium here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tennis will introduce biological passports for players and increase the number of blood tests done each year, the sport’s anti-doping agency said yesterday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is confident that his team can take advantage of a depleted Sri Lankan squad and secure a maiden test win over their opponents in the two-match series starting in Galle today.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Soccer’s governing body FIFA has written to the Nigerian Football Association over reports that lesbians had been banned from playing football in the West African nation.

(Barbados Nation) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte is unlikely to get the support of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control he once headed in elections later this month.

(Barbados Nation) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte is unlikely to get the support of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control he once headed in elections later this month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine wrecked Guyana to give Trinidad and Tobago the upper hand on the second day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

North Georgetown Secondary School ‘A’ Team (boys) played unbeaten throughout yesterday’s Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU)/Hamson’s Mash-ramani Tournament en route to lifting the winner’s trophy of the one-day competition.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin and stylish left-hander Darren Bravo warmed up for next week’s start of the first Test against Zimbabwe with half-centuries in the fourth round of the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- Members of the High Performance Centre (HPC) who play Zimbabwe in a three-day match from  today have been encouraged to use the game as an opportunity to advance their cricket career.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has confirmed he is quitting international cricket after attempts to persuade him otherwise failed.

CAVE HILL, Barbados,  CMC – Two wickets, including that of West Indies opener Kieran Powell, in the final 20 minutes loosened Leeward Islands’ grip against Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Regional Four-Day Championship here  yesterday.

The deadline given by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to indicate whether it will be able to host the first test match between the West Indies and Pakistan in July will be up today but no agreement has yet been reached among the WICB, the GCB and the government.

Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH)Pacesetters third division side came together in the second half to overcome a much-improved Eagles side 77-66 last night at the Burnham Basketball Court during the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Super League. 

National girls’ 13 – 14 age group champion Onika George secured a spot in the upcoming junior CARIFTA Swimming Championships when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Mash Meet concluded last weekend at the National Aquatic Centre, Pattensen.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC– World sprint sensation Usain Bolt is to run in the Cayman Islands for the first time, officials announced  yesterday Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder, will compete in the second annual Cayman Invitational athletic meet in May.