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SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – James Magnussen and his team mates from the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay squad have admitted using sedative Stilnox in a bonding session before the London Olympics.

(Reuters) – The big names rumored to be on the move at the National Basketball Association’s trade deadline went nowhere on Thursday as teams opted for tweaks over blockbusters.

“Judo is my life and I want us to be able to compete at the international level,” Shichidan (7th Dan) Charles Ambrose said in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport.

The top brass of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) yesterday visited the Bent Street home of deceased national footballer, Colin Edwards to offer their condolences as well as financial support to Edwards’ family to aid in his funeral expenses.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC- A large crowd is expected at the Chinese built state of the art national stadium in St.George’s

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, , CMC- One of Antigua & Barbuda’s leading athletes, golfer Kimesha Anthony, has been arrested in Atlanta for credit card fraud, according to media reports here.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-The Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) says it will back Whycliffe Cameron’s bid to unseat Dr.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC- West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin says he has been working overtime with bat and gloves to bolster his preparation for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe which bowls off at the national stadium here today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A Georgian townhouse in a genteel, leafy London suburb houses a team of gambling experts huddled round dozens of computer screens showing match results from around the world.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – The lead detective in ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius’ murder investigation was taken off the case yesterday after it emerged he was facing seven attempted murder charges for opening fire on a minibus full of passengers.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies, playing against Rudy Gay for the first time since trading their top scorer to Toronto, scored an 88-82 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Graeme Smith is confident Rory Kleinveldt will show South Africa’s strength in depth when they take on Pakistan in the third and final test at Centurion starting today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting will play for Surrey in June and July, the English county side said yesterday.

By Vikas Pandey BBC Monitoring India will look to redeem themselves when they face Australia in the opening Test of the four-match home series in Chennai today.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Pakistan will resist the urge to experiment with their side in the final cricket test against South Africa at Centurion starting today, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-A large crowded is expected at the Chinese built state of the art national stadium in St.George’s

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – The lead detective in ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius’ murder investigation was taken off the case today after it emerged he was facing seven attempted murder charges for opening fire on a minibus full of passengers.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Ashley Nurse spun a web around Guyana to set up a comfortable five wicket victory for Barbados in their second round Super50 match at Kensington Oval here yesterday.

PROGRESS PARK, St.Andrew’s, CMC-Recalled West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, seeking a return to form, stroked 90 but it was not enough as Zimbabwe posted a comfortable 77 run victory over a UWI Vice Chancellor’s X1 here yesterday.

Former West Indies speed merchant Andy Roberts is throwing his support behind his former captain Clive Lloyd for the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).