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A couple of days Showtime and two boxers on the Night of Champions II Card Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry and Dean ‘Bad News’ Burrell say that they are ready.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A witness heard “non-stop shouting” in the home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the detective leading the murder investigation said yesterday.

National men’s singles champion Nigel Bryan is mentally ready to compete in the 2013 edition of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/ National Sports Commission (NSC)Mashramani Table Tennis tournament which continues tomorrow the National Gymnasium.

Action in the final three categories of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/ National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Table Tennis Competition will continue tomorrow at the National Gymnasium beginning at 1700hrs (5pm).

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali said his ministry will be gearing up to take advantage of the benefits of staging matches in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League T20 (CPL) cricket tournament following the news that Guyana is one of the six franchise countries  which will host matches in this year’s tournament which runs from July 29 to August 6.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England Lions players Ben Stokes and Matt Coles have been sent home from the second-string cricket tour of Australia after repeated misdemeanours.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Former West Indies middle order batsman Gus Logie says he is disappointed the momentum that spurred the regional side to the ICC T20 title last October did not carry into the just ended tour of Australia.

It might be the biggest news about football at the moment as investigators unearth massive corruption and match-fixing which has threatened the integrity of the sport ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil.

A gift certificate worth $30,000 compliments of Global Technology will be awarded to the Most Improved Player of this year’s NAMILCO/ Fruta Conquerors One Love Football Classic.

Golfers will participate in the true spirit of Mashramani in the ECI Engineering Services sponsored Medal Play tournament Saturday (Mash Day)  at the Lusignan Course.

A Mandy Dainty fourth minute strike powered Leonora Secondary to a 1-0 victory over West Demerara Secondary in the latest action of the Fazia’s Collection/West Demerara Football Association, Secondary Schools competition.

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 today.

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 today.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – Witnesses heard “non-stop shouting” in the home of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the lead detective in the murder investigation said today.

HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Cricket captain Brendan Taylor finally left for the West Indies yesterday after passing a late fitness test.

The Slingerz Football Club organised Stag Beer West Side Mashramani Knock-out tournament got off to an exciting start on Sunday last at the Den Amstel Community Centre with Slingerz FC and Den Amstel FC scoring wins.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Out-of-touch West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been included in the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI for their one-day tour match against Zimbabwe which bowls off here yesterday.

Despite his losing record which stands at five wins, 15 losses and one no contest Orlando ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers is not giving up.

Former vice-president of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) David Fernandes was elected president of that association for the next calendar year following the GSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers last week.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies pinch-hitter Deandra Dottin has jumped five places in the latest International Cricket Council’s Women’s one-day batting rankings released on Monday.