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CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC- A scan has revealed no major damage to West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle who sustained a thigh injury during the third One Day international against Australia Wednesday.

CANBERRA,  (Reuters) – The use of performance enhancing drugs is “widespread” among professional and amateur athletes in Australia, a government report which rocked the sports-mad country said  yesterday.

NOUAKCHOTT,  (Reuters) – The head of world soccer governing body FIFA said yesterday that cheats would always exist in the sport and it would be impossible to stop them, after revelations of a global match-fixing scandal this week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will be able to compete tax-free in this year’s London Diamond League event at the Olympic Stadium after the British finance minister agreed to a “one-off” exemption.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Whatever role he ultimately plays in the Australia team this year, the sight of Shane Watson driving and pulling his way to a blockbuster of a century at Manuka Oval on Wednesday was a joy for his compatriots to behold.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico,  CMC- Outstanding goalkeeping from Donovan Ricketts and robust defending helped Jamaica to neutralize Mexico’s raids and forced a nil nil draw in their opening game Wednesday night in final round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Kevin Garnett recorded a season-high 27 points as the Boston Celtics continued to prosper in the absence of Rajon Rondo by holding off the Toronto Raptors 99-95 to secure a fifth successive win on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has been sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a tear in his right foot, his team said on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Summarised results from day/night matches in the opening round of the Regional Super50 today: Scores: At Kensington Oval: Jamaica beat Barbados by 75 runs.

CANBERRA, Australia, CMC-A scan has revealed no major damage to West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle who sustained a thigh injury during the third One Day international against Australia Wednesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will be able to compete tax-free in this year’s London Diamond League event at the Olympic Stadium after the British finance minister agreed to a “one-off” exemption.

CANBERRA,  (Reuters) – The use of performance enhancing drugs is “widespread” among professional and amateur athletes in Australia, a government report which rocked the sports-mad country said today.

CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC – Up tempo half-centuries by the Bravo brothers, Darren and Dwayne, were not enough to prevent West Indies falling to a 39-run defeat in the third One-Day International, as Australia took a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series here  yesterday.

A group calling itself the Stakeholders of Guyana’s Cricket yesterday condemned the verbal assault on Guyana Times sports reporter Rajiv Bisnauth and is calling on the relevant authorities to prosecute the recently installed Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president Drubahadur.

CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC – A scan is to be carried out on West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle  today to determine the extent of an injury sustained during the third One Day international against Australia  yesterday.

The passing of the long awaited Cricket Bill in Parliament could see new elections of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) being called and a new executive elected to manage the affairs of cricket in Guyana.

Troy Mendonca, PETRA Co-Director yesterday said that he hopes that the inaugural staging of the East Coast Demerara Guinness Greatest of the Streets football tournament would be as successful as similar ventures held in Georgetown.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados. CMC – A new format will herald the start of the West Indies Cricket Board’s first class season which bowls off across the region  today.

Nicholas Ali and Narayan Ramdhani will meet in the men’s singles final of the GUMDAC badminton tournament following play in the semi-finals on Monday at the Queen’s College badminton courts.

CANBERRA, Australia, CMC- Captain Darren Sammy has lamented the failure of the West Indies to exploit potential match winning moments in their current One Day International series against Australia.