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The postponed final of the Universal DVD and Universal Solutions seventh anniversary T20 championship is set for today at the Cumberland ground, Canje, East Berbice between the Universal DVD Titans and Universal Solutions Tigers.

GCC looking to maintain dominance over DCC By Neil Barry Jr.,

The Demerara Volleyball Association in collaboration with the female U-19 national team will today stage a volleyball extravaganza at the Ministry of Education sports ground (formerly GNS ground) from 11am.

This year’s annual national schools table tennis championships will be held from October 19-21 according to a press release from the Guyana Table tennis Association following the granting of the sponsorship by telecommunications giant Digicel Guyana Limited.

Bishop’s High School and Queen’s College ran out zone winners when the Field events of zones one and two of the North Georgetown (District #11) Inter School Championships continued on Wednesday at the YMCA Ground, Thomas Lands.

National chess champion Taffin Khan heads a three member Guyana team which is participating in the third annual Umada Cup tournament in Suriname a release from the Guyana Chess Federation has stated.

By Iva Wharton All’s well that end’s well. The Georgetown Football Association is moving forwards after dealing satisfactorily with the internal issues affecting the body.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene played down the Chris Gayle factor in today’s World Twenty20 final saying the West Indies team was not just about the swashbuckling opener from Jamaica.

-Australia crushed by 74 runs in awesome all-round display COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies stormed into the Final of the Twenty20 World Cup, when their bowlers followed up breezy batting from Chris Gayle, driving them to a 74-run victory over Australia in the second men’s semi-final yesterday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has apologized for public statements made about the arbitrator of a dispute between the WICB and middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan.

By Gary Vyse Former World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Vivian Harris has announced his retirement after being stopped by Britain’s Brian Rose.

-2nd T20 DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Another purposeful bowling and fielding effort narrowly failed to save the Sagicor High Performance Centre team from a four-wicket defeat against Bangladesh-A in the final match of their Twenty20 series  yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka can kiss their title hopes goodbye if they fail to dismiss West Indies opener Chris Gayle cheaply in the World Twenty20 final tomorrow, Australia captain George Bailey said.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC Chris Gayle, whose powerful batting laid the foundation for a West Indies semi-final win against Australia yesterday, is predicting his side will emerge victorious when they meet Sri Lanka in the finals of the ICC World Twenty/20 tomorrow.

Senior Superintendent of the Guyana Police Force Berbice Division Clifton Hicken presented national cyclist Neil Reece with his winning cheque

National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and the Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company have teamed-up to host the eighth 11-race programme today at the inner circuit of the National Park.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – West Indies Women’s bid to reach the Final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Tournament was undermined by an impressive spell from Julie Hunter that fired Australia to a 28-run victory in a low-scoring second semi-final yesterday.

The Fortune/Forde Super Mile is set for National Park on November 13 a where prizes of up to $10,000 will be up for grabs.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Darren Sammy has seen how Pakistani spinners tormented Australia earlier this week and the West Indies captain is planning to subject George Bailey and his men to the same treatment in the second semi-final of the World Twenty today.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene and his lion-hearted spinners powered Sri Lanka to their second World Twenty20 final following the team’s 16-run win over 2009 champions Pakistan in the first semi-final yesterday.