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By Emmerson Campbell A four-member army of Guyana’s premier bodybuilders, spearheaded by reigning Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) winner Kerwin Clarke, winged out to Puerto Rico on Tuesday to battle in this year’s 40th annual Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

The Pitbulls dominated the first set of games of the Mackeson 3-on3 Smooth Moves tournament last Sunday when the tournament’s second edition tipped off at the Albouystown hardcourt.

KINGSTON,Jamaica, CMC-The world’s governing body for football, FIFA, has reprimanded Jamaica after fans invaded the field following the reggae boyz historic win over the United States in a world cup qualifier in Kingston earlier this month.

The Flying Ace Cycling Club has teamed up with the EZJet company to stage a 50-mile cycle road race in the Ancient County of Berbice on Sunday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Afghanistan gave a spirited performance against former Twenty20 world champions India but dropped four costly chances during a 23-run defeat in their opening World Cup Group A match yesterday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC– Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Michael Muirhead, says the regional side is poised once again to take its place as a major force in world cricket.

KHULNA, Bangladesh, CMC – Spinners Yannic Cariah and Veerasammy Permaul shared eight wickets, but the Sagicor High Performance Centre had to settle for a tense draw with the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy in their tour match  yesterday, following a brave hundred from opener Soumya Sarkar.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Shane Watson’s all-round brilliance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Five South African players have fallen ill but are expected to be fit for the team’s first Twenty20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe  today, the Proteas team manager said.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Confident strike bowler, Fidel Edwards, says the West Indies will be firing from all cylinders in an effort to win their opening game against Australia in the ICC World T20 tournament when both teams meet on Saturday.

Another cycling programme is set for Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Manchester United are relying on a better performance on the pitch to boost earnings after a barren season pushed the English Premier League club deeper into the red in its first results since flotation.

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KHULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Veerasammy Permaul and Carlos Brathwaite followed up the Sagicor High Performance Centre’s ruthless batting with purposeful bowling to cement their side’s upper hand over the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy in their tour match  yesterday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC-The striker who squandered a penalty that cost Guyana their world cup qualifier against El Salvador last week says he would not shy away from a chance to shoot from that spot again.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo may have been down in the dumps recently but he stepped up when Real Madrid needed him most to snatch an electrifying 3-2 comeback win at home to Manchester City in Champions League Group D yesterday.

KHULNA, Bangladesh, CMC – KHULNA, Bangladesh – The Sagicor HPC team is hoping to push for outright victory, weather permitting, when their four day match against the Bangladesh Cricket Academy enters its final day here today.

(BBC) Ireland bowling coach Craig McDermott believes the Irish have a “very good chance” of shocking his native Australia in  today’s opening ICC World Twenty20 Group B clash.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England have left out controversial middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen from the team to tour India next month despite recent talks between management and the player.