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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said  yesterday there was no need to enter panic mode after his side collapsed to a disappointing 88-run defeat to New Zealand in the third One-Day International here at Warner Park.

By Neil Barry The eagerly anticipated New Building Society (NBS) limited overs competition will finally bowl off this weekend with matches on Saturday and Sunday around Georgetown, weather permitting.

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From Iva Wharton in Skeldon Waramadong, St. Ignatius, Bygeval and Christianburg Secondary Schools are all into the semi-finals of the Digicel School’s Football Competition.

By Neil Barry The Carib Beer and Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup competition is set to resume on Saturday in Georgetown with three matches after the prolonged rainy season stalled the competition, which is nearing its completion.

Reigning national rifle shooting champion, Mahendra Persaud  has began  his quest for top honours at this year’s Bisley shooting championships and will be looking to improve his performance when the individual competition starts this weekend in Great Britain. 

The promoters of the ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football tournament have decided to postpone the tournament which will now take place at the California Square, East Ruimveldt from July 20-22.

Nineteen-year-old collegiate squash star Alex Arjoon won his second straight national squash title at the Georgetown last weekend, punctuating his awesome performance with an impressive win against Nicolette Fernandes on the final day of the tournament.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies enter  today’s third One-Day International against beleaguered New Zealand knowing that a win will hand them their first series triumph over a top-eight side in four years.

“Once he breaks the 47s barrier and gets past the first round anything is possible for him but we just want him to break the 47s barrier,” were the words of local junior 400 metres star Stephan James’ co-coach Julian Edmonds prior to James’ departure last Saturday for the World Junior Championships in Spain which ends July 15.

Overseas-based sprinter Jeremy Bascom will be on the Guyana team heading for London a few weeks from now for the Olympic Games starting on July 27.

Perjury accused, Anand Sanasie, secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board and a former Director of the West Indies Cricket Board, was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail.

The Guyana Karate College (GKC), led by 10-year-old Aliyah Wong, copped second placed at the 2012 International Karate Daigaku Shoto Camp and World Cup Karate Tournament in Toronto, Canada On Sunday.

(Reuters) – Ravi Bopara’s flamboyant unbeaten 52 steered England to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Australia in the reduced-overs fifth and final one-day international in Manchester yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell The 25th edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Fight Night Pro Am card became official yesterday with the professional boxers affixing their signatures to their respective contracts at the Abdool and Abdool Building.

A study based on Australia sports has found  that it costs the Australian government approximately A$40m to win an Olympic medal.

The annual P&P Insurance Tennis Summer Camp held by the Guyana Tennis Association, got off to a bright start on Monday morning last, following a brief opening ceremony, at the courts of the Pegasus Hotel.

By Emmerson Campbell As part of the vision to decentralize amateur boxing, the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will embark on a series of clinics outside of Georgetown to spot and develop the skills of the local Simon Pures.

QUINCIE EN BEAUJOLAIS, France, (Reuters) – Locked in a duel with Cadel Evans at the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins is putting his trust in one of the defending champion’s compatriots, Australian coach Tim Kerrison.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Veteran South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher announced his retirement from international cricket  yesterday after undergoing eye surgery following a severe injury this week.