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Steven Xavier secured a resounding victory against Nyron Joseph to ignite team X-Men’s triumphant run on Wednesday evening during the Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Tournament at the Georgetown Club squash facility.

The Guyana Defence Force overran the University of Guyana football team at the GFC Ground, Bourda on Wednesday in the continuation of the President’s Beer Tournament, inflicting a 10–nil drubbing.

KIEV, (Reuters) – France’s 22-match unbeaten run will count for nothing today when they will face similar challenges as they did against England in a Euro 2012 Group D clash against red-hot Ukraine in Donetsk.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – Lost in the flashiness of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offensive fireworks is soft-spoken forward Nick Collison, a steady hand on a young team playing for the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia are looking forward to blooding some of their young players in English conditions on their upcoming tour of Britain with half an eye on next year’s Ashes, captain Michael Clarke said yesterday.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – In the aftermath of the Miami Heat’s second-half meltdown in the opening-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, the spotlight is focused on the spotty play of All-Star Dwyane Wade.

OKLAHOMA CITY,  (Reuters) – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade proved they were not yet ready to pass the torch to the next generation by leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Two of the NBA Finals last night.

The inner circuit of the National Park will become a cycling speedway tomorrow when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and  P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited team up to host an 11-race youth cycle programme.

Sixty students will be tested tomorrow at the National Gymnasium in the holistic development of martial arts.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – Barbadian Patrick Husbands continued to cling to the lead at Woodbine racetrack despite going winless in two rides on Wednesday’s eight-race mid-week card.

Leading local beverage companies Banks DIH Limited, ANSA McAL and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will square off in a three-match dominoes series beginning today at the Banks DIH Sports Club at Thirst Park from 17:00 hours.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo returned to form with a polished, unbeaten century while Dwayne Smith dazzled but fell just short of three figures, as West Indies warmed up for their one-day series against England by crushing Middlesex yesterday.

By Lloyd Conway Twelve Guyanese cyclists so far are listed to race in at least three categories on Father’s Day when Rockstar Games presents the 39th annual Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic at Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan, New York City.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Persistent rain allowed only 14 balls to be bowled in the third one-day international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan yesterday and the match ended in a no-result.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – When Kevin Durant went to the free-throw line in the fourth quarter the crowd started chanting “M-V-P, M-V-P,” a verbal jab at the reigning most valuable player, LeBron James.

By Iva Wharton The Digicel schools football tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda with Bygeval Secondary and Buxton Secondary clashing in the lone encounter from 15:30 hours.

By Iva Wharton Judo student Raul Lall is the latest athlete to qualify for the London Olympic Games.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has brought formal doping charges against U.S.

KHARKIV, (Reuters) – Germany took a big step towards the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Wednesday when two classy first-half strikes from Mario Gomez secured a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands who are in serious danger of elimination.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – German table tennis player Timo Boll has learnt Mandarin, studied Chinese playing techniques and attracted an army of female admirers in China; all he needs to do now is beat the Chinese at their own game at the Olympics.