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LeBron James
LeBron James

Heat survive Thunder rally to even series

OKLAHOMA CITY,   (Reuters) – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade signalled 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 on Thursday.

Chris Williams (No.6) rises to dish a pass to his teammate on the wing. (Orlando Charles photo)
Chris Williams (No.6) rises to dish a pass to his teammate on the wing. (Orlando Charles photo)

Wismar boots Lodge/Meadowbrook from community basketball

Seven teams remain in the National Community Basketball League after Lodge/Meadowbrook became the first to be booted from the competition last Wednesday when the quarterfinal round tipped off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN: Coach Ottis Gibson (left) chats with Chris Gayle last year.

No worries with Gayle return, says Gibson

SOUTHAMPTON, England,  CMC – Ottis Gibson said yesterday talismanic opener Chris Gayle had made a seamless re-entry into the West Indies squad, after 14 months out because of a squabble with the West Indies Cricket Board.

Floundering Dutch search for lost game

KHARKIV,  (Reuters) – Netherlands need to quickly find the missing style they have been unable to locate at Euro 2012 if they are to have any chance of staying alive in the tournament, playmaker Wesley Sneijder said.

Kieran Powell

Fudadin, Powell to strengthen Windies A

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – West Indies A have been strengthened ahead of the third and decisive four-day “Test” against India A with the inclusion of the Test duo of Kieran Powell and Assad Fudadin.

Action during the Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Tournament at the Georgetown Club squash facility on Wednesday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Farfan & Mendes squash

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.

Delwun Fraser and Desford Williams

President’s Beer Tournament

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.

Andriy Shevchenko

France feel heat as Ukraine loom

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.

Nick Collison

Veteran Collison a perfect fit for young Thunder

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.

Heat hang on to beat the Thunder and tie series

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.

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