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MADRID,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s frustration with the controversial blue clay at the Madrid Masters reached new heights after the world number one was beaten 7-6 6-3 by fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the quarter-finals  yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – A toe injury that kept Mitchell Johnson out of cricket for the entire Australian summer might have saved his career, the paceman said  yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The disciplinary hearing into corruption charges against former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and English county player Mervyn Westfield has been adjourned until the week of June 18, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Enthusiastic followers of Guyana’s newest cricket  format, 10/10 softball  are set for an exciting day when the third edition of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) sponsored competition concludes tomorrow at the Providence Stadium.

NORTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Rookie stroke-maker Darren Bravo hit a typically flashy half-century but West Indies suffered a familiar lower order collapse to be dismissed cheaply on the opening day of their four-day tour match against England Lions here yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Batsman Narsingh Deonarine left Jamaica on Wednesday evening to join the West Indies touring party in England after his protracted visa saga finally ended.

By Iva Wharton Fruta Conquerors inflicted a 13-1 drubbing on Black Pearl in the lone Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Super League encounter on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.

By Emmerson Campbell This year’s 30th annual three-stage road race which is being organized by national cycling coach, Hassan Mohamed for the 46th Independence Anniversary celebrations, is gearing up to be one of the best ever.

(Reuters) – The Miami Heat hammered the final nail into the injury-ravaged New York Knicks’ coffin with a 106-94 win to clinch their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs, while the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Clippers in Memphis.

Guyana’s last hope of punching a ticket to the London Olympic Games, lightweight boxer Stefan Gouveia, lost to the rampant 21-year-old Colombian Eduar Marriaga 25-nine when the pair matched gloves in their quarterfinal bout at the Olympic qualifier box off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday.

The Eve Leary Sports Club ground will come alive this Sunday with the World Athletics Day Championship starting from 09:00hrs.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s greatest athletes descend on London in July for the 2012 Olympics.

(Reuters) – Jamaican world champion Yohan Blake missed the fastest 100 metres of the year by the blink of an eye on Wednesday, his 9.84 seconds a mere 0.02 behind world record holder and training partner Usain Bolt’s mark.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A thrilling and unpredictable Premier League season reaches its climax on Sunday when either Manchester United or Manchester City will be crowned champions after the closest title race for over 20 years.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named Mohammad Hafeez new captain of the national Twenty20 team, but retained Misbah-ul-Haq as skipper for tests and one-day internationals.

(Reuters) – Fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Patrick Cummins will return to Australia’s one-day international side following long-term injury breaks when they were named yesterday for next month’s tour of Ireland and England.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday broke their silence on Chris Gayle’s pending return to the regional team, saying they were “pleased” the estranged batsman had made himself available to play.

JAIPUR, India, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo had a game to quickly forget but his Chennai Super Kings still managed to get past the Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – David Richardson, the former South Africa wicketkeeper, has been chosen by the International Cricket Council as its new chief executive.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s light heavyweight champion Kwesi ‘Lightning Struck Assassin’ Jones will defend his title against former WBC CABOFE light heavyweight champion, Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese Sean Corbin when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages its 23rd edition of its Pro Am card on June 1.