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CHENNAI, India, CNC – Marlon Samuels outshone fellow West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo but his Pune Warriors still went down to Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

By Colin Benjamin in Trinidad and Tobago Guyanese left-hander Assad Fudadin, 26,  has expressed surprise at being called up to the West Indies squad for the third test of the Digicel test series against Australia that commences on April 23.

By Emmerson Campbell Milerock suffered a 7-1 drubbing from Inter Moengotapoe, while Alpha United secured a 3-1 victory over Hubentut Fortuna as the local football clubs suffered mixed fortunes on the second day of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships yesterday at the Providence National Stadium.

MONTE CARLO,  (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic raised his eyes and arms to the sky after beating Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Thursday just hours after learning of the death of his grandfather.

By Colin Benjamin in Trinidad and Tobago Despite positive intent from both West Indies and Australia to force a win, persistent rain dented these ambitions on the final day of the second Digicel Test at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad, yesterday.

YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Former Cameroon striker Roger Milla has set up a committee to press for the axing of the country’s football federation and the return of captain Samuel Eto’o to the national squad.

By Iva Wharton President of the Rupununi Athletics and Sports Association (RASA) Brian Rodrigues says the Amerindian Affairs Ministry is failing the athletes in the hinterland region.

Recalling the ancient proverb, ‘Like father, like son’, Guyana sprint queen Alisha Fortune and her daughter Andrea Foster have changed the gender to ‘like mother, like daughter’.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam will have to wait another two months to find out whether his appeal against a life ban for bribery has been successful.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – As well as a potential title decider, tomorrow’s ‘Clasico’ between bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona serves up the latest installment in the goal-scoring drama featuring record-setting marksmen Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

(Reuters) – South Africa-born pace bowler Neil Wagner has been declared eligible to play for New Zealand after the International Cricket Council ruled there were special circumstances why he did not meet residency regulations, NZ Cricket said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – During an informative and entertaining address to an anti-doping conference last month, German researcher Mario Thevis referred to “80, 90, 100” new performance-enhancing drugs for which no tests yet exist.

(Reuters) – Paul Pierce nailed a vital jump shot in the closing seconds to ensure the Boston Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 102-98 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

By Emmerson Campbell Alpha United will look to bounce back from Tuesday’s defeat against Inter Moengotapoe when they tackle Hubentut Fortuna of Curacao while  Inter Moengotapoe will look to continue their winning ways against Milerock when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships continues today with a double header at the Providence National Stadium.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea kept free-scoring Lionel Messi in check to secure a 1-0 win over holders Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final first leg yesterday.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been chosen to lead Leicestershire in the club’s Division Two County clash against Derbyshire starting today.

William Walker warmed up for this weekend’s Torginol Paints Medal Play tournament with a convincing victory in last weekend’s club tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

The inclement weather on the crucial fourth day’s play of the second Digicel test at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, between Australia and the West Indies, yesterday prevented either team from claiming a decisive advantage at close of play.

MOHALI, India,  CMC – Exciting West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine once again showed his worth as he helped Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Champion Emmanuel Mutai does not expect a tactical race at this year’s London Marathon even though he is among six Kenyans hoping to impress the national selectors ahead of the Olympics.