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 Patrick King (second right) narrowly defeats his club mate Akeem Stewart in a stiff men’s 200 metres final yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)
Patrick King (second right) narrowly defeats his club mate Akeem Stewart in a stiff men’s 200 metres final yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Fortune dusts weakened 100m field in year’s first outing

Guyana’s sprint queen Alisha Fortune made her debut run for the 2012 season yesterday producing a phenomenal 11.6s performance to blow away a field consisting of mainly juniors at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna.

Superbike champion Stephen Vieira, left and Kezqweyah Yisreal. (Iva Wharton photo)
Superbike champion Stephen Vieira, left and Kezqweyah Yisreal. (Iva Wharton photo)

Stephen Vieira battling to be fit for race day

By Iva Wharton Motor cycle ace Stephen Vieira, better known as the local `Valentino Rossi’ is racing to get fit in time for his participation at Sunday’s upcoming meet at the South Dakota Circuit.

Bulls edge Raptors as overtime expires

 (Reuters) – Luol Deng’s buzzer-beater in overtime gave Chicago a 102-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the United Center on Saturday as the Bulls earned their fourth consecutive win and their NBA-leading 40th of the season Deng made a put-back shot for the Bulls as time expired after James Johnson blocked C.J.

Shane Watson

Final furlong!

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Already assured of at least a share of the spoils in the five-match series, West Indies say they will be going for the jugular against Australia when the final One-Day International bowls off here  today.

Winners and runners-up pose with their respective trophies and prizes yesterday at the sixth annual George Cumberbatch Memorial Cycling event. (Orlando Charles photo)

Veteran Junior Niles prevails in 30-mile feature race

By Emmerson Campbell Top veteran cyclist Junior Niles used his experience and superior sprinting ability to surge ahead of two juniors yesterday to capture the feature 30-mile race of the sixth annual George Cumberbatch Memorial 10-race cycling event at the National Park Circuit yesterday.

Pollard should stay, Gayle goes

Kieron Pollard’s phenomenal six-hitting capacity has made him among the most sought after cricketers in the newest, shortest and most lucrative format of the game.

Devendra Bishoo

Bishoo likely to return to Guyana squad

West Indies leg-spinner and 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) Emerging player of the player  Devendra Bishoo is expected to be available for Guyana’s regional four-day squad for next week’s potential semi-final fixture.

Jamaica (200) & 164-3 vs CCC (137) – 2nd day, 7

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Jamaica, leading Combined Campuses and Colleges by 63 on first innings, reached 164 for three in their second innings at the close on the second day of their final round Regional Four-Day match at 3Ws Oval here yesterday.

Windies name strong T20 squad

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Ace fast bowler Fidel Edwards has been called up for West Indies’ two-match Twenty20 International series against Australia starting here next Tuesday.

Kantasingh bowls T/dad to huge win

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh claimed match figures of 10 for 94 to engineer Trinidad and Tobago’s nine-wicket win over hapless Leeward Islands, 15 minutes before tea on the second day of their Regional Four-Day match here yesterday.

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