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(Reuters) – Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the WTA Tour yesterday, crushing China’s Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

The Golden Jaguars lost the opening match of their first of two back-to-back encounters against neighbouring French Guiana 1-0 Wednesday evening at the Stade de Baduel, Cayenne.

Potential London Olympian and joint Junior Sportsman of the Year, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan along with Stefan Gouveia and Eon Bancroft registered victories in their respective bouts at the invitational box-off competition currently underway in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has partnered with the Neal and Massy Group of Companies to stage the first ever Intermediate Second Division tournament for teams in the Ancient County.

The Roraima Bikers Club is teaming up with Humphrey’s Bakery to pedal off the sixth annual George Cumberbatch Memorial 10-race cycle meet tomorrow at the National Park Circuit.

University of Guyana Inter-Faculty Twenty20 defending Champions, Social Sciences batted their way to a positive start to the 2012 Inter-Faculty T20 tournament yesterday on the campus ground.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Pace bowler Aizaz Cheema grabbed three wickets at key moments to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by two runs in a thrilling final to win the Asia Cup for the second time yesterday.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – The NBA-leading Chicago Bulls remain wary of complacency as they look to close out a dominant regular season, mindful of their premature exit from last year’s playoffs as the top seed.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has labeled Tuesday’s dramatic tie with Australia in the third One-Day International as “a sickening blow” but says the team’s valiant fightback from a near hopeless position was testimony to their growing character.

The players on the national cricket team will sit out the final round of fixtures this weekend in the ongoing 2011/12 Regional four-day competition, hoping that results play out in their favour that would enable them to qualify for the semi-finals.

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The Guyana national football team, known as the “Golden Jaguars”, continued their preparation for their third round 2014 world qualifiers scheduled to  commence in June, with a pair of fixtures against neighbours French Guiana.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Carlos Tevez marked his Manchester City return by setting up Samir Nasri’s late winner in a vital 2-1 home victory over Chelsea yesterday that kept the pressure on leaders Manchester United in the title race.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Australia captain Shane Watson says West Indies’ fighting spirit in the ongoing five-match One-Day International series has not come as a surprise.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Coach of the Under-23 Trinidad and Tobago squad, Angus Eve has hailed the quality of the 20-man squad selected this week to contest the final round of CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Fit-again Adrian Barath has replaced out-of-form left-hander Kieran Powell in the only change to the 13-man West Indies squad for the last two One-Day Internationals of the five-match series against Australia.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Support appears to be steadily growing for Cayman Islands Football Association president Jeffrey Webb who has been tipped to take over CONCACAF when elections are held in May.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan and Namibia, unbeaten in the group stages of the qualifying tournament for this year’s World Twenty20 Cup, meet  today in a match which will secure the victors a tr i p to Sri Lanka.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Congress postponed a key World Cup bill again yesterday, a move that is likely to frustrate officials of football’s governing body who say its passage is crucial to preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

The state of tennis in Guyana could be ranked among the top ten of the 22 countries within the region, according to International Tennis Federation (ITF) Development Officer of the English-speaking Caribbean, Anthony Jeremiah.