Sports

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – West Indies and Australia played to a dramatic tie in the third One-Day International, in a thrilling finish to a riveting contest at Arnos Vale here yesterday.

The national men’s Sevens rugby team is currently in Hong Kong to take part in the 24-team Cathay Pacific/HSBC Sevens World Series which will kick off on Friday and end on Sunday.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s stunning hat-trick set a Barcelona scoring record of 234 goals as the La Liga champions won an action-packed home game against Granada 5-3 to close within five points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid  yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Premier League will review its medical procedures in the wake of Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Twenty-year-old striker Sheldon Holder put on an impressive performance on his debut for his club Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA during the latest round of fixtures in the Trinidad and Tobago Professional League (TTPL) last weekend.

(Reuters) – The Chicago Bulls continue to thrive in the absence of league MVP Derrick Rose and cemented their place at the top of the Eastern Conference with a suffocating 85-59 road win over the Orlando Magic on Monday.

DHAKA, (Reuters)- Tamim Iqbal celebrated his 23rd birthday with a half-century and Shakib Al Hasan also made fifty as Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by five wickets yesterday to get to the Asia Cup final for the first time.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Attention will be centred especially on two games this weekend when the final round of the Regional Four-Day Championship bowls off across the region.

Halfway through the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) league, Banks DIH by way of its Powerade hydration drink and an undisclosed sum of money pledged its support to boost the league yesterday at Banks DIH headquarters, Thirst Park.

Overnight and early morning rain, as well as seepage combined to prematurely end the latest round of matches in the Carib Beer and Friends of Cricket first and second divisions two day competitions over the weekend.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A classy century from Assad Fudadin combined with late afternoon rain to secure Guyana a draw on the final day of their sixth round Regional Four-Day clash with Trinidad and Tobago here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his year-long impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board, has been stalled.

Defending GFF Super League champions Alpha “The Hammer” United had to dig deep to come away victorious 2-1 over Rosignol United as several on and off the field incidents marred other matches in the League over the weekend.

Ravi Singh of Trinidad and Tobago and Kevin Graham of Canada are the two overseas competitors expected for the April 1st Race of Champions meet at the South Dakota Circuit, the first leg of the championship.

Malteenoes Sports Club will host its 2012 youth cricket coaching programme from Friday at the club’s ground on Thomas Lands from 16:30hrs.

All Greys have taken the lead in the John Fernandes Insurance second division hockey league following their 3-0 win over Airbenders Sunday afternoon at St.

(Reuters) – Dwyane Wade dazzled in the fourth quarter to lift the Miami Heat to a 91-81 home victory over the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference showdown on Sunday.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Barcelona still have very little chance of catching leaders Real Madrid and securing a fourth successive La Liga title despite closing the gap to eight points, coach Pep Guardiola said yesterday.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here Saturday, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers.

By Iva Wharton By 2015 the University Of Guyana (UG) should have a working sports policy that addresses gender equity in sports, according to Assistant Registrar of Student Welfare, Daniella King.