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DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – A half-century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the most notable performance from a West Indian in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 double-header yesterday.

Kashif and Shanghai Kings defeated Half Mile Bulls 86-44 while Retrieve Raiders fell to Amelia’s Ward Jets 50-69 when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association/Trophy Stall League continued on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.

The pair of junior players Narayan Ramdhani and Nicholas Ali will look to upstage the more experienced pair of Gokarn Ramdhani and Marlon Chung when the final of the Guyana Badminton Association Open men’s doubles competition take place tonight at the Queen’s College courts.

The top performers of the just concluded Inter-Corporation Dominoes competition organized by Next Level Sports Club were rewarded at a Presentation Ceremony Friday evening at Banks DIH Sports Club.

By Iva Wharton The Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) will focus its energies towards the development of other sporting disciplines this year says its President, Colin Baker.

When it comes to the National basketball League (NBA) DIRECTV, the world leader in digital television, just keeps getting better and better or maybe that should read bigger and better.

Basil Butcher was a constant in the West Indies middle-order as the team rose to No.1 in the world from 1963-1969.

The Clive Lloyd-headed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which was established by the government to oversee cricket in Guyana, commenced its first Public Consultation on cricket yesterday afternoon at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

By Iva Wharton The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has until Wednesday to instruct its attorney to meet with the attorney representing the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) or risk being removed from office according to President of Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba.

This space has unavoidably become a weekly diary of despair. With West Indies cricket in constant disarray, it is seldom short of entries.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Guyana captain and left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul produced a lethal burst but it failed to prevent Windward Islands from taking first innings points on the second day of their second round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

By Carwyn Holland When one thinks of lawn tennis the names Serena and Venus Williams, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal and quite a few non-Guyanese readily come to mind.

Keith Campbell and Dexter Patterson, two referee/ judges from the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) were requested by the Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Association (TTBA) to officiate in the association’s four-day national Championships that boxed off on Thursday.

This year’s NaMilCo Football Festival which opens today with a double header at the Tucville ground, should be a bright affair.

By Emmerson Campbell Six days after winning the National Sports Commission (NSC)sponsored 40-mile road race, Warren ‘40’ McKay took his talents to the inner circuit of the National Park yesterday where he won the feature 35-mile Invitational race, lapping all the starters except second place finisher Raynauth Jeffrey.

The preliminary round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League competition will kick off today with three matches.

The ongoing rivalry between Georgetown and Linden is set to continue today when the   Winners Connection/Thomas United 52nd anniversary Mashramani Challenge Cup knockout football competition finally gets underway at the Georgetown Football Club ground with an explosive doubleheader.

Former Caribbean junior boys’ champion Balkissoon is expected to be in action today when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) stages a three-category tournament at the Plaisance Community centre.

From Treiston Joseph  in Barbados The University of Guyana (UG) is ready to represent Guyana’s highest learning institution in their first venture at the Barbados Relay Fair which begins today at 10am.

By Emmerson Campbell The local Sevens Rugby team rebounded from the disappointment of failing to qualify for the Cup round by being declared joint champions of the Bowl competition at the Las Vegas International Sevens tournament currently underway in the United States of America.