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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa produced a dominant performance yesterday to beat Australia by 80 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series 1-1.

Day three (Saturday) seemed to be the best day for Guyana since the start of the Inter Guiana Games last Thursday as Guyana did well in the cycling aspect of the 2011 edition of the games currently underway in Suriname.

Chris Gayle sent another strong message to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), except this time it was not verbally transmitted; it was with his bat at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday in the Regional Super50 tournament.

Mesmerizing spells of slow bowling from talented young off-spinner Sunil Narine and veteran leg-spinner Samuel Badree, spun 10 times regional limited overs champions  Trinidad and Tobago to a five-wicket victory over co-defending champions Leeward Islands, of the second Group B encounter, in the 2011 Regional Super 50 tournament yesterday, at Providence Stadium.

They are three young tyros, all from Trinidad and Tobago but all with contrasting physiques, styles and places in the order, who immediately excited optimism that they would be the future of West Indies batting.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara compiled his eighth double hundred in tests and with able support from Prasanna Jayawardene salvaged a draw for Sri Lanka on the final day of the opening test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – The second day’s play in the first test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Chittagong was called off  yesterday due to heavy overnight rain that left the outfield damp.

Guyana finally got a chance to test themselves going ahead on points against their French and Dutch counterparts when the first day of athletics at the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) concluded yesterday in Suriname at the Andre Kampervene Stadium.

The Cavalier Sports and Tour Club, the main promoters of race walking in Guyana, is hosting its annual race walking fiesta tomorrow at Soesdyke.

The finals of the People’s National Congress/Reform countrywide dominoes tournament in memory of the late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham will conclude today at the Girls Guides pavilion, Brickdam, from 1pm, organizer Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire told Stabroek Sport yesterday.

The Guyana Chess Federa-tion (GCF) will today stage a seven rounds, Swiss system junior and senior chess tournament in Berbice.

The junior selection committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) met last Wednesday and named 15 players for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)  Cellink Under-17 Inter County tournament.

Cyril Potter College Ground-  Pitch 1. 9:30am Savage vs Success. 1:30pm Uitvlugt Warriors vs Industry Super Kings.

Trinidad-based Papo Haniff took a commanding lead at the end of the first day of the R1 Vodka Guyana Open Golf tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club  even as officials were up to press time determining if he is a professional player in the Twin Island Republic.

Guyana suffered another defeat to Suriname yesterday when the Inter Guiana Games continued at the Andre Kampervene Stadium here in Suriname.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A composed, unbeaten half-century from captain Mushfiqur Rahim underpinned a measured Bangladesh effort as they kept West Indies busy in the field on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Comeback kid Marlon Samuels and new Test finds Kirk Edwards and Devendra Bishoo are among 18 men’s players offered central retainer contracts by the West Indies Cricket Board.

Despite threats from the inclement weather organizers expect a prompt start to the R1 Vodka-sponsored Guyana Open Golf two-day tournament which tees off this morning with a large overseas contingent ready to match skills with their local counterparts at the Lusignan Golf Course.

At the age of nine not many persons can say that they have already decided on a career, not so for Priyanna Ramdhani who has her eyes set on excelling at the highest level of the sport of badminton.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has stepped in to sponsor the Guyana leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Race of Champions meet set for November 13 at the newly resurfaced South Dakota Circuit.