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By Colin Benjamin Trinidad’s national Twenty20 cricket side completed its Guyana leg of preparation for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India with a second convincing victory at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Vurlon Mills is said to be currently the hottest striker among Guyanese footballers.

By Marlon Munroe A menu of measures was discussed to improve the administration of cricket, according to some cricket officials after their meeting with Sport Minister Dr.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Open was washed out for the second day in a row Wednesday, leaving organizers scrambling to clear a backlog and appease players who revolted against conditions on the court.

By Emmerson Campbell National cycling coach Hassan Mohammed and the De Sinco Trading Company yesterday teamed up to pedal off a successful 11-race cycling meet at the National Park circuit, Thomas Lands.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground will come alive on Sunday with the staging of the semi-finals of the Regal Stationery and Computer Centre countrywide men over-35 and women 10/10 cricket tournament.

By Colin Benjamin The outcome of a Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) meeting to deal with different actions by male and female Berbice cricketers as it relates to their participation in recent Trial matches hit an apparent snag yesterday.

GRENVILLE, Grenada,  CMC – A purposeful, unbeaten 32 from Stacy-Ann King formalised a four-wicket victory for West Indies Women over Pakistan Women in a low-scoring second Twenty20 International on Tuesday.

The Guyana Chess Federation junior qualifiers will start this weekend at  West Demerara Secondary School and champion Ron Motilall said he would be paying keen attention to three players,  Anthony Drayton, Suhai Feng and former champion Cecil Cox.

Port Mourant Karibee Rice, Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets and Edinburgh emerged victorious on Sunday in the 2011 Tenelec Inc.,

Edinburgh Cricket Club became the latest team to reach the second round of the 2011 Ramcharitar Construction Services First Division limited overs knockout competition in Berbice after they defeated West Berbice by 37 runs in their first round encounter on Monday, after two previous postponements.

Two second half strikes from Vurlon Mills helped  Guyana’s Golden Jaguars secure a 2-1 victory over Bermuda in their second group B match of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, at the Providence National Stadium last evening.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – World champions Spain and Italy completed the formalities of qualification for Euro 2012 yesterday, Netherlands are as good as through and England are in a commanding position to secure a place in next year’s finals.

By Emmerson Campbell Manager of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) team which participated in the annual Bigi Bergi four stage road race in Suriname over the weekend Brian Allen said yesterday that while the team could have done better in the team events the individual performances of the cyclists were commendable.

(BBC) Andy Murray must wait until 1600 BST today to resume his US Open campaign after heavy rain meant the entire day nine schedule was cancelled.

Fruta Conquerors and Riddim Squad lead Groups A and B respectively as the Milo Under-23 Football tournament hits the second half of the round robin battle this afternoon at the Tucville Playfield.

(BBC) New world 100m champion Yohan Blake is keen to show Jamaican rival Asafa Powell his true worth at  today’s Diamond League finals meet in Zurich.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Under-19 head coach Roddy Estwick has hailed the success of the recent training camp staged at the High Performance Centre here.

(BBC) Captain Alastair Cook’s unbeaten 80 led England to a seven-wicket win over India in the second one-day international for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Twelve members of the Black Hawk Martial Arts Management Network are now eligible to compete in the World Championships, which will be held in Canada from November 16 – 17 following their participation at the Pan Caribbean Championships in Trinidad.