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LAWRENCE, Kansas, CMC – Veronica Campbell-Brown gained a welcomed boost of confidence, when she won a 200-metres sprint on Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

GROS ISLET, St. Lucia, (Reuters) – Misbah-ul-Haq  struck an unbeaten 73 to lead Pakistan to a crushing  eight-wicket victory over a new-look West Indies side in the  opening one-day international yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken West Indies batsman Chris Gayle says his recent World Cup campaign was dogged by a controversial incident over his tour contract, in the lead-up to the tournament.

Sunburst Camptown produced a stirring performance against Fruta Conquerors in the final of the Mayor’s Cup Knockout Tournament which earned them the title Thursday night at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground.

For a welcome change, there was plenty to cheer despairing West Indian cricket devotees on three different continents on Thursday.

All the grime and filth simmering below  has now burst through to the surface as  the shambolic handling of Regional cricket by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has once again been exposed big time.

Star Boys Ralph Alexander and Jermaine Mc Bean recorded two of the tournament’s fastest goals on the fifth night of action in the inaugural Linden Guinness Greatest of the Streets Futsal competition at the Silver City Hard court on Wednesday night.

Centuries from Richard Persaud  and Lalta Gainda enabled Floodlights to defeat Yusuf XI by 90 runs when the Stag and El Dorado Softball competition continued at various venues alst weekend.

The Guyana team participating in the 16th annual Cadet and Junior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in San German, Puerto Rico have so far secured two bronze medals in the team events.

The Guyana Football Federation will stage matches in the Under-15 Inter Association and Super League competitions today.

Striker Richard “Shaka” Roy scored a goal on either side of the half as Digicel T&T Pro League champions, Defence Force strolled to a comfortable 3-0 win over Guyana’s Milerock to secure a semifinal spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship  at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar on Friday night.

Kurt Bess and Cleveland Fraser will clash for the vacant Cruiserweight title of Guyana when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) carries the Fight Night card to Linden for the Easter Monday bout at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground from 20:00hrs.

The St Kitts Netball Association (SKNA) has expressed condolences to the Guyana Netball Association as they mourn the passing of their  recently-appointed secretary and former vice-president Shondel Samaroo, whose life was abruptly cut short on Monday last as a result of a vehicular accident.

The second edition of the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic which is set for May 22 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden, starting from 14:00hrs will be headlined by two-time Commonwealth medalist and 400 metres specialist, Aliann Pompey.

President of  Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United team, Odinga Lumumba, who is also a Presidential Advisor, has emerged  as a challenger to GFF President Colin Klass for the Elections and Congress on May 27.

Bakery giants Bakewell renewed its sponsorship of one of Guyana’s most successful NGOs, Rose Hall Town, Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) yesterday with the company recommitting to the Under-17 and second division teams.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Chris Gayle hit an unbeaten 102 in 55 balls on his arrival in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to power the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.

PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat tore past the Philadelphia 76ers with an explosive fourth-quarter surge for a 100-94 road win yesterday.

(ICC) The West Indies team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its seven-run victory over Pakistan in the Twenty20 International (T20I) in St Lucia on Thursday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Devendra Bishoo bowled memorably on his debut to follow-up a purposeful 65 from Lendl Simmons, and propel West Indies to a seven-run victory in their first-ever Twenty20 International against Pakistan yesterday.