Sports

Experienced shooter Hemant Narine made a winning return to competition while female competitors made their presence felt at the Smallbore .22 Precision Pistol competition which took place at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) ranges at Eve Leary Saturday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Opener Sunny Sohal struck a  fluent half-century as Deccan Chargers beat hosts Delhi  Daredevils by 16 runs for their second victory in the Indian  Premier League yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga has downplayed any possible Test recall, stressing his focus was currently on leading his side at the cash-rich Champions League Twenty20 later this year.

Kingston, Jamaica: With just a couple of days to go to the first match in the much anticipated Digicel Series 2011,   www.digicelcricket.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Under-19s produced a stifling bowling effort to thrash Australia Under-19s by 102 runs and level their three-match one-day series at 1-1 yesterday.

NAIROBI, Kenya,  CMC – Kenya coach Eldine Baptiste has become the latest post World Cup coaching casualty after parting ways with the national team this week.

Caribbean Under-13 champion Chelsea Edghill is the spearhead of a 15 member Guyana junior table tennis team which left yesterday morning for the sixth annual Caribbean Junior and Cadet championships in Puerto Rico.

Former national champion, Wendell Meusa, and current senior national champion Taffin Khan are joint leaders after three rounds of the Caribbean Container Inc.,

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The controversial decision to restrict the 2015 World Cup to only the 10 full members will be reconsidered by International Cricket Council’s (ICC) executive board in June, the governing body said yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The Chicago Bulls survived  another scare from the Indiana Pacers on Monday to grind out a  tense 96-90 victory and take a 2-0 lead in the East’s  best-of-seven playoff series.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Lamar Odom, who became the  first Los Angeles Laker to win the NBA award for best player in  a reserve role yesterday, hopes the recognition will make  people think twice before considering him an underachiever.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) will host three hours of sport activities  at the Guyana National Stadium on easter Monday in observance of World Challenge Day.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Ernest Hilaire  has urged the Honourable Dr.

Colin Elcock Stable’s Prince Charming registered a commanding victory over a top field of horses to take the C class race when the Rising Sun Turf Club held its pre-Easter horse race at the West Coast, Berbice, facility.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Legendary former opener Desmond Haynes was yesterday confirmed as batting consultant to the West Indies team for this year’s Home Series.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Chris Paul ran circles  around the Los Angeles Lakers in a scintillating performance to  lead his New Orleans Hornets to a 109-100 upset victory over the  defending champions in their NBA playoff series opener Sunday.

By Treiston Joseph Junior 100 and 200 metres sprint champion Chavez Ageday will be fit in time for the Carifta Games in Jamaica it was disclosed yesterday.

The second annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communication Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter-zone limited overs tournament will bowl off tomorrow with two matches at venues in Berbice.

The Plaisance/ Sparendaam/ Goedverwagting Sports Association in conjunction with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday commenced a four- day training programme for schoolchildren and individuals within the community.

Lusignan are all set to defend their East Coast Carib Twenty/20 cricket  title after an eight-wicket victory over Plaisance in a quarterfinal match at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground last weekend.