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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – A double strike from Dane Richards restored the pride to Jamaica in a 3-2 victory over El Salvador on Tuesday at the Cuscatlán Stadium.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s 2014 World Cup  officials are lining up to debunk FIFA chief Sepp Blatter’s  suggestion they are behind schedule, with Rio de Janeiro state  sports secretary Marcia Lins joining the fray yesterday.

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Vanquished captain  Shahid Afridi expects a mature reaction from fans in Pakistan  when their team return after going down to arch-rivals India in  the World Cup semi-final yesterday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Mardy Fish replaced Andy Roddick  as the top-ranked American after beating Spain’s David Ferrer  7-5 6-2 yesterday to move into the semi-finals of the Sony  Ericsson Open.

(BBC) New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals and is considering his future in one-day internationals.

In the wake of the successes of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA), which was resuscitated late last year, the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) has revived the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) with the hope of making the same progress as the Berbice sub-association.

On Sunday the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) horse race meet will get underway from 13:00 hours at the club’s Alness, Corentyne, race track.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – The guns fell silent and the  streets were deserted after Pakistan were defeated by India in  their World Cup semi-final in Mohali yesterday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Reuters)- LeBron James’s triple  double was not enough to help the Miami Heat overcome the lowly  Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the playoff bound Heat 102-90 on  Tuesday.

An after Phagwah Day of Sports will be hosted by the South Turkeyen Sports Committee in honour of the late Gordon Bynoe on Sunday at the Mahaicony Community Centre Ground commencing 09:30hrs.

The Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC), which was recently established by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), will officially begin operations today with a referees’ clinic at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 18:00 hours.

Disenchanted football officials are wary of long-standing Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass serving another four years at the helm, declaring they would prefer “a one eye, one foot, one hand man” to take the reins of football which  has suffered under Klass.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Aged just 23, Germany’s  Andrea Petkovic has already established herself as one of the  most colourful, outgoing, unpredictable and introspective  players on the WTA Tour.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) last Sunday successfully launched its Junior Elite Training programme consisting of 35 under-15 players at the Albion Community Centre Ground, Berbice.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies’ 10-wicket humiliation of Bangladesh during the group stage of the World Cup will be at the centre of a government enquiry delving into the reasons behind the team’s poor performance.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago will be boosted by the World Cup trio of Darren Bravo, Keiron Pollard and Ravi Rampaul for their semi-final of the Regional First Class Championship against Jamaica, starting this weekend.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Batsman Michael Clarke was  appointed Australia’s 43rd test cricket captain yesterday, a  day after Ricky Ponting’s resigned the post.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka repulsed a spirited  New Zealand challenge in Colombo yesterday to win their World  Cup semi-final and present Muttiah Muralitharan with the  opportunity to finish his career with a flourish.

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – The prime ministers of  India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands  of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket  semi-final today in the wake of high profile peace talks  between the two nations.

Local golfers are anxiously gearing up for  the  resumption of the 2011 season with this weekend’s Scotia Bank sponsored Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.