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by Tony Cozier at the ICC World Cup In DHAKA IN SPITE of their habitual meltdowns against England and India, the West Indies have somehow made it through to the World Cup quarter-finals.

Unheralded Anthony Drayton and the experienced Wendell Meusa were the winners of the junior and senior categories respectively as the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Topco Juices One-Day Rapid Chess Tournament sponsored by Topco Juices concluded yesterday at the Keishars Sports Club.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – More will be at stake for  Pakistan than just a World Cup semi-final spot when they take on  West Indies in the first quarter-final tomorrow in Dhaka.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Another decisive spell from Carlos Brathwaite propelled Combined Campuses & Colleges to an eight-run victory over Guyana in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will host a test  match against Pakistan in August, the Pakistan Cricket Board  (PCB) said yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Points table in the WICB Regional first-class championship after the sixth round of matches ended yesterday.

In an effort to pinpoint Guyana’s top basketball club and jump off competitive club basketball for the year, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has scheduled the commencement of its highly-anticipated GABF National Club Championships for April 2.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – After 42 matches, including  a tie, the wheat has been separated from the chaff and the  organisers are already hailing what they claim is “potentially  the greatest World Cup ever”.

By Treiston Joseph The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will  meet to discuss the way forward for the selection of the Carita Games team since the re-run of the Carifta Trials scheduled for Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary was called off due to heavy rainfall.

Franklyn and Errol Diamond United Sports Club in Trinidad is very happy with the fact that their regular overseas player Devendra Bishoo has made it onto the West Indies Cricket team.

Former national player Marlon Washington captured two categories but it was Steffan Barrow who carted off the prestigious men’s singles title when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in conjunction with the Linden Table Tennis Association (LTTA)held its multi category tournament Sunday at the Linden Constabulary building.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Another inexplicable West Indies batting collapse betrayed a career-best spell from Ravi Rampaul and another fine innings from Devon Smith, condemning them to an 80-run defeat against India in the World Cup yesterday.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Career-best bowling from Veerasammy Permaul overshadowed defiant batting from Nkrumah Bonner, as Guyana continued to chase their first victory ever against the Combined Campuses & Colleges in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will be revamping the current structure and training of basketball officials with the implementation of the Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC).

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Current leaders Jamaica claimed first innings points over Trinidad & Tobago, despite Daren Ganga’s second hundred of the season in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Pedro Collins spurred Barbados to a dramatic six-wicket victory over Leeward Islands with a memorable hat-trick in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

By Treiston Joseph Brian Ibrahim, Caribbean agent for BSW Regupol is promsing that when completed Guyana’s first synthetic track will have a quality surface capable of fast times.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Danny Briggs and Adil Rashid spun the England Lions to a comprehensive 258-run victory over Windward Islands in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

COLOGNE, Germany, (Reuters) – Vitaly Klitschko  easily retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday with a  first-round knockout of Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis.

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Australia’s 34-match unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup dating back to 1999 was finally broken by Pakistan yesterday when Ricky Ponting’s team were beaten by four wickets.