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DHAKA, (Reuters) – Opener Virender Sehwag ignored an injury to smash 175 and set up a massive 87-run win for India in the opening match of the World Cup against co-hosts Bangladesh yesterday.

Guyanese import David Dick was in fine all-round form as Sweet Revenge gained a victory over Invincible in the North Zonal Cricket Council limited overs series in Trinidad recently.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Joint hosts Sri Lanka will be venturing into the unknown in every way despite “home advantage” when they meet Canada in their World Cup opener at Hambantota today.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s startling first-round  exit at the last World Cup is still regarded as one of the greatest shocks in cricket and a fired-up Virender Sehwag wants to make Bangladesh pay for eliminating them four years ago.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Career best bowling from Nelon Pascal put Windward Islands in charge against Guyana in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

A showdown between Steven Xavier and Nyron Joseph which resulted in a  2-1 win for the former was the highlight of  the Bounty Handicap squash tournament which continued  Thursday night at the Georgetown Club courts.

Following her shock defeat in the final of the girls’ 18 years and  under category talented Chelsea Edghill  was back to  her winning ways last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the national Sports Commission annual Mashramani competition resumed with play in the junior doubles category.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – New Zealand have the best  possible opportunity to put their poor build-up behind them with  a victory against Kenya, probably the weakest team in the World  Cup, in a Group A match in Chennai tomorrow.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) qualified coaching instructor Sydney Christophe said last night that Guyana possess a depth of talent.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Rayad Emrit and Shannon Gabriel shared six wickets to lead a Trinidad & Tobago fight-back, after Andrew Gale led the England Lions’ batting with a hundred in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Kyle Corbin came of age, when he collected his maiden first-class hundred for Combined Campuses & Colleges in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Leeward Islands  yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The long-simmering saga  surrounding the future of Denver Nuggets scoring machine  Carmelo Anthony may come to a head this weekend and climax what  has come to be known as the NBA’s Melo-drama.

The Godwin Mc Pherson Foundation and Banks DIH, New Amsterdam branch, have collaborated to host the Mashramani Basketball tournament that bounces off today at the Litchfield Basketball Court from 13:00 hours.

The 10/10 softball competition  is set to kick off today at Everest Cricket Ground, Carifesta Avenue, from 09:00 hrs and continue at varying venues throughout the country every weekend before a pulsating end at the Guyana National Stadium on April 10.

President of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) David Patterson is uncertain if the senior national basketball teams will be participating in this year’s Caribbean Basketball Championships (CBC) in June-July.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – New Zealand spin bowler Nathan  McCullum has been admitted to hospital due to a high fever and  is still under observation there, a team spokesman said on  Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – For the first time this season, Jamaica’s batsmen, led by Danza Hyatt, started strongly in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Barbados yesterday.

FATULLAH, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – England’s Kevin  Pietersen and Paul Collingwood finally found some much-needed  form as Pakistan were brushed aside by 67 runs in the final  warm-up before the Cricket World Cup starts today.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Derrick Rose scored a  career-high 42 points to pace the improving Chicago Bulls to a  comfortable 109-99 win over the NBA leading San Antonio Spurs on  Thursday.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Bangladeshis cast aside their  usual docile and reserved image yesterday and proudly  displayed their sporting passion at the gala opening ceremony of  the Cricket World Cup later in the capital.