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MOLINEUX, St Kitts, CMC – Andre Gale stroked a handsome half-century to lead an England Lions middle order recovery on the first day of their two-day tour match against St Kitts and Nevis here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Andy Murray bludgeoned his way  through a brick wall named David Ferrer yesterday to reach the  Australian Open final and give himself a third crack at ending  Britain’s interminable wait for a men’s grand slam champion.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is moving to revitalize the game in Berbice and towards this end will meet with stakeholders today from 2pm at the Rose Hall Sports Club, Canje.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – An upbeat West Indies arrived here yesterday anxious to begin their preparations for the next month’s World Cup.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Local organisers have made a  last-ditch effort to have Kolkata’s Eden Gardens reinstated as  the venue for the high-profile India v England World Cup match.

SALVO, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Disgraced Olympic  and world 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt may take legal  action if USA Track & Field (USATF) does not allow him to  compete in this year’s world championships, his lawyer said yesterday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Former Young West Indies captain Steven Jacobs has been called up to replace injured batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon for next week’s opening game of the Regional First Class Championship against Jamaica.

Design and Construction Services Limited (DCSL) was unable to provide a comprehensive audit on the construction of two Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) hostels at LBI and Anna Regina due to the “inconsistent and conflicting” information provided by the Board.

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada, CMC – Minister of Sport Patrick Simmons is calling for regional governments to collectively discuss the situation of this year’s CARIFTA Games.

The current resurfacing of the National Park circuit is nearing completion, with less than one quarter of the circuit still to be done.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Mithali Raj is disappointed that India Women were unable to play any Tests during their recent series with West Indies Women.

Tonight the fourth annual Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Football Festival will conclude with what is expected to be a thrilling double header at the Tucville Playfield where Santos and Alpha United will play for top honours.

LONDON, CMC – Ravi Bopara admits that he has to score heavily in the WICB Regional first-class championship if he is to have a regular place in the England team.

The finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)-hosted 2010 New Building Society (NBS) Limited 40-Over Second Division cricket competition is set for Sunday at the Cumberland Cricket Ground, Berbice.

The executive committee of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) met with Sport Minister Dr.

PUIGPUNYENT, Spain,  (Reuters) – A depressed Alberto  Contador was holed up in a luxury Mallorca hotel yesterday as  the Tour de France champion set about coming to terms with a  one-year ban for failing a doping test.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Former American  hurdler Edwin Moses was honoured with a career World Fairplay  Award yesterday in recognition of his work on promoting  drug-free and amateur sport.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Kolkata’s Eden Gardens has been  dropped as the venue of the high-profile India v England match  at next month’s World Cup due to delays in renovation work, the  International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team Omar Khan has come in for praise from president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB), Azim Bassarath.

The behind-schedule repair works being carried out at the Colgrain swimming pool are expected to be completed within a month’s time, according to Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS), Alfred King.