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ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Serbia and Croatia won a haul of medals when they were partners in the former Yugoslavia but today they will face each other for the first time as  independent nations in the world championship last 16.

The annual Masters Cup and 10/10 female softball cricket competitions sponsored by Kubota Industrial Generators and Engines and Tohatsu Outboards and organized by the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association (GFCA) will bowl off on September 12 at various venues throughout Guyana.

The Nets rebounded well from their defeat at the hands of the Guyana Defence Force on Wednesday night to blowout the Macabees 71-34 in the Pepsi Street Series Open and Division Three leagues at the Burnham Basketball Court, Thursday night.

BRISTOL, England, CMC – Teenaged Leeward Islands batsman Chesney Hughes stroked a masterful, unbeaten 96 to help set up Derbyshire’s stunning 54-run win over Gloucestershire inside two days on Wednesday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford says he is elated to have been offered a central retainer contract from the West Indies Cricket Board.

Ramnaresh Sarwan yesterday broke his silence on being overlooked for a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) retainer contract because he was not fit enough by stating that he was not surprised by the decision.

TAUNTON, England, (Reuters) – Pakistan test captain  Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif  face possible life bans after they were charged yesterday  under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption  code.

The Guyana Netball Association’s Senior Netball Tournament begins today at the Mandela Gymnasium from 15:45 and spectators can expect to be thrilled as  Emanie and All Stars, believed to be the two top teams,  take to the court.

The Guyana Defence Force basketball team struck from behind in the final quarter of their game against the Nets to seize a 49-40 points win when the teams met in the Pepsi Street Series on Wednesday evening at the Burnham Court.

Waning in the penultimate position in Monday’s round robin matches, team Uchiha won their way through Tuesday night’s elimination round at the St Stanislaus College Forum to emerge the ultimate winner of the advanced division of the Junior Hockey Summer Camp as the exercise came to a close.

The 2010 Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Mahdia Inter-Block Football Competition kicks off this evening at the Mahdia ground.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Any players found guilty of  being involved in match-fixing or any other form of illegality  related to gambling in cricket should be banned for life,  former Australian spinner Shane Warne has said.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Andy Murray sent an ominous  warning to his U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A year ago, Kim Clijsters was  the mom in the spotlight at the U.S.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports/National Sports Commission’s first ever East Coast Under-17 Cricket Camp, which was held at the Enterprise Busta Sports Club, came to a close yesterday with two cricket matches played by the participants in the three-day camp.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – The World Championship first  knockout round is poised to produce a pair of classics after  Serbia beat Argentina 84-82 in an enthralling Group A match yesterday to set up a meeting with Balkan neighbours Croatia.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Graham Onions is  expected to be out of action for a further nine months once he  undergoes back surgery next week, the England and Wales Cricket  Board (ECB) said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The  Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight  on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate  on the legalisation of gambling in India.

(Barbados Nation) There is a call for all Guyanese nationals living in Barbados to come out in their numbers and support the Guyana team of Ansil Norville and Vanessa Robinson when the bell sounds at the 2010 AIBA World Women Boxing Championships at the Wildey Gymnasium next Thursday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Phillip  Hughes has returned from a dislocated shoulder while  wicketkeeper Brad Haddin remains unavailable for Australia  after selectors confirmed their test squad for two matches in  India next month.